{"id":94012,"date":"2021-05-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-statewide-texas-catholic-charities-have-impressive-collective-reach-this-past-year-for-covid-19-and-winter-storm-response\/"},"modified":"2021-05-06T09:10:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T13:10:08","slug":"las-agencias-de-texas-catholic-churches-han-evidenciado-un-notable-alcance-colectivo-el-ano-pasado-en-respuesta-a-la-covid-19-y-a-la-tormenta-invernal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/las-agencias-de-texas-catholic-churches-han-evidenciado-un-notable-alcance-colectivo-el-ano-pasado-en-respuesta-a-la-covid-19-y-a-la-tormenta-invernal\/","title":{"rendered":"Statewide Texas Catholic Charities Have Impressive Collective Reach This Past Year For COVID-19 And Winter Storm Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">DALLAS<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 6, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0In serving the most vulnerable among us, Catholic Charities agencies across the state put their faith into action to help more than half a million Texans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastating winter storm during this past year. The faith-based agencies collectively provided help and hope by meeting essential needs for food, transportation, financial assistance, case management, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Catholic Charities agencies in <span class=\"xn-location\">Austin<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Central Texas<\/span>), <span class=\"xn-location\">Beaumont<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Corpus Christi<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Dallas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Fort Worth<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Galveston<\/span>&#8211;<span class=\"xn-location\">Houston<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Laredo<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Lubbock<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Odessa<\/span>, Rio Grande Valley, <span class=\"xn-location\">San Antonio, Texas<\/span> Panhandle, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Tyler<\/span> reported their efforts. The most impressive COVID-19 and <span class=\"xn-person\">Winter Storm<\/span> measurements of help ranging from <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 15,2020<\/span>&#8211; <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 15, 2021<\/span> are:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>707,657 Texans served<\/b> <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-money\">$83,142,183<\/span> in financial aid distributed <\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>17,553,221 pounds of food provided<\/b> <\/li>\n<li><b>16,782 cases of water donated<\/b> <\/li>\n<li><b>84,885 diapers, wipes, blankets, and hygiene kits distributed <\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>44,881 total rides provided<\/b> <\/li>\n<li><b>2,684 gallons of hand sanitizer provided<\/b> <\/li>\n<li><b>Countless more housed, clothed, and medically cared for<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In response to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, Texas Catholic Charities have successfully redesigned services to virtual case management models, engineered food distribution services to incorporate drive-throughs, reworked transportation programs into meal delivery services, partnered with cities and airports to provide mass aid, launched entirely new programs like crisis counseling and disaster case management, created and staffed up call centers, led grassroots efforts to help the most marginally affected members of our communities, served on long-term recovery boards, launched research projects to study how clients were responding, and fundraised successfully even before government funding was available. <\/p>\n<p>With agencies in operation for over 100 years, integrity in service models, creativity in crisis, and reliability and loyalty to community needs, Catholic Charities continues to be a poverty-ending cornerstone here in <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><u>Please contact your local Catholic Charities office for interview requests using the contacts listed below. Impact stories, visuals, and spokespeople may be available upon request.<\/u><\/p>\n<p><b>Catholic Charities of the <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas Panhandle<\/span><br \/><\/b>Jeff Gulde,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:jgulde@cctxp.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">jgulde@cctxp.org<\/a>\u00a0 <br \/>806-376-4571<\/p>\n<p><b>Catholic Charities of <span class=\"xn-location\">Central Texas<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Kara Henderson<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:Kara-henderson@ccctx.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kara-henderson@ccctx.org<\/a><br \/>512-651-6118<\/p>\n<p><b>Catholic Charities of <span class=\"xn-location\">Southeast Texas<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Derrick Owens<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:dowens@catholiccharitiesbmt.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">dowens@catholiccharitiesbmt.org<\/a><br \/>409-924-4421<\/p>\n<p><b>Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley<br \/><\/b>Sister <span class=\"xn-person\">Norma Pimentel<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:npimentel@cdob.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">npimentel@cdob.org<\/a><br \/>956-702-4088 <\/p>\n<p><b>Catholic Charities of <span class=\"xn-location\">Corpus Christi<\/span> <br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Shannette Hoelscher<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:shoelscher@diocesecc.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">shoelscher@diocesecc.org<\/a><br \/>361-884-0651 ext 246<\/p>\n<p><b>Catholic Charities Dallas<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Jeremy Bermender<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:jbermender@ccdallas.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">jbermender@ccdallas.org<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>469-801-8133<\/p>\n<p><b>Catholic Charities Fort Worth<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Katelin Cortney<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:kcortney@ccdofw.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">kcortney@ccdofw.org<\/a><br \/>817-289-3878<\/p>\n<p><b>Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese Galveston-Houston<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Betsy Ballard<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:bballard@catholiccharities.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">bballard@catholiccharities.org<\/a><br \/>713-874-6751<\/p>\n<p><b>Catholic Charities Diocese of <span class=\"xn-location\">Laredo<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Maria de<\/span> los <span class=\"xn-person\">Angeles Palacios<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:mpalacios@ccdol.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">mpalacios@ccdol.org<\/a><br \/>956-722-2443 <\/p>\n<p><b>Catholic Charities of <span class=\"xn-location\">Lubbock<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Cynthia Quintanilla<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:cynthiaq@cclubbock.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">cynthiaq@cclubbock.org<\/a> <br \/>806-642-449<\/p>\n<p><b>Catholic Charities Community Services of <span class=\"xn-location\">Odessa<\/span><br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Sara Aguilar<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:executivedirector@ccodessa.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">executivedirector@ccodessa.com<\/a><br \/>432-332-1387<\/p>\n<p><b>Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of <span class=\"xn-location\">San Antonio<\/span> <br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Antonio Fernandez<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:afernandez@ccaosa.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">afernandez@ccaosa.org<\/a><br \/>210-222-1294 <\/p>\n<p><b>Catholic Charities Diocese of <span class=\"xn-location\">Tyler<\/span> <br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Kathy S. Harry<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:kharry@cctyler.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">kharry@cctyler.org<\/a><br \/>903-258-9492 <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Texas Catholic Charities<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">DALLAS<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 6, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0In serving the most vulnerable among us, Catholic Charities agencies across the state put their faith into action to help more than half a million Texans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastating winter storm during this past year. The faith-based agencies collectively provided help and hope by meeting essential needs for food, transportation, financial assistance, case management, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Catholic Charities agencies in &lt;span&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-familia-y-vida"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94012\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}