Lack of Health Insurance Is One of the Top Reasons Why People Slide into Poverty

Catholic Charities, which for years has been helping families who can’t get help from the state, has documentary proof of this. All it takes, CC says, is one visit to the emergency room, a minor health care crisis, or a large dental bill to throw a family off budget, cause them to miss a month’s rent or skip

First Lady Michele Obama Will Advocate for Working Families

This is reflected in her appointment as her Policy Director Harvard Law School Classmate Jocelyn Frye, who for the past 15 years has been general counsel for the National Partnership for Women and Families, one of the nation’s oldest advocacy groups for working women. She will reinforce Ms. Obama’s stated plans to emphasize work-life issues and aid for military families and will be a spokesperson for low- and middle-income families

Take Action to Bolster Economic Recovery Package

Your help is needed to ensure that the package is complete. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill introduced by Rep. David Obey (D-WI) includes funding for the Emergency Shelter Grant program to help families avoid eviction or obtain new housing but it doesn’t include funding for additional housing choice vouchers  or for the National Housing Trust Fund. To ensure that the economic recovery package contains all three housing

How to contribute to the newly created Ben Alden Memorial Scholarship for Social Justice

Be sure to read the details for eligibility and application requirements on the RECENT POST titled “The Ben Alden Memorial Scholarship for Social Justice”, also listed on the General Categories page.  Contact information for questions is listed there also.

Many have asked, “How can I contribute to the Fund?” Contributions will be welcomed at any time since this is a multi-year enduring scholarship.  Kindly make checks out to Church of Christ

SCHIP Expanded by House

Good news for underprivileged children throughout the country was the action in the House of Representatives not only supporting but expanding coverage provided by the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. At this time of budget cuts this is good news for low income families. SCHIP provides health coverage for children in low income families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid

Thank You to All

MANY THANKS YOU TO ALL! On behalf of the CTK Sowers for Justice and the Immigration Committee, we would like to extend a special thank you to all who planned, facilitated and participated in the Immigration Sunday Event. The Liturgy was marvelous, the “ethnic treats” were fabulous, and our young children even learned about immigration from their catechists who recognized the importance of this “teaching moment” and organized Liturgy of

CTK Shows Strong Support for Southdale YMCA Redevelopment Project

A number of CTK parishioners attended a meeting of the Edina Planning Commission on December 30th to show support for a CommonBond project that will provide housing for individuals and families with physical disabilities. This will be part of a redevelopment project on the site of the

Minnesota Catholic bishops’ statement on immigration

…”Every day, throughout the world, tens of thousands of our sisters and brothers leave their homelands.  Many flee in order to escape persecution, torture, famine and oppression.  Others set out in search of greater opportunities for themselves and their families.  Today, we call to mind the immigrants and refugees who have come to Minnesota. ”  “Jesus calls us to welcome the stranger and reminds us that whatever do to one of