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Feeding Our Neighbors By Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Albany is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Throughout its entire existence, providing food for the hungry has been one of the pillars of its Gospel-inspired mission. Food clearly plays an important role in the Christian narrative. Just one look at the Gospels tells us that. Accounts of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes or the wedding feast at Cana are the obvious examples; but, [...]

Catholic Charities was recently named one of the top 10 Charities in the Times Union's Big Giveaway, as voted on by readers. As a winner, Catholic Charities was awarded $10,000 in free advertising in the TU. Thank you to everyone who voted to get Charities a spot in the top 10. A special thank you goes out to First New York Federal Credit Union for sponsoring Catholic Charities in the contest. For more information on the Big Giveaway, including a full list of winners, visit: [...]

Lloyd Gallup was first helped by Catholic Charities after the flooding in Ilion in 2013.  As a result of his incredible story, U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna found out that Lloyd was owed five medals for his service between 1942 and 1945 and moved quickly to fix that. Last week, Senator James L. Seward was able to pin these medals on Lloyd in a ceremony in Lloyd's hometown of Ilion, NY, on behalf of a grateful nation. The ceremony, 71 years in the making, occurred just in time for Veterans [...]

On Tuesday, Catholic Charities recognized several Fort Plain residents for their efforts in rebuilding after flooding devastated the area in 2013.  Those honored include Fort Plain's former Mayor, Guy Barton, who died this summer. Barton was considered instrumental in the recovery efforts, and became an advocate for the people of Fort Plain after the floods. Rev. Gail Adamoschek, Rev. Alan Griffith, Rev. Dennis Murphy, Rev. Nancy E. Ryan, and Cyndi Tracy were also [...]

Catholic Charities of Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie Counties recently became a subcontractor for the Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP).  As a subcontractor, Catholic Charities works with clients to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) information and application assistance. Hunger Solutions New York, which manages the program, recently highlighted it's new partnership with Catholic Charities.  Read the full article here.