Catholic Campaign for Human Development Annual Collection - Help us Reach our Goal! - Diocese of Oakland CA

The special collection for the weekend of November 21-22 supports the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), celebrating its 50^th anniversary this year. CCHD is a program of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops which funds local grassroots organizations that are helping low-income people to be empowered to lift themselves out of poverty.

The Diocese of Oakland receives back more in grants to local groups than we send in from our diocesan wide CCHD Collection each year. In 2020, CCHD awarded $187,500 to 10 organizations in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.

One of the organizations funded this year by CCHD is Planting Justice, headquartered in East Oakland. It has a threefold mission: grow food, grow jobs and grow community. They have built over 450 gardens in the Bay Area so people can grow their own food, especially in areas where fresh fruits and vegetables are not readily available. Their large nursery business provides training and jobs for those living in the area who are formerly incarcerated and those seeking equitably-paid work. In addition, PJ’s education program goes into Bay Area prisons, juvenile detention centers as well as middle and high schools giving instruction in sustainable agriculture and healthy eating.

For more information about the great work Planting Justice is doing, please see Fr. Jayson Landeza’s presentation on the CCHD East Bay YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/results?search_query=CCHD+EAst+bay or on the CCHD Oakland Diocese Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CCHDOAK/.

PLEASE DONATE: By supporting this collection, you are assisting East Bay organizations doing important work to give a hand up to people who need help.

If you missed the collection, it’s not too late to give! You can donate at www.CCHDEastBay.org. Please be generous and thank you for your kind consideration.