Posted May 23, 2023
Did you know that more than 16,000 children are part of Ohio’s foster care system and there are only 7,200 licensed foster families?
One of the 7,200 is Tonya, a foster care parent who has fostered for more than 10 years and has taken care of around 15 children.
Tonya started her journey as a foster parent after her sister and her husband recommended Tonya get her licensing through Catholic Charities.
“I thought Catholic Charities – It was a lot different from other organizations… my understanding was they [Catholic Charities] were the best organization to be with,” Tonya said.
When children are placed in... read more
Posted May 22, 2023
The Fatima Family Center honored long-term supporters during its 50th year celebration on Thursday, May 18th.
Fatima was originally established in 1973 as a pastoral counseling and outreach ministry of Our Lady of Fatima parish. In... read more
Posted May 10, 2023
This past Friday, Catholic Charities Summit County hosted its 7thAnnual Derby for Dollars event at Portage Country Club in Akron!
All proceeds from this event go towards our Summit County Emergency Assistance program, which includes serving... read more
Posted May 05, 2023
Help Me Grow Home Visitor Christina Nieto along with others attended the Ohio State Conference on Wednesday, April 28th with First Lady Fran DeWine.
Nieto spoke at this conference about the Help Me Grow program along... read more
Posted May 04, 2023
On May 6th, Bishop Edward Malesic is scheduled to ordain six men as deacons during Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.
One of the six men being ordained is Catholic Charites’ own, Andy... read more