Advocacy Weblinks
Catholic Charities has an interest in creating public policy that protects the vulnerable and provides opportunities for poor persons to meet their own human needs. The Church can effectively shape a public policy that is more caring and just when many of our Catholic people, including our teenagers, are communicating their views to elected officials.
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 CCC (California Catholic Conference)
A state Catholic Conference is a Church institution which represents the bishops (and their dioceses) and allows for the coordination of the concerns of the Church in state public policymaking. |
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CBC (Congregations Building Community)
The purpose of CBC in Stanislaus County is to create and sustain organizations that make possible their effective participation in the civic life of the community. |
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CRS (Catholic Relief Services)
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic community. We alleviate suffering and provide assistance to people in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. |
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PACT (People and Congregations Together)
PACT is a non-profit federation of congregations and community organizations in San Joaquin County, California. PACT is affiliated with PICO, a national network of faith-based organizations. |
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CSCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
The mission of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is to support the ministry of bishops with an emphasis on evangelization, by which the bishops exercise in a communal and collegial manner certain pastoral functions entrusted to them by the Lord Jesus of sanctifying, teaching, and governing. |
