Catholic Charities - Diocese of Des Moines
DESCRIPTION
CONTACT NAME
Nancy Galeazzi
EMAIL
Catholic Charities is a non-profit, social service organization that serves people
of all faiths in Central and Southwest Iowa. Each year, Catholic Charities offers
food, clothing, shelter, counseling and hope to more than 20,000 people.Guided
by the teachings of the Catholic Church, they serve all people in need with
compassion, competence, advocate for justice and encourage all people of good
will to join in these efforts.
Services of Catholic Charities include: adoption & pregnancy counseling, therapy
& life counseling, refugee resettlement, Hispanic community outreach,
the Phoenix House providing domestic violence and sexual abuse services, St.
Joseph Emergency Family Shelter providing emergency shelter to families,
and St. Mary Family Center providing food, clothing, and infant care items to
individuals and families.
PHONE
515-244-3761
OFFICE ADDRESS
601 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
Additionally, the Global Advocacy Team, the Social Justice Consortium and
the Center for Social Ministry promote the social justice mission of the Catholic
Church through advocacy. The Global Advocacy Team serves as a grassroots
collective Catholic voice for the poor and vulnerable overseas, promoting smart
and effective policies that address the root causes of conflict, hunger and
disease. Motivated by the Gospel of Jesus Christ, they preserve and uphold the
sacredness and dignity of all human life around the world.
TYPE OF WORK
Faith Based, Advocacy, Community Based, Food
Pantry, Housing Assistance/Shelter
HOW TO HELP
COUNTIES
Adair
Adams
Audubon
Cass
Clarke
Dallas
Decatur
Fremont
Guthrie
Harrison
Lucas
Madison
Mills
Montgomery
Page
Polk
Pottawattamie
Ringgold
Shelby
Taylor
Union
Warren
Wayne
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Catholic Charities welcomes the support of individuals, families, and
organizations through donations, volunteering, and advocacy.
For information about making a donation,
visit www.dmdiocese.org/charities-donate.cfm.
For more information about volunteer opportunities,
visit www.dmdiocese.org/volunteer.cfm or contact Pat Nestvedt
at pnestvedt@dmdiocese.org.
For more information about advocacy opportunities, contact Trish Radke
at tradke@catholiccharitiesdm.org or 515-237-5078, or Ken Bresnan
at kbresnan@CatholicCharitiesDM.org or 515-237-5089.