Update from Catholic Charities

CATHOLIC CHARITIES NEWS

Eight months have passed since Catholic Charities Trenton appealed to parishes for donations to aid the 13,000 Afghan refugees housed at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Since then, our donors and parishioners have contributed over $100,000 used to create recreational centers, theaters, barber shops and salons as well as to supply medical needs such as glasses and wheelchairs. Additionally, the community rallied with donations of clothes, games, and toys delivered directly to the base.

A big thank you to everyone who helped sustain these refugees who fled their country with only the clothes on their back. Approximately 500 of our Afghan guests have now settled in NJ. The others have relocated through resettlement centers around the country.

Catholic Charities provides assistance with food, housing, crises counseling, drug addiction, domestic violence, and immigration services. If you know a parishioner needing help, please contact us at www.catholiccharitiestrenton.org or call 800-360-7711.