Date Posted: 02.06.2023 In Your Hands Experience a day focused on Suicide Awareness and Healing this March 18, 2023, from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm at Holy Family Catholic Church. Registration begins at 8 am with Mass at 9:00 am. The day will start with the Celebration of Mass . Learn from counselors and ministers how to help individuals and family… Read More >
Date Posted: 12.20.2022 Mental Health First Aid Training 2023 Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem… Read More >
Date Posted: 11.15.2022 Giving Tuesday Giving Tuesday is November 29, 2022. Your donations help support the 7,106 persons who are homeless in central Florida due to financial distress! Your gift to Catholic Charities of Central Florida, no matter the size, helps transform lives of our brothers and sisters in Christ. Please consider donating here: bit.ly/3X5TLwy Read More >
Date Posted: 11.14.2022 Catholic Charities of Central Florida aids those in need after Hurricane Nicole Upon the arrival of Hurricane Nicole, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the Diocese of Orlando met to strategically plan best locations for emergency supplies like water, tarps, and Meals Ready to Eat (MRE’s) throughout central Florida. Deacon Wilmar Rojas, Director of Operations for Catholic Charities of Central Florida, said they “distributed close to 12,000… Read More >
Date Posted: 10.27.2022 Annual Collection 2022 This past year, nearly 300,000 people received assistance from the ministries of Catholic Charities of Central Florida! The Annual Collection--at the parishes of the Diocese of Orlando and online--provides monetary support that goes directly to the people who are in the most need throughout our nine-county service area. CLICK HERE TO DONATE When November 19-20,… Read More >
Date Posted: 10.27.2022 Taste of The Villages Taste of The Villages is moving to a new venue, The Brownwood Hotel & Spa, for 2023! The event, which benefits Catholic Charities of Central Florida's Lazarus Medical Clinic in Wildwood, will have a western theme with a lot of new experiences. Get your cowboy hat and boots ready for some fun! Chow down in… Read More >
Date Posted: 10.25.2022 Celebrate Christ 2022 Saturday, November 5, 2022 Concert at 7:30 p.m. Read More >
Date Posted: 03.23.2022 60th Anniversary I'm excited to share with you a special anniversary--Catholic Charities of Central Florida celebrates 60 years of ministry in Central Florida in 2022, making us one of the longest-serving non-profit agencies in the region.Gary Tester, President Before the Diocese of Orlando even existed, Catholic Charities of Central Florida began as a ministry of the Diocese… Read More >
Date Posted: 01.24.2022 2021 Annual Report Catholic Charities of Central Florida (CCCF) was truly blessed in this past fiscal year as staff and volunteers responded with conviction of faith and joy to families and individuals in need. The continuing economic and emotional toll resulting from the COVID pandemic made day-to-day living for many vulnerable families and individuals more challenging, and, through… Read More >
Date Posted: 01.21.2022 Statement on Roe v. Wade From the bishops of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops: STATEMENT ON ROE V. WADEDAY OF PRAYER FOR THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF UNBORN LIFEJanuary 22, 2022 On this tragic 49th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion and stripped the unborn of their fundamental right to life, we… Read More >