The Rural Life Development Initiative is a three-phase system that provides social ministry education and training to rural parishes and communities.
In Mille Lacs area, CCHD funds help identify needs, build bridges
Catholic leaders find proposed federal budget largely fails the moral test
President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget sent shivers through social service, education and environmental communities, prompting church leaders and advocates to question the administration’s commitment to people in need.
Literacy center teaches reading, writing, helps students’ self-esteem too
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Mario Gamboa is on the move. There are too many words to read, and too few Latinos who can read them. His first […]
Community leaders get ‘snapshot’ of poverty in greater St. Cloud area
Poverty is a problem facing more than 13.5 percent of all people nationwide. Jon Ruis, president and CEO of United Way of Central Minnesota, shared statistics about the thousands of people in Central Minnesota living in poverty.
School choice: How does it benefit me?
For those without kids in school, it may be difficult to see why expanding parental choice in education is a policy goal deserving of widespread public […]