What a difference a year makes! This annual report is one for the books, reflecting incredible hardships matched with equally headstrong generosity and perseverance.
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Grads credit Catholic program and schools with helping them succeed
North Texas Catholic: It took Isabel Vera nine years from the time she dropped out of community college until she returned to school, and help from the Rural Vocation program, part of Catholic...
News Channel 6 City Guide: Catholic Charities Northwest Campus
“Catholic Charities Fort Worth was founded in 1910, and over the last 111 years has grown and expanded. The Wichita Falls campus was opened in 2015,” Rita Gauthier, Director of Client Services said....
Research Spotlight: The Education Pathway
Obstacles to Persistence The Education Pathway’s central focus is persistence. We want to ensure that students keep progressing in school and ultimately complete their college degree or...
Leading By Example, One Step At A Time
Our Stay the Course (STC) client, Gabby Hall, was one of three single moms chosen for Roadtrip Nation's documentary, "A Single Mom's Story," which was released last year! Learn more about Gabby's...
Research Spotlight: Employment Pathway
The Need for an Employment Pathway Have you ever been unemployed? Or stuck in a job that was underpaid or not the right fit for you? How did you overcome those challenges? You likely searched for...
How a good idea to end poverty ended up in the trash bin
Dallas Morning News: "The legislation, also called the Making Work Pay measure, proposed to track success by each individual’s progress toward earning a living wage, having savings in the bank,...
Reliant Supports Essential Storm Recovery in DFW with $300,000 in Donations
“Our goal to end poverty, one family at a time, is something that relies on community support and mutual partnership. Reliant's commitment to rolling up their sleeves and working alongside us to...
Research Spotlight: Financial Resiliency Pathway
What is Financial Resiliency? Financial Resiliency is the ability to absorb financial shocks and crises. Assets like robust emergency savings accounts, healthy credit scores and low debt-to-income...
Federal anti-poverty programs have their limitations, and money alone isn’t the cure
Dallas Morning News: "Myriad factors contribute to a person or family finding themselves in poverty, and the way out won't be the same for each person." Featuring our Padua program, this article...
Catholic Charities Fort Worth: Leading Families out of Poverty
CCFW Evaluation and Design Specialist, Sarah Dunham, spoke with Fort Worth Weekly about our new Out of Poverty Pathways.
Why I Make Charitable Decisions in Quarter 1
Guest post by Jim Wilkes, President of Texland Petroleum LPThe year starts off as poverty awareness month, and I like to begin my year budgeting my annual grant recommendations from our donor...