Washington D.C., Jun 18, 2013 / 01:14 am
The domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has approved more than $9 million in grants to help alleviate poverty and injustice throughout the United States.
Ralph McCloud, director of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, said in a June 17 statement that "Catholics should be proud of this opportunity to get involved in making a real difference in the lives of the people in their communities."
The recent grants were approved by the bishops serving on the campaign subcommittee, during a June meeting in San Diego, Calif.
Of the allocations this year, more than $1.5 million will go to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development's new National Strategic Grant Program, which focuses "on issues that are broader in scope regionally and that require a more intensive community response, especially from the Catholic community."