Catholic Charities USA honors three family-strengthening programs

Published: 2006-08-07

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CNS) -- Programs in West Virginia, Alaska and Illinois that aim to strengthen families and communities are the winners of 2006 Family Strengthening Awards presented by Catholic Charities USA. The McDowell Family Literacy Program sponsored by Catholic Community Services of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va., the Family Resource Center of Catholic Community Service of the Diocese of Juneau, Alaska, and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago each will receive $25,000. The programs were chosen from more than 50 nominations submitted by local Catholic Charities agencies across the country. The awards will be presented Sept. 15 at the Catholic Charities USA annual conference in Minneapolis by Father Larry Snyder, president of the organization, and a representative of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which co-sponsors the awards. All three honored programs "give children what they need most -- strong, capable and economically stable families," Father Snyder said.

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