Catholic Charities USA

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Catholic Charities USA
FoundedSeptember 25, 1910; 114 years ago (1910-09-25) (as National Conference of Catholic Charities)
TypeHumanitarian aid
53-0196620
Location
OriginsUrsulines in New Orleans
Area served
United States
Key people
CEO Kerry Alys Robinson
Websitewww.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Sailors preparing lunch at Our Daily Bread Employment Center during Fleet Week

Catholic Charities USA is the national voluntary membership organization for Catholic Charities agencies throughout the United States and its territories.[1] Catholic Charities USA is a member of Caritas Internationalis, an international federation of Catholic social service organizations.[2] Catholic Charities USA is the national office of 167 local Catholic Charities agencies nationwide.

Founded in 1910 as the National Conference of Catholic Charities (NCCC), the organization changed its name in 1986 to Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA).[3] Donna Markham was the first female president to lead CCUSA. She held the position from 2015 to 2023. On July 25, 2023, Catholic Charities USA announced that Kerry Alys Robinson, an expert in Catholic leadership and philanthropy, would suceed Markham as the next president and CEO of CCUSA beginning on August 23, 2023.[4]

The organization's archives are housed at the Catholic University of America.[5]

  1. ^ "2022 Annual Report". www.catholiccharitiesusa.org. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "JSRI Director Is Moderator for International Caritas Assembly". Jesuit Social Research Institute. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Catholic Charities USA Celebrates 100 Years". Roundtable. October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "Kerry Alys Robinson appointed Catholic Charities USA president and CEO - Catholic Charities USA". www.catholiccharitiesusa.org. July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Ave, The Catholic University of America 620 Michigan; Washington, N. E.; Us, DC 20064 Contact. "University Libraries". The Catholic University of America. Retrieved July 27, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)