CatholicHealthCareAndSocialServices CatholicHealthCare 629Catholichospitalsaccountfor12.6%ofcommunityhospitalsintheUnitedStates. 88,519,295patientsareassistedannually. OneinsixpatientsintheU.S.iscaredforinaCatholichospital. Therewerenearly19millionemergencyroomvisitsandmorethan100millionoutpatientvisitsin Catholichospitalsduringaoneyearperiod. Morethan5.5millionpatientsareadmittedtoCatholichospitalsannually. Catholichospitalsemploy530,673fulltimeemployeesand235,221parttimeworkers. Thereare56Catholichealthcaresystems. Catholichealthcaresystemsandfacilitiesarepresentinall50states,providingacute care,skillednursingandotherservicesincludinghospice,homehealth,assistedliving andseniorhousing.

Inadditiontohospitals,theCatholichealthcarenetworkalsoincludes: 363healthcarecentersassisting5,038,247patientsannually 1,616specializedhomesassisting991,072individuals 344Catholicresidentialhomesforchildren,ororphanages,assistingannually23,479young people 1,005daycareandextendeddaycarecentersassisting121,211children 3,602specialcentersforsocialservicesassisting32,768,652people 28CatholichealthandsocialserviceorganizationshavealongtraditionofserviceintheUnited States,datingbacktoNewOrleansin1727,when12FrenchUrsulinesistersarrivedinthecity andbecamenurses,teachers,andservantsofthepoorandorphans.Today,theCatholic nonprofithealthcaresystemservesdiversepopulationsineverystateintheUnitedStates. CatholicCharities CatholicCharitiesUSAwasfoundedin1910astheNationalConferenceofCatholicCharities.It

providesitsmembersanationalvoice,networkingopportunities,trainingandtechnical assistance,programdevelopmentandfinancialsupport.Theorganizationalsohasbeen commissionedbytheU.S.CatholicbishopstorepresenttheCatholiccommunityintimesof domesticdisaster. AccordingtotheCatholicCharitiesUSAAnnualSurveyAtAGlancefor2010 Providedservicesthatbuildstrongcommunitiesto4,224,224people. Socialsupportservices:2,251,442 Educationandenrichment:787,178 Socializationandneighborhoodservices:426,733 Healthrelatedservices:298,586 Servicestoatriskpopulations:460,28529 Providedfoodservicesto7,146,490people. Foodbanksandfoodpantries:4,252,294 Soupkitchens:1,420,492 Congregatedining:875,391 Homedeliveredmeals:110,268 Otherfoodservices:488,045 Providedservicesthatstrengthenfamiliesto1,063,830people. Counselingandmentalhealthservices:405,848 Immigrationservices:323,312 Addictionservices:81,866 Refugeeservices:120,433 Pregnancyservices:93,542 Adoptionservices:38,829 Providedhousingrelatedservicesto497,732people. Counselingandassistance:269,361 Temporaryshelter:141,391 Supervisedliving:51,426 Permanenthousing:66,547 Transitionalhousing:30,507 Providedotherbasicneedsservicesto1,942,199people. Emergencyfinancialassistance(notrent,mortgage,etc.):240,858 Clothingassistance:689,692 Utilitiesassistance:275,154 Assistancewithpurchaseofprescriptions:59,683 Additionalotherbasicneedsassistance:676,732 Provideddisasterservicesto93,436people. Didyouknow? 3,301localCatholicCharitiesofficesprovidedservicesto10,270,292unduplicatedclients

acrossthenationin2010. ThetotalincomeoftheCatholicCharitiesnetworkfromallsources,publicandprivate,was $4.69billionin2010.Totalexpenses:$4.22billion.Nearly90%ofthesefundswerespenton programsandservices. 493,199peopleworkedwithCatholicCharitiesin2010.81%volunteers,17%paidstaff,and2% boardmembers. TheCatholicCharitiesnetworkwasrankedthenationssixthlargestnonprofitin2010, accordingtoForbesMagazine. HumanitarianAid CatholicReliefServices Foundedin1943bytheU.S.bishops,CatholicReliefServices(CRS)istheofficialoverseas reliefanddevelopmentagencyoftheU.S.Catholiccommunity.CRSprovidesdirectaidtothe poorandinvolvespeopleintheirowndevelopment,helpingthemtorealizetheirpotential. CRSreached100millionpeopleinnearly100countriesandterritoriesin2011,bringingreliefin thewakeofdisastersandofferinghopeandtheopportunitytoachieveselfsufficiencytothe poorestofthepoor.17 CRShad$822milliontotaloperatingexpensesin2011.18 About95%ofthebudgetwenttoprogramservicesandnearly5%tosupportservices.19 25%ofCRSOperationRiceBowldonationssupporthungerandpovertyalleviationeffortsin dioceseswithintheUnitedStates.20 75%ofCRSOperationRiceBowldonationshelpfunddevelopmentprogramsdesignedto increasefoodsecurityaroundtheworld.Theseprojectsfocusoninitiativesthatbringclean water,smallenterprisedevelopment,agriculturalexpertise,educationalopportunitiesand HIV/AIDSandmother/childhealthprogramstothepoorinmorethan40countries. CRShelpedprovide192,000peoplewithantiretroviraltherapyinFY2010,includingmorethan 38,000inNigeria.22 Moreinformationisavailableatwww.catholicrelief.org. MigrationandRefugeeServices In201123MigrationandRefugeeServices(MRS): Resettled14,285individualsor25%ofallrefugeesresettledintoU.S.duringthisperiod. Helpedcreate81newcommunitypartnerships,whichofferassistanceto9,676refugees. CompleteditsfirstyearParishesOrganizedtoWelcomeRefugees(POWR)program,and recruited3,500newvolunteerstoassistrefugeesinadjustingtolifeintheU.S.Thousandsof refugeeclients learnedEnglish,receivedprobonolegalcounselandmedicalservices,foundworkandachieved socialintegration. LargestrefugeepopulationsresettledbyMRSin2011:24

