Press Releases
Urgent Needs: Support CCFW While We Support Our Community
The New “Making Work Pay” Bill May Mean the End of the Benefits Cliff
Catholic Charities Fort Worth Hires Michael P. Grace as New Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth Statement on Proposed Federal Predatory Lending Rules
Arlington Coalition of Organizations Call for Local Ordinances on Payday and Title Loan Lending
Catholic Charities and Fort Worth Star Telegram need your help!
Catholic Charities Fort Worth’s Northwest Campus Awarded Grant to Support those who Served
2018
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Website: Good News from Catholic Charities
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: LVT closing on number one need
KERA: Community College Students paired with mentors are less likely to drop out
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Stay the course proves it takes more than money
WBAP Radio: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan comes to North Texas
Speaker Ryan Press Office: Catch up on Workforce Development Visit to FW
North Texas Catholic: Speaker Ryan Visits Catholic Charities To Witness Firsthand the Fight to Eliminate Poverty
Roll Call: Paul Ryan’s Broad Strokes on Poverty
KERA: No Bank Account And No Car: Simulation Provides An Up-Close View Of Poverty
2017
KERA: After Escaping floodwaters, family has high hopes for the future
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Ending Poverty, One Family at a Time
Texas Tribune: How Texas curtailed traditional welfare without ending poverty
Voyage Dallas: Meet Heather Reynolds of Catholic Charities Fort Worth
Star-Telegram: A father and husband is scared ‘our family will be separated’
a plus: The Padua Pilot Program in Texas could be the future of solving poverty
Star Telegram: For Catholic Charities, ending poverty is possible
KERA: Looking at the big picture: A holistic approach to pulling people out of poverty
Dallas News: FWSC honors community members
News Channel 6: Heroes of Texoma: Catholic Charities Fort Worth
2016
KERA: Not just rent assistance: Catholic Charities Fort Worth looks at the big picture
Star Telegram: Hope, dreams, and a way out of poverty
WAMU: How traditional nonprofits run into problems trying to tackle poverty
WAMU: Why fight poverty when you can end it? Padua Pilot calls the nonprofit bluff
WAMU: Taking the personal approach to lifting people out of poverty
WAMU: For nonprofits tackling poverty, collaboration remains important hurdle
WAMU: Why local nonprofits haven’t solved poverty
WAMU: Researchers identify one of the strongest factors in ending poverty: Hope
KERA: Chipping away at a mountain of unpaid child support
a plus: I Was Homeless — But The Best Gift I Was Given Wasn’t My Home
2015
KERA’s think with Krys Boyd: Paying for the Holidays
American Enterprise Institute: Putting faith to work: Lessons from faith-based organizations that help Americans get jobs
KERA: Conference Connects Big Donors With Well-Run Nonprofits
Star Telegram: Riders who depend on HEB Transit thankful for the service
North Texas Catholic: Padua Pilot aims high to lift poor out of poverty
Fort Worth Weekly: The Bare Minimum
2014
The Washington Post: The college trap that keeps people poor
The Washington Post: If you want to help the poor, fix the safety net
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: The Long War on Poverty
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: ‘Poverty Lab’ Connects Nonprofit Groups With Academic Experts Who Measure Results and Design Program