Light the Way
At Catholic Charities Fort Worth, our goal is to empower each client toward their bigger, brighter future. Through research-backed, relationship-based solutions, we help families navigate a pathway out of poverty and into long term stability. We provide hope. We open doors and possibilities. We light the way. This holiday season, help us envision a community without poverty. Help us shine brighter, together. Help us Light the Way.
To donate to our end of year light the way campaign, view our page here. Also, follow us on social media to keep up on our progress!
We are hiring! Click below to learn more about current opportunities to join our team!
ABOUT US
Catholic Charities Fort Worth (CCFW) is a learning organization that believes every person should have the opportunity to live their best life, free from poverty. Founded in 1910, CCFW works every day to make this vision a reality, serving tens of thousands of people in North Texas, and across the nation, each year. CCFW is rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and reflects these values through our client-centered approach and commitment to ensuring our practices meaningfully impact the lives of those we serve.
We strategically challenge the way poverty is addressed nationwide by creating solutions to meet the evolving needs of our community, eradicating the barriers keeping people in poverty, and transforming the narrative around poverty through advocacy and collaboration. To learn more about our unique approach, register for one of our virtual KNOW Poverty Hours here.
Our Mission is to provide service to those in need, to advocate compassion and justice in the structures of society, and to call all people of good will to do the same.
For information about our Northwest Campus in the Wichita Falls Area, click below!
We Need to Know. Not Assume.
Learn more about our commitment to research and evaluation.
Creating Lasting Impact.
See the ways we have been able to impact the lives of those we serve and our community.
Join Us for KNOW Poverty
Sign up for a virtual KNOW Poverty Hour for a behind-the-scenes look at how we are ending poverty, one family at a time.
OUR COMMUNITY
We serve tens of thousands of individuals and families in our 28-county diocese each year.
WE CREATE LASTING IMPACT
We measure success by end-goal impact, but we recognize the end goal looks different for each client.
That’s why we have developed a multidimensional framework to capture the complexity of poverty and better tailor our services to clients’ needs. These are our Out of Poverty Pathways:
Financial Resiliency
Educational Credentials
Employment
Resource Stability
Emotional Resiliency
Learn more about our Out of Poverty Pathways here.
OUR PARTNERS
IN THE NEWS
Estate Planning: Myths vs. Reality
Legacy gifts are an amazing way for an organization to build future financial sustainability that allows them to focus on their mission and vision. That’s why Catholic Charities Fort Worth established our Endowment in 2011. Our goal was to build an endowment fund...
One year after the U.S. left Afghanistan, how are refugees in Dallas-Fort Worth faring?
Some Afghan evacuees have found some solid foundation to restart their lives, but many are still coping with difficulties stemming from a shortage of resettlement case workers and a lack of housing. “Brother, honestly, since I came here I am not feeling good,” said...
Demand increases for Catholic Charities’ transportation services. How to get a cheap ride
Catholic Charities’ transportation services primarily serve low-income residents, people with disabilities and people 65 and older. Thanks to rising fuel costs, the programs have increased in popularity. In the spring of 2021, the program conducted about 3,800 rides....
Catholic Charities program seeks to increase college graduation rates
Catholic Charities Fort Worth is seeking to ease that struggle through its education navigation program, which recently expanded to include schools like Midwestern State University and Vernon College. “We’re easily accessible to students, they can just pop in the...
Fort Worth Transportation Service Blessed Elders People with Disabilities
Catholic Charities has about 30 drivers daily and makes about 240 trips a day, said Matt Jacobs, transportation director. The rides allow clients to pay a minimal fee and be independent. “They don’t have to spend a lot of money Uber riding or trying to hassle a family...
A pandemic of debt: Many in DFW struggle with debt they too on to survive CPVID’s financial storm
Before COVID-19 hit, Robles’ clients at Catholic Charities were mostly working, had stable housing, and were keeping up with their bills, but worked with her to build greater financial security. The pandemic unraveled progress for so many families, she said, sending...
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Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