Burmese:4,343 Bhutanese:3,630 Iraqi:1,940 Somali:1,530 AssistingMigrantChildren AssistedunaccompaniedHaitianchildrendisplacedbythe2010earthquakeinHaiti,and providedtraininginchildprotectionintheDominicanRepublic.25 Trainedmorethan60U.S.CustomsandBorderProtectionfieldofficersandagentson identifyingchildvictimsoftrafficking,andchildrenatriskfortrafficking,attheU.S.border. HumanTrafficking InOctober2011,theMigrationandRefugeeServicesAntiTraffickingProgramconcludedits administrationoftheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesPerCapitaProgram,which providedintensivecasemanagementtoforeignnationalvictimsofhumantraffickingidentifiedin theU.S.anditsterritoriesthroughlocalserviceproviders. Duringthe5yearprogram,MigrationandRefugeeServicesassisted2,232survivorsof humantraffickingandover500oftheirfamilymembers.Individualsandfamiliesenrolledinthe programweretraffickedonfarms,inhotels,casinos,privatehomes,spasandotherindustries forthepurposesofforcedlaborand/orsextrafficking.27 Survivorswerefrom98countriesoforigin,withthelargestnumberofsurvivorsfromIndia, Mexico,Thailand,thePhilippinesandGuatemala.28 MigrationPolicyandPublicAffairs Continuedtoadvocateinfavorofcomprehensiveimmigrationreformeffortsandreaffirmedlong standingconcernsoftheChurchinregardtothisissue.29 AdvocatedforanextensionofTemporaryProtectedStatus(TPS)forHaitianswhoarrivedinthe UnitedStatesfollowingthe2010earthquake.30 Moreinformationisavailableatwww.usccb.org/mrsandwww.justiceforimmigrants.org. PastoralCareofMigrants,RefugeesandTravelers Thearchdioceses/dioceseshavedevelopedstructuresthatencourageandsupportthelocal Churchsresponsetothepastoralneedsofmigrantsandnewcomers,therebymanifestingthe universalityoftheCatholicChurchinrichandpositiveways.Manyparisheshavecommitted themselvestowelcomethestrangerbyencouragingevangelization,catechesisandliturgiesin thenativelanguagesofthenewcomers,andorganizingdiverseinterculturalactivities.Pastoral CareofMigrants,RefugeesandTravelersreachesouttocommunitiesofrecentimmigrants throughlocalparishministries.Thesecultural/ethniccommunities31include: Africancommunities:Burundian,Cameroonian,Congolese,CapeVerdean,Equatorial,Eritrean andEthiopian,Ghanaian,Guinean,Ivoirian,Kenyan,Liberian,Nigerian,Rwandan,Sierra Leonese,Sudanese,Tanzanian,Ugandan,Zairean,ZambianCaribbeancommunities:Belizean,

Dominican,Grenadian,Guyanan,Haitian,Jamaican,SantaLucian,Trinidadian,andTobagonian Europeancommunities:Croatian,Czech,French,Irish,Italian,Lithuanian,Polish,Portuguese, Hungarian,Slovak,Slovenian,Ukrainian MayanBrazilian TheChurchhasdevelopeditsoutreachtothosewhoseworkandlifestylenecessitatefrequent travelthatpreventsregularparticipationinalocalparishcommunity.Diocesanpriests,menand womenreligious,andlayleadersareinvolvedinnational,diocesanandparisheffortstoprovide pastoraloutreachtosuchdiversegroupsasairportworkersandtravelers,seaportworkersand cruiseshipemployeesandtravelers,racecarcircuitworkers,migrantfarmworkers,circusand carnivalworkers,andgypsies.32 CatholicLegalImmigrationNetwork,Inc.(CLINIC) In1988,theUnitedStatesConferenceofCatholicBishops(USCCB)establishedCLINICasa legallydistinct501(c)(3)organizationtosupportarapidlygrowingnetworkofcommunitybased immigrationprograms.CLINICsnetworkoriginallycomprised17programs.CLINICandits memberagenciesrepresentlowincomeimmigrantswithoutreferencetotheirrace,religion, gender,ethnicgroup,orotherdistinguishingcharacteristics.33 Thenetworkincludes201diocesanandotheraffiliatedimmigrationprogramswith290field officesin47states. Thenetworkemploysroughly1,200BoardofImmigrationAppealsaccreditedrepresentatives andattorneyswho,inturn,serve600,000lowincomeimmigrantseachyear.35 CLINICrepresentsmorethan250diocesesandreligiouscommunitiesthatbringforeignborn priests,sisters,seminariansandreligiouslaypersonstotheUnitedStateseachyear. In2010,whenCLINIClauncheditsNationalProBonoProjectforChildren,morethan800 childrenwerereferredtoCLINICformatchingwithprobonoattorneys.37 CLINICsprogramshavehelpedmorethan100,000peopleapplyforcitizenshiphelped approximately12,000refugeesandasyleesapplyforgreencardsandhaveprovided immigrantswithover15,000hoursofEnglishlanguageinstruction.