Our Stories of Hope and Compassion

Welcome to the Catholic Charities of Long Island Blog! Here, we share stories of how through Jesus Christ, we share hope, compassion, and help to those in our Long Island community who need it the most. Join us on a journey through the heartwarming experiences, valuable insights, and our tireless efforts to create positive change on Long Island. Explore our blog to stay connected with our Catholic calling to serve, inspire, and empower all God’s people with dignity and care.

Seniors in Good Company at St. Joseph’s Celebration

Written on 19 May 2025.

Joan Cusumano began attending Catholic Charities of Long Island’s Oceanside Senior Community Center at St. Anthony’s parish eight months ago. That decision became “one of the best things that happened to me” following the death of her beloved husband...

Habemus Papam! We Have a Pope!

Written on 09 May 2025.

We rejoice with Catholics in America and across the world in the election of our new pope, the former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost. For the first time in its 2,000-year history, the 1.4 billion-member worldwide Catholic Church will be led by an...

Poverty Simulation Shows Obstacles the Poor Face

Written on 10 April 2025.

Catholic Charities of Long Island presented a Poverty Simulation involving nearly 100 people taking roles as low-income family members and vendors in the community they encountered during a typical month in a fast-moving and frenetic environment that,...

YOU’RE INVITED TO OUR ‘PIZZA WITH A PURPOSE’ PARTY FRIDAY

Written on 04 April 2025.

Friends and supporters of Catholic Charities of Long Island know we’ve been promoting the Pizza with a Purpose campaign benefiting our Emergency Relief Fund for neighbors in need. What better time than Lent to think of others? In keeping with the...

Seniors Pair Up with Students on the Dance Floor

Written on 30 March 2025.

Seniors and students enjoyed spending time together at an afternoon of music and dancing during the annual Spring Fling at Holy Trinity Diocesan High School. Differences in years melted away as the older and younger folks filled the dance floor in...

Lidia Serves Up Food, Faith and Family for New Catholic Charities Show on CFN

Written on 25 March 2025.

Lidia Bastianich was a girl of 11 when she and her mother, father and brother arrived from Italy in 1958, and she’s never forgotten the help Catholic Charities provided after they came to New York. They were resettled in an apartment in North Bergen,...

Confirmation Candidates at St. Raymond’s Collect Goods to Help Formerly Homeless in Catholic Charities Housing

Written on 18 March 2025.

Just before Lent began, 150 seventh- and eighth-graders at St. Raymond Parish in East Rockaway preparing to receive the sacrament of confirmation learned about Catholic Charities of Long Island programs helping people with disabilities who previously...

Giving Thanks for Religious Sisters

Written on 10 March 2025.

Catholic Sisters Week, March 8-14, is a perfect time to give thanks for religious sisters serving in ministries of Catholic Charities of Long Island. Sister Lynn Caton, C.S.J., is clinical supervisor at Talbot House, CCLI’s residential stabilization...

Students Learn About Catholic Charities, Give Catholic Schools Week Service

Written on 04 February 2025.

Students at five Catholic elementary schools in the diocese learned more about Catholic Charities of Long Island, and did direct service for others, during Catholic Schools Week, January 27 to 31. It was the second consecutive year Catholic Charities...