September 30, 2024

Catholic Social Services’ Youth Skills Building Program to Host Graduation Ceremony for First Cohort of Students Completing its Trade Education Program

Funded by the Philadelphia Department of Human Services to engage youth and help keep them safe, YSBP is a new after-school ministry of CSS’ Youth Services Division.

September 26, 2024

Mr. Daniel J. Dougherty, Jr., Appointed Chief Financial and Operating Officer for the Secretariat for Catholic Human Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Mr. Dougherty will succeed Deacon Franz Fruehwald, who is retiring following three decades of service to those in need in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

September 18, 2024

Catholic Housing and Community Services Receives To The Heights Award from the Church Properties Initiative, a Project of the University of Notre Dame’s Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate, for the Development of Saint Katharine Drexel Place

The To the Heights Award recognizes individuals, groups, or institutions that demonstrate exceptional creativity, vision, and resourcefulness in repurposing Catholic church properties to serve the common good.

September 6, 2024

Catholic Social Services to Celebrate National Recovery Month with Fifth Annual Mercy Hospice Recovery Walk

The initiative supports those currently in recovery and prayerfully remembers loved ones who lost their lives as a result of addiction.

August 29, 2024

Saint John’s Hospice Hosts Fundraiser for “Boot Up Philly” Giveaway Event

This year’s fundraising goal is $175,000.

August 20, 2024

Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to Host “Philly’s Biggest Baby Shower”

At the 2023 iteration of this event, CSS and the Pro-Life Union distributed over 1,700 baby items to nearly 500 new and expecting mothers who attended the community event.

July 22, 2024

Most Reverend John J. McIntyre Presides At Blessing and Dedication of Mary’s House, a New Community Home for Young Adults with Disabilities

Mary’s House will provide care to four young adult women with disabilities who formerly resided at Saint Edmond’s Home for Children.

July 19, 2024

Most Reverend John J. McIntyre to Bless and Dedicate Saint Edmond’s Home for Children’s Mary’s House, Its Second Community Home for Young Adults with Disabilities

Purchased by the Women’s Auxiliary for Saint Edmond’s Home for Children, Mary’s House will provide care to four young adult women with disabilities who formerly resided at Saint Edmond’s.

July 18, 2024

Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Hosts Diaper and Baby Care Item Drive for “Philly’s Biggest Baby Shower”

In 2023, CSS and the Pro-Life Union distributed over 1,700 baby items to nearly 500 new and expecting mothers who attended this community event.

June 24, 2024

Most Reverend John J. McIntyre Presides at Blessing of Youth Skills Building Program, a New Ministry for Philadelphia Youth

Today at a special ceremony, Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia blessed the Youth Skills Building Program, a new after-school ministry in South Philadelphia.