Be an Advocate for Graduates.
This year’s graduates from our education programs, Stay the Course (STC) and Education Navigation, have persevered through two challenging and unprecedented years. We are thrilled to celebrate and recognize them for their hard work and resilience.
Join us in congratulating our 2022 graduates! Follow us on social media, share our posts, and use #AdvocatesforGraduates to show your support. Check out our graduate recognition page here!
We are hiring! Click below to learn more about current opportunities to join our team!
For information about our Northwest Campus in the Wichita Falls Area, click below!
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.
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
Catholic Charities to host Poverty Summit on combating poverty among veterans
Our Northwest Campus is hosting its 4th Annual Poverty Summit! Our very own Lindsay Arias, Development Manager at CCFW Northwest Campus, spoke with KFDX about the event happening in Wichita Falls. Watch below!
Catholic Charities Fort Worth helps Afghan immigrants build new lives
North Texas Catholic: Alice Kigera appeared serene and joyful, despite the whirlwind of activity. The program manager for Refugee Resettlement Services for Catholic Charities Fort Worth, Kigera had less than 24 hours’ notice that an Afghan family of seven would be...
Shifting Dynamics to Increase College Completion
Shifting Dynamics Education has the power to shift dynamics that change the direction of a person’s life. Education opens doors – not only to increased employment opportunities but to new ways of viewing the world and one’s part in it. “Education isn’t just about a...
Catholic Charities Fort Worth names new president, CEO
Fort Worth Business Press Catholic Charities Fort Worth (CCFW) on Aug. 10 announced Christopher Plumlee as its newest President and CEO. “I can’t tell you how excited I am about having Christopher in this role. His character, integrity, humility, clear direction,...
What can Texas learn from this program aimed at keeping community college students on track?
“If you have mountains that you’re facing, they help you chisel down to get to where you need to be,” Johnson said. “I don’t feel like I was just another number. I felt a part of the family.” Photo: Lawrence Jenkins / DMN Special Contributor
Disaster Response: Reflecting on Winter Storm Uri
After nearly five months of supporting families affected by Winter Storm Uri, our Disaster Response Team is now closing out its services. The storm came during an already challenging year for so many, emphasizing once again the disproportionate impact of disasters on...
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