Catholic Campaign for Human Development

NATIONAL AND LOCAL GRANTS AVAILABLE

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is seeking applicants for national and local grants for 2010.

CCHD is one of the nation’s largest funding organizations for self-help, community-based programs initiated and led by those who are poor. The CCHD is soliciting applications from agencies, associations and/or projects that:

1. Seek to affect the root causes of poverty in their community;
2. Involve actual participation of the people served in the planning and decision-making of the sponsoring organization;
3. Indicate potential for institutional change, empowerment of the people and community involved, and the development of local leadership; and
4. Conform to the principles of Catholic Social teaching, namely that, in concert with other beliefs, a reverence for life and a respect for the dignity of the human person serves as the foundation of all social services.

CCHD has a long tradition of providing funding for numerous programs in the state of Vermont that have served the poor and disenfranchised, including Our Lady of Guadalupe Home Foundation, St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Rutland and Burlington Dismas Houses.

Those agencies, associations and/or projects that abide by the above criteria are encouraged to apply for funding through the contact information below:

The 2010 National Grant Pre-application deadline is November 1, 2009. The website address is: www.usccb.org/cchd

The 2010 Local Grant application deadline is January 31, 2010. The website address is: www.vermontcatholic.org


For further information, please contact:
Vermont Catholic Charities
c/o Catholic Campaign for Human Development
351 North Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 658-6111
charityadmins@vermontcatholic.org

CCHD 2008

Bishop Matano Calls upon Vermont Catholics
To Generously Support the
2008 Campaign for Human Development


The Most Reverend Salvatore R. Matano, Ninth Bishop of Burlington, is calling upon the generosity of all Vermont Catholics to support this year¡¦s Catholic Campaign for Human Development. CCHD, as it is known, relies mainly on its annual collection at all parishes throughout the United States to fund the fight against poverty and to promote self sufficiency.

In a letter to all Vermont Parishes, Bishop Matano reminds parishioners that:

"The success of the mission of CCHD is not possible
without you. You can stand in solidarity with the
Catholic Campaign for Human Development to make
a difference in your community and all over our nation.
Your generosity and participation are vital if we are to
reach a successful goal."

Bishop Matano also reminded Vermont Catholics that ¡§37 million people in the United States are struggling below the poverty line and 13 million of those are children,¡¨ and that ¡§about 40% of the U.S. population experiences poverty at sometime over a ten-year cycle.¡¨

The CCHD Collection also directly benefits our Vermont communities. 25% of all parish collections remain in the diocese to support local anti-poverty efforts.

The CCHD Collection will be taken up at all Vermont parishes the weekend of November 22-23, 2008.

For Further Information
Please Contact:
Gloria J. Gibson
Director of Communications
Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington
(802) 658-6110, Ext. 1300
GGibson@vermontcatholic.org
11/7/08