Catholic Campaign for Human Development
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the official domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). It is funded through an annual collection in parishes each year. Its mission is to address the root causes of poverty in the United States through promotion and support of community-controlled, self-help organizations of poor people and through transformative education.
Founded in 1969 by the USCCB, CCHD's pastoral strategy is empowerment of the poor through a methodology of participation and education for justice, leading toward solidarity between poor and non-poor as impelled by the Church's biblical tradition, modern Catholic social teaching, and the pervasive presence of poverty in the United States.
This ministry for justice is rooted in our baptism and faith commitment. CCHD is a member of the USCCB, an assembly of the Catholic Church hierarchy who work together to unify, coordinate, promote, and carry on Catholic activities in the United States; to organize and conduct religious, charitable, and social welfare work at home and abroad; to aid in education; and to care for immigrants. The bishops themselves constitute the membership of the Conference and are served by a staff of over 350 lay people, priests, deacons, and religious. CCHD has worked to transform lives and communities, focusing steadily on breaking the cycle of poverty in thousands of communities across the United States.
The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks has been associated with CCHD for many years. CCHD funds are available for community organizing and/or economic development groups through a grant process, both on a national and diocesan level. For more information, contact Tom Buzek, CCHD Director for the Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks.
Please visit the following web pages on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops web site for additional information related to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
Founded in 1969 by the USCCB, CCHD's pastoral strategy is empowerment of the poor through a methodology of participation and education for justice, leading toward solidarity between poor and non-poor as impelled by the Church's biblical tradition, modern Catholic social teaching, and the pervasive presence of poverty in the United States.
This ministry for justice is rooted in our baptism and faith commitment. CCHD is a member of the USCCB, an assembly of the Catholic Church hierarchy who work together to unify, coordinate, promote, and carry on Catholic activities in the United States; to organize and conduct religious, charitable, and social welfare work at home and abroad; to aid in education; and to care for immigrants. The bishops themselves constitute the membership of the Conference and are served by a staff of over 350 lay people, priests, deacons, and religious. CCHD has worked to transform lives and communities, focusing steadily on breaking the cycle of poverty in thousands of communities across the United States.
The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks has been associated with CCHD for many years. CCHD funds are available for community organizing and/or economic development groups through a grant process, both on a national and diocesan level. For more information, contact Tom Buzek, CCHD Director for the Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks.
Please visit the following web pages on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops web site for additional information related to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska
Tom Buzek
Social Justice Ministry
1316 Peger Road
Fairbanks, AK 99709-5199
907-374-9528 907-374-9580 (Fax)
tom@cbna.org