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Poverty
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St. Joseph the Worker Virtual Series
​"Broke in America". A conversation with Colleen Shaddox and Joanne Goldblum, authors of Broke in America, with Jered Bruzas, Director of Operations for St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Waterbury.
​Standing in Solidarity with Domestic Workers. Members of the CT Domestic Worker Justice Campaign explain some of the history and challenges of domestic workers and identify ways to be an ally.

CCHD | "Tour Poverty USA" | 4:00 from Crosby Marketing Communications on Vimeo.


"Today, more than 46 million people in America are living below the poverty line — far more than the population of our largest state.  This is POVERTY USA, our largest state."
                                                                                               -USCCB
2016 Alice Report on Working Families in CT
CT Metropatterns CenterEdge Report
Local Outreach Opportunities

National Organizations

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The domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is an instrument of the Catholic Church working to break the cycle of poverty.

(Source: povertyusa.org)


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NETWORK believes that an important way to foster economic rights is through our nation’s safety net, which has been damaged recently and is in danger of unraveling.

(Source:
networklobby.org)


Connecticut Organizations

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Connecticut Voices for Children's mission is to promote the well-being of all of Connecticut's children and families by identifying and advocating for strategic public investments and wise public policies. Connecticut Voices advances its mission through high quality research and analysis, policy development, strategic communications, and establishment of a sustainable and powerful voice for children.

(Source: ctvoices.org)


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Rooted in the Gospel and committed to Catholic Social Teaching, the Collaborative Center for Justice advocates for systemic change and educates individuals about social justice in order to make a difference in the lives of people who are poor and alienated.  

(Source: ccfj.org)



Our Mission
To advance Catholic Social Teaching by educating and preparing parishes to work for social justice. 
​The Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry
of the Archdiocese of Hartford

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Phone: 860-242-5573 

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