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Dear Catholic Care Team, Today is Employee Appreciation Day and I want to take a moment to sincerely thank each and every one of you for the...

Children's Mental Health Week 2026 At Catholic Care, Children's Mental Health Week provided a meaningful opportunity to celebrate children's voices,...

An important visit! On Tuesday 6th January, the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Dan Cohen, attended Catholic Care's Friendship Group in Yeadon. We...

Can you help raise money for Catholic Care? The Community Services at Catholic Care hold a special place in Community Manager, Michelle Vink and her...

On 11th February 2025, Catholic Care Director Carol Hill attended a parliamentary reception at the Houses of Parliament organised by CSAN (Caritas Social Action Network).

People with disabilities are among Catholic Care’s service-users, staff, and volunteers. For IDPD 2024 we’re sharing some of their leadership stories.

After more than a decade in leading Catholic Care, Director Carol Hill wrote to colleagues in mid-November 2024 announcing her retirement in the course of 2025.

Catholic Care is again among the dozens of charities taking part in the Christmas Tree Festival at St James Church in Thornton near Bradford.

On 19th October 2024 members and friends of the Deaf Community in the Catholic Diocese of Leeds enjoyed a visit to Thicket Priory Carmelite Monastery in Thorganby, near York.

The brother of a man with learning difficulties supported by Catholic Care has written a tribute to the charity’s staff for their dedication and love

Catholic Care’s Human Resources Manager walked 34 miles and raised £545 for our charity

21st May saw once again a great gathering in St. Anne’s Cathedral in Leeds of pupils, students, and their teachers from right across the Diocese of Leeds for the annual Good Shepherd Celebration.

On 1st May Catholic Care’s Gianna Baby Bank held its first Open Day, marking a year at its new premises in Bradford.

Celebrity chef Ainsley Harriot has given a tasty gift to one of Catholic Care’s service-users

In 2024 Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 13th to 19th May, on the theme of ‘Movement: Moving more for our mental health’.

In March, parishes across the Diocese of Leeds held a second collection at Masses for Catholic Care’s Annual Appeal.

A Social Worker in Catholic Care’s Schools, Children and Family Wellbeing Service writes about the Connective Parenting Programme.

The Harrogate Circle of the Catenian Association has generously raised £2000 for Catholic Care.

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) has been marked on 21st March since 2007, and officially observed as a global awareness day by the United Nations since 2012.

20th March is International Day of Happiness, established by the United Nations in 2012. It’s a global celebration to promote the importance of happiness, wellbeing, and mental health.

On 2nd February the Mayor of Kirklees, Councillor Cahal Burke, visited Westhaven Court, Catholic Care’s supported living facility in Dewsbury, accompanied by one of our charity’s trustees, Canon Martin Kelly.

Tenants at one of Catholic Care’s supported living services for adults with learning disabilities have begun a programme of events exploring world cultures.

The start of a year is a time for making resolutions, and for many of us this includes healthier eating.

A feline visitor has brought joy to a resident at one of Catholic Care’s Supported Living Services for Adults with Learning Disabilities.

Catholic Care’s Gianna Baby Bank in Bradford offers confidential one-to-one support and advice to women and girls during and beyond pregnancy. 2024 started busy.

The 1st of February is Time To Talk Day, the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. Run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, it’s a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen, and change lives.

Catholic Care has published its impact report, titled A Celebration of Our Year 2023. Impact reports tell the public what charities do, looking back over events and statistics from the previous year.

Back in September 2023, Catholic Care celebrated the achievements of staff and volunteers at our ‘Oscars’ night in Headingley Stadium. But did you know our charity’s impact was also celebrated at another Yorkshire sports venue a few days later?!

On 19th January 2024, Catholic Care employee Kate Hughes did a tandem skydive to raise money and awareness for our charity’s Mental Health Services.

On 8th November a short Service of Thanksgiving was held to mark the third anniversary of Catholic Care’s Community Market at St. Winefride’s Church in Wibsey, Bradford.