Poverty Never Takes a Holiday: Catholic Charities Agencies Report Clients' Greatest Need Is for Emergency Services
U.S. Newswire › December 13, 2004
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- According to a recent survey of local Catholic Charities, the greatest needs of their clients this holiday season is for financial assistance, food, and housing.
More than half (57 percent) of the 86 agencies recently surveyed by Catholic Charities USA said it is going to be harder to meet the needs of the people they serve this holiday season, citing a greater demand than previous years (74 percent), the economy (55 percent), and cuts in government funding (41 percent). Seventy eight percent of the agencies said that their clients' greatest are for financial assistance. Other big needs are for food (51 percent) and housing (47 percent).See the full content of this document
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Poverty Never Takes a Holiday: Catholic Charities Agencies Report Clients' Greatest Need Is for Emergency Services
In addition, more than 90 percent of the agencies report that their own greatest need this holiday is for donations, but 75 percent anticipate financial contributions will fall short; 22 percent anticipate shortages in food.
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