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unusual facts about Catholic Charities



Edward Ernest Swanstrom

He took on additional responsibilities as assistant diocesan director of Catholic Charities from 1933 to 1943, assistant executive director of Catholic Relief Services from 1943 to 1947, and finally as executive director of CRS from 1947 to 1976.

Gerald Francis O'Keefe

The following year Catholic Charities was replaced with the Office of Social Action under the leadership of the Rev. Marvin Mottet.

Marilyn Lacey

1 For many years she directed programs for refugees and immigrants, including the resettlement of the Lost Boys of Sudan, at Catholic Charities in San Jose.


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Auburn Gresham, Chicago

Auburn Gresham is home to the St. Leo Campus for Veterans, which includes the Catholic Charities' St. Leo's Residence, the Auburn Gresham Community Based Outpatient Clinic, the St. Leo's Veteran's Garden, and the Pope John Paul II Residence.

Richard Ryscavage

Ryscavage was executive director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Office of Migration and Refugee Services in Washington, D.C. He was also president of Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services, set up by the bishops to help new immigrants.