For the fourth year in a row, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is requesting your help preparing local kids for a successful school year. From now until August 17, area businesses, Catholic Charities and the Economic Opportunity Program (EOP) will be collecting…
Catholic Charities’ Elmira Community Kitchen to Host Free Easter Dinner
The Elmira Community Kitchen will serve Easter Dinner from 2-3 PM on Easter Sunday, April 1. Located at 160 High Street, Elmira, (Saints Peter and Paul Church community center). All are welcome! Volunteer slots are currently available for serving dinner.…
The Hilliard Corporation Presents Enchanted Forest Gala
ELMIRA, NY – You are cordially invited to Catholic Charities’ First Dual County Gala: Enchanted Forest. This night of enchantment and entertainment is presented by The Hilliard Corporation and will commence at six o’clock in the evening on Saturday, April…
Catholic Charities Hosts Annual Briefing on the New York State Economy and Budget
NYS Budget Briefing CANCELLED for Thursday, March 8, due to snowstorm underway now and continuing through Thursday in the Albany area (and all the travel routes to Elmira that Ron Deutsch, presenter, would take). Briefing RESCHEDULED to Friday, March 23,…
Catholic Charities Says NO MORE to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
The First Step Victim Services Department of Catholic Charities of Chemung and Schuyler Counties is hosting an awareness initiative at various locations in our community. This initiative is in conjunction with NO MORE Week, March 4-10, a national grassroots activation…
Catholic Charities Hosts Open House at New Schuyler Office Location
You are cordially invited to an Open House at the new location for the Schuyler County Office of Catholic Charities of Chemung/Schuyler. The Open House will be held Friday, March 16 from 2 pm – 4 pm at the new…
Catholic Charities Receives Grants for Security Improvements
ELMIRA, NY – Catholic Charities of Chemung and Schuyler Counties was recently awarded $44,500 from the following foundations: Community Foundation of Elmira, Corning and the Finger Lakes ($17,000), The J.M. McDonald Foundation ($3,000), The Hardinge Anderson Evans Foundation ($3,500), The…
Mt. Saviour Monastery Hosts Concert to Benefit Catholic Charities
Please join Mt. Saviour Monastery for the mesmerizing and inventive sounds of Grammy Award Winning Flutist, Rhonda Larson on Saturday, February 17th from 7-8 PM in the Mt. Saviour Chapel. Admission is free and open to the public. A free-will offering…
Catholic Charities Co-Hosts Panel Presentation on Opioid Crisis in the Local Community
Catholic Charities of Chemung and Schuyler Counties, in partnership with the Catholic Parishes of Chemung County Social Ministry Committees, is presenting a free panel presentation on the opioid crisis. The growing epidemic of addiction to opioids and other drugs affects…
Catholic Charities Conducts Point-In-Time Study
Catholic Charities will be conducting interviews with the public to measure homelessness in our community. The week of interviews will be focused on where individuals slept during one specific “point-in-time,” Wednesday, January 24, 2018. This Point-In-Time Study (PIT) will be…