Catholic Charities Atlanta

Catholic Charities Atlanta (CCA) provides transformative services that enable families to overcome barriers and achieve self-sufficiency. Last year, CCA served over 18,000 clients through its' 8 Services and 20+ Programs. Your support allows CCA to continue to provide services to our neighbors in need.

Your donation this Giving Tuesday will support: 

Seniors, St. Joseph Place

St. Joseph Place is an independent living community for low income seniors offering affordable housing in a peaceful, wooded setting minutes from downtown Atlanta.  Located on a six acre tract adjoining Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, St. Joseph Place is an inviting cluster of one-story apartments, each with a private entrance and over 500 square feet of space.

Current Needs:

$500     Helps a senior wash clothes for a year.

$1000   Sponsors a Bar B Que activity for seniors

$1500   Buys a PC for seniors to use in their community room

At Risk Children, Safe Passages

Safe Passages services are provided in-home and are designed to ensure that vulnerable children are in a safe environment.  Home studies are provided for children identified as most vulnerable prior to discharge from temporary childcare homes run by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, and post-release services ensure that children have access to care they need. 

Current Needs:

$100     Buys a MARTA card for teenagers to get to work

$250     Buys a child a new backpack and school supplies

$750     Buy Christmas dinner for a family

Catholic Charities Atlanta's Vision & Approach

Catholic Charities Atlanta ensures that vulnerable individuals can attain economic self-sufficiency through programs designed to develop critical life skills, provide education and access to employment, address their well-being, and ensure families have basic food security and safety. We believe that charitable assistance that leaves the poor as they are is not sufficient. 

Our team has been working with marginalized populations for 75 years. We value the dignity and uniqueness of each person and strive to provide compassionate service, advocating for social justice and building partnerships with the community.

Our goal is to leverage our experience, services, and partnerships to move families out of poverty once and for all. We want to provide a hand up, not a hand out for those who want to live independent, self-directed lives free of financial instability and homelessness.  We provide a holistic combination of accredited social services that remove barriers to self-sufficiency and wholeness.  We tailor our services for the unique circumstances of the people we serve.

Your support allows CCA to continue to serve the vulnerable and marginalized in a dignifying and holistic manner. Thank you.