Date Posted: 10.22.2025 Parish establishes spiritually ecological habitat WINTER HAVEN | What started as the desire for a peaceful place for parishioners to pray at St. Matthew Parish, Winter Haven, is now a certified St. Kateri Habitat, bearing fruit, vegetables, and flourishing with native plants, butterflies, bees, and birds. Two years ago, parish business operations manager Susan Simonson and groundskeeper Bill Ball had… Read More >
Date Posted: 09.16.2025 St. Joseph Garden Courts Waiting List Open Our Housing Ministry strives to provide strong, sustainable, and stable affordable housing. Information Senior Housing - 62 and Older 1 Bedroom and 1 Bathroom Affordable Subsidized (Pay rent according to your income) Convenient Location - Waterford Lakes (Close to shopping, dining, etc.) Service Coordinator and Activities Professional Management Applications will only be accepted during the… Read More >
Date Posted: 09.15.2025 March for Life The Diocese of St. Petersburg invites all to participate in the 2026 March for Life, taking place on Saturday, January 17, 2026. If you plan to attend, please click here to RSVP so organizers can choose a host location that can accommodate the number of attendees. Your response will help ensure a meaningful and well-prepared gathering in support of the dignity… Read More >
Date Posted: 08.26.2025 Soup Bowl Supper Funds support Pathways to Care Helping Central Florida’s vulnerable homeless population of men and women, many of whom are veterans, in need of a safe place to heal from serious illness or injury. Guests will enjoy a variety of soups donated by more than 10 local restaurants. Soups are served by VIP guests—such as Bishop John… Read More >
Date Posted: 07.21.2025 Watch out for immigration scams Dear Community Members of the Diocese of Orlando, Catholic Charities of Central Florida (CCCF) and the Diocese of Orlando are aware of multiple immigration legal service scams that use Catholic Charities’ name to victimize vulnerable immigrants. Catholic Charities USA, along with more than 10 other local Catholic Charities’ (CC) agencies, are used in these scams… Read More >
Date Posted: 06.18.2025 Immersion project offers hands-on look at serving the needy ORLANDO | Every summer seminarians for the Diocese of Orlando receive different assignments based on their stage of formation. Over the next several weeks, Florida Catholic will follow different seminarians as they share their varied experiences. First stop — Catholic Charities of Central Florida. Three seminarians arrived to serve in various ministries June 1, 2025.… Read More >
Date Posted: 06.09.2025 Mental Health Services For Those Impacted by Hurricane Milton Runs from May 2025 - June 2026 Services provided Counseling for individuals, couples, and families. Psychiatric evaluation and medication management provided as needed. Available throughout the 9 counties of the Orlando Diocese and beyond. Services for teens through older adults. Services are provided by a grant from the American Red Cross. Contact Please contact us… Read More >
Date Posted: 05.22.2025 CCCF Clinics earn gold rating ORLANDO | Catholic Charities of Central Florida Free Medical and Dental Clinics received the Gold Rating from the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) Quality Standards Program for the second consecutive year. “This rating, from the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics, affirms that our staff and healthcare professionals succeed in providing… Read More >
Date Posted: 05.13.2025 Pathways gets new van CASSELBERRY | When Maria Torres-Luengas, director of community health for AdventHealth Central Florida, invited William Bernardo to apply for a grant, one thing topped his wish list: a commercial van. Bernardo has been the director of Pathways to Care for almost four years and oversees the licensed short-term assisted-living facility run by Catholic Charities of Central… Read More >
Date Posted: 01.16.2025 Program helps form priests to serve the poor ORLANDO | Austin Adams and Josué Reyes Díaz arrived at Catholic Charities of Central Florida early on one cold morning. The line for food was already forming. Both men are seminarians for the Diocese of Orlando. Adams is a parishioner from Corpus Christi in Celebration, and before entering seminary, Adams was an accountant. There he found little… Read More >
