by Ellen Petersen | Apr 8, 2021 | Current Newsletter, Newsletter, Outreach & Engagement
“Do you hear the people sing lost in the valley of the night? It is the music of a people who are climbing to the light.” – Claude-Michel Schonberg, Les Miserables The finale to the musical Les Misérables takes Victor Hugo’s story of the conditions... 
by Ellen Petersen | Apr 8, 2021 | Children & Family Services, Current Newsletter, Newsletter
“Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance.” – Roy T. Bennett For a few moments, let’s imagine a recent client and her situation. It was February and... 
by Ellen Petersen | Apr 8, 2021 | Current Newsletter, Employment Services, Newsletter
“Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.” – Meister Eckhart When it comes to employment and poverty, the two have been proven to go hand-in-hand. In fact, of those walking into... 
by Ellen Petersen | Apr 8, 2021 | Current Newsletter, Housing Services, Newsletter
“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” – Anne Frank When I think about hardships faced by people who are homeless, I often think back to a situation a few years ago. On that particular day, temperatures were below freezing when a... 
by Ellen Petersen | Apr 8, 2021 | Current Newsletter, Newsletter, Welcome Center
“It’s said that is always darkest before the dawn.” – Thomas Fuller It’s been a year of darkness, difficulty, and oftentimes despair. Poverty is something often talked about but lesser known and experienced. For many walking into Catholic Charities, they... %20%20%20%20%20%20.et_header_style_left%20.mobile_menu_bar%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20padding-bottom:%2055px!important;%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20#et-top-navigation%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20padding-top:%2065px!important;%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20@media%20only%20screen%20and%20(min-width:%20768px)%20%20.custom_blog%20.et_pb_post%20%20min-height:%20400px;%20max-height:400px;%20%20){kind=logo}
