Iris Puhiera of Catholic Social Services will host an Aug. 24 webinar on becoming a foster parent for unaccompanied minors and having been in foster care prior to immigrating, she s
Volunteer hours during COVID add up to thousands of reasons for hope
Volunteers sort non-perishable items at archdiocesan Catholic Social Services Southwest Family Service Center, June 11. (Photo courtesy of Samuel Abu)
By Gina Christian • Posted April 26, 2021
As the pandemic passes the one-year mark, many are taking stock of COVID’s impact to date – and for one archdiocesan agency, some of that data adds up to thousands of reasons for hope.
To wrap up National Volunteer Week (April 18-24), Catholic Human Services (CHS) honored 25 “partners in mission” with an April 23 online celebration. The individuals represented 4,090 volunteers who provided a combined total of 95,911 service hours to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s charitable works in the five-county area during 2020.