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Catholic Charities Hosts Adoption Picnic | Catholic Charities Golf Outing | Poverty in America
Campaign for Human Development Grants | New Board Members
National Award Presented | Parenting Workshops Offered
Couples who have adopted children through Catholic Charities, Diocese of Gary will gather at Wicker Park on Sunday, August 22nd from Noon until 6:00 PM to meet new families and get reacquainted with other adoption families.
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Date: Monday, August 30, 2010
Place: Briar Ridge Country Club, Schererville, IN
Cost: Donation of $150 per golfer
Four person scramble includes breakfast buffet, shot gun start, greens fees and cart, lunch, awards and prizes!
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Catholic Charities USA selected our agency to represent Indiana in the “Poverty in America” exhibit. Professional photographer, Steve Liss, is visiting various program sites to capture the spirit and good works of our employees and volunteers. Steve’s photos will be displayed during the Centennial Celebration on September 25-28th in Washington D.C. and on the www.americanpoverty.org web site.
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Ramp Project
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of LaPorte County has received a grant to assist with their Ramp Building activities in LaPorte and Starke Counties.
To date this group of Twenty five RSVP and twenty three community volunteers have donated 8,633 hours to this project. The project’s activities have helped over 200 local residents remain safely in their homes and saved them from becoming institutionalized due to their handicap or age.
Housing Counseling/Education
Another Campaign for Human Development Grant was received by Catholic Charities to promote the education of individuals and families with housing difficulties. Counseling/education helps anyone having trouble meeting mortgage payments, falling behind in rent, fearing eviction or facing foreclosure. Individual and small group sessions are provided by a state certified HUD approved counselor.
CONGRATULATIONS to all associated with these programs!
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The Advisory Board of Trustees, Catholic Charities has voted to accept the following persons as members:
Dr. Rose Marie Banks, Reverend Edward J. Moszur, Daryl D. Pomranke, Terry Quinn, Itsia D. Rivera, Sandra Snearly-Vosberg.
We are happy to have them join the Board and look forward to serving with them.
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Catholic Charities’ “Eating Healthy East Chicago” program was awarded a $25,000 grant at the Catholic Charities USA Leadership Summit held April 22 in Cleveland. This program, aimed at reducing poverty, serves as a model for other Catholic Charities agencies throughout the United States. In cooperation with Purdue University’s Cooperative Extension Service and a grant from the Foundations of East Chicago, “Eating Healthy East Chicago” was started five years ago by Emergency Services Director, Sister Barbara Sable. Nutrition education to families that depend on food pantries for a regular portion of their diet is provided at the East Chicago office. The program includes information on reading labels, child obesity and diabetes, and provides recipes and on site cooking instructions. Contact the East Chicago office for a schedule of classes at 397-5803.
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Catholic Charities is offering an opportunity for you to attend a 4-session parenting workshop to learn a love-based approach for helping children with challenging behaviors. Based on the parenting model presented in the book Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control, by Heather Forbes and Bryan Post, this parenting course is designed to help parents and caretakers make healthy and loving connections with their children. This introductory class offers you:
- The core understanding of how to handle difficult behavior;
- The ability to apply 3 interventions to reduce problematic behavior by 50% within 1 month
- An introduction of step-by-step methods to extinguish and decrease the top three most challenging behaviors
- Individualized guidance regarding your particular parenting challenges
- Participation in a supportive setting with other parents
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