covid-19

Catholic charity directors report they have continued to deliver support to the most vulnerable people despite lockdown, staffing challenges and economic uncertainty.

Support to victims of modern slavery and human trafficking has continued throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

Catholic charities have called for fresh investment and policy changes to prevent homelessness.

Catholic charities have been responding to a rise in domestic abuse during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Catholic charities have been responding to a major rise in food poverty through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Daring to peer through the current fog of uncertainty to imagine a “new normal” after the current coronavirus subsides was the theme of a recent webinar organised by Caritas Salford.

Caritas members are concerned that there will be pressure to move rough sleepers out of hotels before it has been possible to secure suitable long-term housing for them.

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to temporary suspension of refugee resettlement to the UK, but Caritas members continue to support those already here.

Catholic charities providing services to families on low incomes have reported a rise in food poverty during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Catholic charities that support people with existing healthcare issues such as HIV and AIDs have warned of the challenge that coronavirus poses to their physical and mental wellbeing.