Catholic Campaign for Human Development
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) works to “break the cycle of poverty”. CCHD is funded entirely by private donations. CCHD’s core mission is to promote community and economic development and education about poverty in the United States.
CCHD sponsors life-transforming programs for the poor.
Collection Monies - Where does it go?
Each year, parishes throughout the country take up a special collection for CCHD. Half of the funds collected for CCHD stay in the home diocese, for programs in that diocese. The other half is dedicated to national projects/programs.
National Portion
While the United Stated Conference of Catholic Bishops continues to seek out answers to the many questions arising with regard to the National Campaign, Bishop Morlino has assured the Diocese of Madison that until he is personally confident that funds collected from the faithful of the Diocese of Madison will not be used to fund groups which violate the teaching of the Church by their policies, he will continue to seek out other helpful ways to assist those in need.
Local Portion
Through the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the Office of Justice and Pastoral Outreach is seeking worthy local projects to fund. Please contact the office for more information on both local and National CCHD grant opportunities. Click button below to access grant forms. (Click here to read Catholic Herald article about newly formed local CCHD committee and these local grants.)
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