The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the national anti-poverty and social justice program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
| Formation | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
Director | Ralph McCloud |
| Website | https://www.usccb.org/committees/catholic-campaign-human-development |
History edit
CCHD was begun in 1969 as the "National Catholic Crusade Against Poverty" by the Catholic bishops in the United States, in part as a response to Pope Paul VI's encyclical Populorum progressio ("The Progress of Peoples"). CCHD's mission is "to address the root causes of poverty in America through promotion and support of community-controlled self-help organizations and through transformative social justice, education, and solidarity between poor and non-poor".[1]
The Campaign had its origins in the 1960s with Chicago priest (and later Bishop) Michael Dempsey while serving as pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish on the West Side.[2] He served as the organization's first leader after his appointment as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese.[3] Future cardinal Joseph Bernardin also played a major role in its founding.
CCHD is supported by an annual collection in U.S. Catholic parishes, and individual donations. Allegations that some CCHD-funded organizations were promoting abortion, contraception and radical politics, and that the CCHD was a force of internal corruption within the USCCB[4] were addressed in 2010 with the Review and Renewal of CCHD,[5] which affirmed the core mission of CCHD and instituted controls to ensure that all CCHD-funded initiatives are consistent with Catholic mission and identity.[citation needed]
CCHD had revenues of $18.1 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.[6]
References edit
- ^ "CCHD Annual Report 2007". CCHD. 2007.
- ^ McClory, Robert J. "The fight over fighting poverty: CCHD and the push for reform". U.S. Catholic. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "175th anniversary: National ministries with roots in the archdiocese". Chicago Catholic. Archdiocese of Chicago. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ Flores, Rey (9 November 2011). "The Catholic Campaign for Human Development: Reform or Bust". Crisis Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Review and Renewal of CCHD". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "CCHD Annual Collection". CCHD.
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