Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York

[2] The charity delivers, coordinates and advocates for human services and programs dedicated to alleviating poverty, serving people of all religions and backgrounds, non-Catholics and Catholics alike.

obtaining work authorization and finding employment, legal services for immigrants, teaching English and civics, and representing those seeking asylum.

During this decade, Catholic Charities New York opened the Kennedy Child Study Center for early intervention and special education of the mentally retarded, teaching basic skills and built the foundation enabling children to lead independent lives.

In the 1980s, emergency homeless shelters opened, while advocacy efforts fought the loss of affordable housing stock.

The agencies are located throughout the counties of the Archdiocese of New York—the Bronx, Dutchess, Manhattan, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Staten Island, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester.