On 4 December 2019, Carol Hill (Director of Catholic Care) attended a gathering in London at which two major new resources on care in our ageing society were launched. The event was hosted by Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) and addressed by Cardinal Vincent Nichols. ‘Care in Time’ is a new report, which Catholic Care Read More
At Catholic Care we run a Holiday Hunger Project. Evidence tells us that for those children who receive free school meals when the holidays come they and their families go hungry. There simply is not enough money to stretch to provide additional meals. At Christmas time we support these families through our Christmas Cracker Hampers. Read More
Janet Kent (Service Manager for the Schools, Children and Family Wellbeing Service) was invited to the annual Carol Concert at St Joseph’s Primary School in Tadcaster on Wednesday 18th December. The children sang beautifully for assembled audience, many with a tear in their eye; they had clearly been practising very hard. The children and their Read More
Happy Christmas and a huge thank you to all those who have given so generously to “When a Child is Born” Christmas Appeal for the Charity’s Gianna Baby Bank Plus project. We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of our supporters. With your help we can continue to support babies and their families across the Read More
Young people from St. Bede’s and St. Joseph’s Bradford have been volunteering at our Gianna Baby Bank Plus this year. We would like to extend a huge thank you for their amazing work. Their donations of six Moses baskets full of amazing baby baby items will be distributed to many families we support across the Read More
Stuart Hanlon, former Director of Catholic Care, writes: “ Readers, particularly in the Dewsbury and Huddersfield Deaneries, will have been saddened by the death of Mrs Pat Bastian / Whitford in February this year. During the 1970s and 90s, Pat was a most valued member of the Westhaven Committee – a residential home for girls Read More
Toys, gifts and food has all been collected in schools and parishes across the Diocese and now the big collection has commenced. The Catholic Care van has been driving round the length and breadth of the Diocese making those all important collections and delivering to our Head Office in Headingley which over the next couple Read More
The children from St John the Baptist’s Stay and Play group in Normanton enjoyed their Christmas party in style. A buffet brunch was served as the little ones took their seats to enjoy festive goodies, all at 10am! Later our three wonderful volunteers Sandra, Margaret and Maureen led games including pass the Christmas parcel ending Read More
Parents and their young children who have been helped by the Charity’s Gianna: Baby Bank Plus Project during the year entered a winter wonderland at the Tonge Garden Centre for a very special Christmas Experience. The children enjoyed a magical journey guided by the Christmas robins which ended with a special audience with Father Christmas! Read More
There was excitement in the air at the St Anthony’s Beeston Stay and Play Group’s Christmas Party! Children arrived snuggled up in scarves and hats dressed for the cold weather before revealing their Christmas jumpers which was the dress code for the day! Parents, staff and volunteers enjoyed a buffet brunch while the children played Read More