Catholic Charities history

In 1915 O'Grady received a degree in labor economics and became a professor in Catholic University's Department of Sociology.

Come up with some ideas." As soon as the war ended in 1918 Kerby was instrumental in having O'Grady appointed secretary of the Committee on Reconstruction for the National Catholic War Council.

Catholic Charities Corporation is incorporated on April 8, 1919.

Cardinal Patrick Hayes of New York City dedicates the village for boys 6 – 16 at 6753 State Road, Parma. [Cardinal Hayes was founder of the New York archdiocesan Catholic Charities in 1920; he was known as “the Cardinal of Charities”].

Parmadale Children’s Village of St Vincent de Paul was dedicated, housing 450 boys aged 6 – 16 on September 27, 1925.

The primary catalyst was the advent of the Depression precipitated by the stock market crash of 1929. For example, O'Grady and NCCC played important roles in the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935 and the inclusion of child welfare provisions in Social Security.

Borromeo Seminary opened in 1953.

Founded in 1956 by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne (New York) as one of seven homes throughout the nation caring for individuals with incurable cancer, Holy Family was the prototype for hospice care in the Cleveland area before the word “hospice” was known.

After O'Grady was replaced as executive secretary in 1961 by Msgr.

In 1964, the diocese opened a Latin American Mission in El Salvador.

Gallagher was replaced as executive secretary in 1966 by Msgr.

In October 1969, the Diocese of Cleveland welcomed its first residents to St Augustine Manor, a 167-bed nursing and extended care facility located on Detroit Avenue.

Some of the outgrowths of the Cadre Study included the creation of the parish outreach program in 1973.

During the 1980’s St Augustine Manor residents’ needs became increasingly specialized and complex.

In 1983 NCCC played an important role in the creation of the federal Emergency Food and Shelter Program, contributing about $130 million a year to local volunteer organizations.

In 1986, NCCC became Catholic Charities USA, a name more suited to the organization's contemporary role.

The closing of St John Hospital in 1990, located directly across the street from St Augustine, was a great blow to the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood.

In 1991, the first new program St Augustine opened in the renovated facility was the Caritas Program, a pioneering long-term care program in Ohio dedicated to meeting the needs of AIDS/HIV patients.

J. Thomas Mullen is President/CEO. [Two subsidiaries were subsequently formed in 1992: Catholic Social Services Corp of N.E. Ohio; Catholic Youth and Community Services Corp.]

By 1994 contracted services accounted for 65 percent of the $2 billion budget.

One of the initiatives to grow out of that effort was the 1995 Racial Equality Project.

In 1996,the Manor’s services expanded with the addition of assisted living apartments, known as the Towers.

In 1997 the membership of Catholic Charities USA approved the new bylaws that would accomplish these changes and the Board of Trustees was reorganized to increase representation of diocesan directors.

Child Enrichment Center was opened in the Manor in 1999, in response to the needs primarily of staff.

Holy Family Home became part of the St Augustine family in 2005.

One year later (2006), Holy Family expanded services to individuals diagnosed with any life-limiting illness.

Emerald Village Senior Living was developed in 2007 through a collaborative effort between Catholic Charities, St Augustine and Vista Prairie Communities.

Holy Family Home Care was born in 2010 to provide continuity of care for those in need of personal or private duty care who want to remain independent in their own home.

In 2011, St Augustine began providing congregate and home delivered meals to approximately 200 home bound seniors in the Detroit Shoreway and Broadway/Slavic Village neighborhoods through the Older Adults Program.

Catholic Charities named a Top Workplace by the Cleveland Plain Dealer for the first time (has remained a Top Workplace ever since 2014).

Rose-Mary ceased its operations in Euclid in December 2016 and restructured its organization to better equip our staff and has become a leader in Ohio at the forefront of innovative care.