Catholic Charities Raising Money To Help Yakima Programs

Catholic Charities is pleased to announce that its annual Catholic Charities Christmas Letter Appeal fundraising campaign - benefiting the Catholic Family & Child Service Network, Catholic Charities Housing Services and St. Vincent Centers throughout Central Washington - will begin this week in communities throughout central Washington, culminating with the Diocese of Yakima 2011 Annual Parish Christmas Collection, which will be taken up in the 41 Catholic parishes throughout the Diocese during the Christmas Day and Christmas Eve Masses.

Funds from both, the Annual Parish Christmas Collection and the Christmas Appeal will be used to support services and programs that provide food, shelter, clothing, counseling, child care, senior outreach, foster care, teen outreach, housing and advocacy support.