News - Social Concerns

Maria Hunter, from the Catholic Charities Office of Social Ministry prepares to assist community members impacted by Tropical Storm Henri in Middlesex County. Catholic Charities joined other service agencies and local government partners as part of the Multi Agency Resource Center (MARC) who came together on Wednesday, August 25th at the Helmetta Community Center to provide recovery resources for households affected by storm. For information about additional services and resources available in New Jersey, please call 2-1-1.

Students from the World Language Honor Societies from Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung recently hosted a diaper drive to benefit Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen’s New Brunswick childcare programs and Unity Square Neighborhood.   Senior students from the Mount Language Honor Societies used their talents to create a video (https://vimeo.com/473424318 ) to promote the diaper drive.  The drive was extended due to the large response from Mt Saint Mary Academy families.  

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen received a second donation from the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Matthew the Apostle Parish, Edison, NJ.  A member of their conference, Mary McKenzie Hayes delivered the food and gift cards to the Edison Family Service Office

Catholic Charities’ Unity Square held an open house event: “Martin Luther King Jr. and Paul Robeson: Continuing Their Legacy” on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 81 Remsen Avenue in New Brunswick. One hundred and twenty people attended the event which was presented by Rutgers Collaborative Center for Community-Based Research and Service, The City of New Brunswick and Catholic Charities’ Unity Square.

Erio Rosario-Perales is not your typical student. A graduate student at Rutgers, Erio is a full time employee at Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen with a passion for social justice. Erio originally studied Human Resources Management with a minor in Labor Studies. During his junior year, Erio took a course for his labor studies minor that would change his life.

This annual event celebrates the work of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD)!

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen once again found itself both giving and receiving at the 15th Annual Harvest of Hope dinner held on October 25th Immaculate Conception 316 Old Allerton Road, Annandale, NJ. The dinner is an annual celebration of the Catholic Charities Solidarity Team (CCST), a volunteer program of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen that works to promote the universality of the Church and to reduce injustice & suffering overseas and locally in the Metuchen Diocesan Counties of Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren. About 100 people attended the dinner that spotlighted the work in Guatemala of two congregations from the Diocese of Metuchen.

Two hundred and seventy five supporters for Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen gathered together on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at the Palace in Somerset Park, NJ to honor this year’s Champions, David and Deborah Samuel and Reverend Monsignor John N. Fell, STD. The event was a visible sign of solidarity for the less fortunate among us while providing much-needed financial support for the vital work of Catholic Charities.

The Harvest of Hope Dinner is the annual celebration of the Catholic Charities Solidarity Team, a volunteer program of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Metuchen that works to reduce injustice and suffering overseas and in the diocese.

St. James Student Council has been busy. Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Metuchen started a pilot program with Catholic schools this year. The purpose of the program is to engage students in the area of Social Justice. Saint James is one of five schools chosen to kick off this project.

The Catholic Charities Junior Board pilot program has been serving to engage the students, one service project at a time, to embrace the principles of respect, empowerment, creativity and quality that serve as cornerstones of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen.

November 17, 2016 Somerset, NJ - New Brunswick Mayor Jim Cahill and Mercy Sister M. Michaelita Popovice, of Alpha, NJ were honored at The Champions for Catholic Charities Dinner held November 10 at the Palace at Somerset Park, in Somerset, NJ. Nearly 300 people attended the...

The annual Catholic Charities Solidarity Team (CCST) fundraiser, renamed the “Harvest of Mercy” Dinner this year to align with the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, was held on October 20th at Ss. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church in Somerset, NJ. Nearly 300 people attended the gathering....

In 2015, Pope Francis established Sept 1 as a day of prayer of care for God's creation. Catholic Charities Solidarity Team and Holy Family Parish are going to celebrate on the first day of the autumn season, with a prayer service Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7pm at Sacred Heart Church/Holy Family...

In light of recent incidents of violence and racial tension in communities across the United States, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has invited all dioceses across the country to unite in a Day of Prayer for Peace in Our Communities on Friday, Sept. 9,...

Douglas J. Susan, Esq, Compliance Director of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen was nominated by Bishop Paul Bootkoski and received the Benemerenti Medal from Pope Francis during evening prayer on June 13th at the Cathedral of St. Francis, Metuchen. Benemerenti Medals are bestowed to individuals who have merited special recognition by the Holy See.