Catholic Social Services
With your support, we provide vital assistance to thousands of individuals and families facing poverty and hardship each year. Your gifts allow us to provide essential items like food, clothing and shelter to many of our brothers and sisters who are also working full-time but because of economic conditions are having trouble making ends meet.
Catholic Social Services also assists veterans at Saint Francis Commons in Scranton and Saint Hedwig’s Village in Kingston and operates pregnancy and maternal health programming as well as children and youth programs.
How your funds help Catholic Social Services
Your support impacts the lives of those living throughout Northeastern and North Central Pennsylvania and enables us to continue to serve the needs of others. Any contribution you are able to make to the Catholic Ministries Appeal will truly make a difference.
Nights
of emergency shelter were provided to those in need
![Shelter](https://annualappeal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Shelter.png)
Households/ Individuals
were served last year by Catholic Social Services food pantries
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Nutritious Meals
were served to guests at Saint Vincent de Paul Kitchen in Wilkes-Barre
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Joseph Mahoney, Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Social Services
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Harry Lyons, Program Supervisor, Mother Teresa’s Haven Shelter
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Nancy Craig, Hazleton, Saint Joseph Food Pantry Client & Volunteer
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LeeAnn Lywiski, Hazleton Material Assistance Supervisor, Catholic Social Services
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Dominique Jordan, Carbondale Food Pantry Supervisor, Catholic Social Services
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