Catholic Charities USA Leadership in California to Discuss National Anti-Poverty Legislation

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Jan 26, 2011, 12:43 ET

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, Santa Clara University and Step Up Silicon Valley Partner to Host Community Dialogue

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rev. Larry Snyder, President of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA); Candy Hill, Senior Vice President of Social Policy for CCUSA, and Tom Sheridan, President of the Washington DC-based The Sheridan Group, led a discussion on the National Opportunity and Community Renewal Act (NOCRA) in San Jose, CA today with local and community leaders. This legislation, introduced in the last Congress as S. 3845/H.R. 6222, is a culmination of twelve months of work by CCUSA in its Centennial year to identify innovative strategies existing in communities throughout the country that will serve to revamp our nation's approach to poverty prevention and alleviation.

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"We are pleased to return to San Jose, a city that provided input into the creation of our national poverty legislation," said Fr. Snyder. "It will be instructive to revisit Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County now that this legislation has been introduced, and to get further input and suggestions from leaders at Santa Clara University and Step Up Silicon Valley as well as the entire community as we plan to move forward in this important work."

NOCRA is an important aspect of CCUSA's mission and commitment to reduce poverty in America by 50% by 2020.

Catholic Charities USA's members provide help and create hope for more than 9 million people a year regardless of religious, social, or economic backgrounds. For almost 300 years, Catholic Charities agencies have worked to reduce poverty by providing a myriad of vital services in their communities, ranging from health care and job training to food and housing. In 2010, Catholic Charities USA celebrated its centennial anniversary.

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