“It’s been a long journey! When I found this program, it changed my life a little bit ‘cause I was going through depression, and Ms. Kim came by one time a week to check on me. Nobody else cared, but she was the one who came to check up on me or text me, “Are…

“Catholic Charities was helpful in a time when I needed it the most. I had gone through a very rough year, and in addition to being quarantined because of the pandemic, I lost a baby at 20 weeks and had to deliver him prior to moving to a new state a week later. I also…

“When we arrived, we had a hard time with the process for me to start high school. The school did not want to register me. The school requested certain classes from me, that I did not have. Thanks to the Catholic Charities staff, they were able to help me with the school situation. Maria helped…

“I was forced to have [my daughter]. I was forced to conceive her, so it wasn’t something that I wanted because I was already a single parent with [two toddlers]. I was barely making it with them. Having a third child I felt was going to be too much because I could barely provide for…

“I am from Brazil, and I married a US citizen. I had some difficult times with him… domestic violence. Truly, it was very difficult for me, but I always put God first. I went to a shelter who first helped me. Many times in the shelter I cried. Many times in my car I cried.…

“I’d like to tell a story—a story of hardship. And I’m just thankful, when I reached out to some community friends—one being Miss Rosa and her team at Catholic Charities—they helped me through my hardship. They’ve seen me through my rough times. Now I’m able to sustain myself and live normal once again. I thank…

“When I was working in the financial department, there was a gentleman who called in—he was a veteran, and he was blind—and we were able to provide him services because he was not able to meet the needs of his house for paying his bills. We thought we had exhausted all funds, but in the…