CINCINNATI – April 6, 2020 – Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio and the Ohio Tri County Food Alliance (OTCFA) have completed transfer of the operation of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties to the OTCFA, an independent non-profit formed in 2019. Catholic Charities founded the Second …

Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio is still serving local families in Greater Cincinnati during the COVID-19 pandemic. A message from Tony Stieritz

by Eileen Connelly, OSU When Ted Bergh retires from his position as CEO of Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio (CCSWO) on April 3, he will do so knowing he responded to God’s call, along with making an indelible impact on the lives of those experiencing poverty. Bergh, who ministered with Catholic …

CINCINNATI – March 17, 2020 – Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio will continue to serve local families with critical services while taking precautions to minimize risk to all staff, volunteers and clients. We are reassessing key services to continue while suspending services that are non-critical at this time. Our team will …

CINCINNATI, OH – February 26, 2020 – Last November, Ted Bergh, current Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio announced his retirement after eight years of service. Catholic Charities’ current Chief Operations Officer, Tony Stieritz, will be taking over the role of CEO effective April 6, 2020. Tony has …

DELHI TOWNSHIP, OHIO – Feb. 18, 2020 – Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Helen Margaret Cullen died Feb. 12, 2020, at the age of 93 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity. Sister Helen Margaret was born Honora Cullen on July 8, 1926, to Walter …

by Eileen Connelly, OSU At just 16, Manirambona Ernestine left the refugee camp in Tanzania where she had been living with her parents and six siblings, bound for the United States. It was the start of a stable, new life for the family, originally from Burundi. Conditions in the camp …

When you meet JoEtta Oglesby, it’s impossible not to get caught up in her abundant joy and buoyant personality. As she will readily tell you, much of her joy comes from spending her days volunteering as a foster grandparent, assisting children in the classroom through Catholic Charities’ Senior Corps program. …

It’s in-pew weekend for the Catholic Ministries Appeal!!! As the annual Catholic Ministries Appeal began across the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Chief Development Officer David Kissell found himself playing with the numbers and being astounded by the possibilities. While the current goal of $5 million will fund six major ministries, including …

“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the ‘birds of the sky come and dwell in …