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The federal government recently announced policy changes that could impact over 200,000 refugees and asylum seekers currently living in the United States.  

By Allie Pitchon, Petersburg Progress-Index June 9, 2025  Commonwealth Catholic Charities, based in the greater Richmond region, Newport...

Elizabeth Homes from CBS 6 sat down with a former foster youth, current foster parents, and our own BeBe Tran to talk about the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors foster care program in Richmond. 

As a country of immigrants, the United States has been a leader in the free world welcoming the tired, the poor and the refugee...

by  Kate Seltzer, The Virginia Pilot Below are excerpts shared with permission from The Virginia Pilot. Read full article. Photo from...

Lent came early this year for Commonwealth Catholic Charities. We’ve sacrificed much in the past month.

Commonwealth Catholic Charities said it has welcomed 348 legally authorized refugees since its current fiscal year began Oct. 1.

The new administration has indefinitely paused refugee resettlement and suspended payment on current contracts that enable CCC and other...

Sona Rahmani lost everything when she fled her home in Afghanistan. As she builds a new life in Roanoke, she wants to remind fellow refugees

On the night of January 24 and the morning of January 25, 2024, CCC's homeless services team participated in the Richmond and Greater...

Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) will open a short-term emergency shelter for unhoused individuals in Richmond

Now through November 22, all gifts of support for refugees will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000! Samim, once a refugee...