Bishops' anti-poverty program distributes nearly $9 million in grants

Published: 2005-09-29

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the U.S. bishops' domestic anti-poverty program, has awarded nearly $9 million to support local projects that work to eliminate the root causes of poverty in the United States. This year an additional $150,000 in special grants will go to groups helping with the immediate hurricane relief effort and to assist those groups in aiding Katrina victims to make plans for their long-term recovery. Grants of $50,000 each will go to the Pacific Institute of Community Organizations, the Industrial Areas Foundation, and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Over the years, CCHD has provided grants totaling more than $280 million to more than 7,000 projects designed to attack the root causes of poverty. CCHD grants are awarded to projects and organizations that seek long-term and permanent solutions to address and eliminate the concerns of the poor. This year grants were received by 315 local projects in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

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