As the scope of the heroin epidemic continues to grow, CARITAS is working to forge partnerships throughout the community to provide lasting solutions to the problem. From our peer-to-peer recovery model at The Healing Place to our weekly family support groups, we are providing hope to one person at a time, one day at a […]
On October 4, 2015, tens of thousands of Americans joined together for the first-ever rally and concert on the National Mall to raise awareness about addiction. Joe Walsh, Steven Tyler, Sheryl Crow and many others performed. The Surgeon General announced the country’s first ever report on addiction. CARITAS staff members, clients, volunteers, and community partners […]
Michael is our energetic and creative procurement manager at the Furniture Bank. He manages the pick-up and donation services that keep the Furniture Bank full of furniture and other household items. These items find renewed life in the homes of families and individuals referred to CARITAS by more than 80 local human service agencies and […]
John first joined the CARITAS family in 2010 when he entered The Healing Place (THP) addiction recovery program. Before coming to THP, John had struggled with alcoholism starting as early as his teenage years. His addiction created many roadblocks and frustrating false starts throughout his young adult life. He had participated in other treatment programs […]
CARITAS is proud to work closely with hundreds of volunteers who help our programs run effectively and compassionately. Volunteers not only help CARITAS increase its impact in the community, but they also inspire us. Each year, CARITAS honors a volunteer who has gone beyond his or her call of service with the Wally Stettinius Volunteer […]
“Jordan is a brilliant 21 year old, who is one of the hardest working and most caring people a person could meet,” says mother Laurie. Like many moms, Laurie has dedicated as much of her time, heart and faith as she possibly could to raising her child. When you talk to her, you can feel […]
