Our Stories of Hope and Compassion

Lidia Bastianich was a girl of 11 when she and her mother, father and brother arrived from Italy in 1958, and she’s never forgotten the help Catholic Charities provided after they came to New York. They were resettled in an apartment in North Bergen,...

Just before Lent began, 150 seventh- and eighth-graders at St. Raymond Parish in East Rockaway preparing to receive the sacrament of confirmation learned about Catholic Charities of Long Island programs helping people with disabilities who previously...

Catholic Sisters Week, March 8-14, is a perfect time to give thanks for religious sisters serving in ministries of Catholic Charities of Long Island. Sister Lynn Caton, C.S.J., is clinical supervisor at Talbot House, CCLI’s residential stabilization...

Students at five Catholic elementary schools in the diocese learned more about Catholic Charities of Long Island, and did direct service for others, during Catholic Schools Week, January 27 to 31. It was the second consecutive year Catholic Charities...

A “community of caring” is being nurtured at Catholic Charities of Long Island. In 2025, we’d like to see this community continue to grow so we can help more of our needy and vulnerable neighbors on Long Island. Let’s accept the invitation of Jesus...

The families of Catholic Charities of Long Island’s WIC program enjoyed a Christmas celebration to remember, courtesy of Peter & Jeri Dejana Foundation, at CCLI’s building on North Main Street in Freeport. The third floor was bustling with activity...

A total of 82 Catholic Charities of Long Island employees were recognized for five to 30 years of service, and CEO Mike Smith worked the calculations. Their cumulative service added up to a grand total of 940 years, Smith said at the 2024 Employee...

Nearly 10 years ago, a friend told Sal Guli III about an opening at Talbot House in Bohemia. He was out of work and looking to leave the restaurant business because he was tired of “being around people who were drinking or on something.” At the time...

The Catholic Charities of Long Island campus in Amityville hosted a daylong outdoor program promoting good health for recent arrivals to Long Island. The 100 participants from several countries of origin at the Oct. 11 Health Fair learned about a...