Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fall River, Inc

06/26/2026

We are incredibly grateful to the Massachusetts Bar Foundation to be among this year’s IOLTA grant recipients as part of this historic $7.6 million investment in legal aid across the Commonwealth.
This support strengthens our ability to serve individuals and families facing urgent civil legal challenges, ensuring greater access to justice for those who need it most.
Thank you, MBF, for your leadership and commitment to building more equitable and resilient communities.

The Massachusetts Bar Foundation (MBF) Board of Trustees has awarded $7.6 million through its annual Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Grants Program, the largest grant distribution in the Foundation’s history. The funding will support 94 programs throughout Massachusetts that expand a...

06/18/2026

Did You Know?
In 2025, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fall River stood out as one of the top four shelter providers in Massachusetts for housing placements, earning recognition from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) for outstanding rehousing outcomes for homeless individuals.
This achievement reflects the dedication of our staff, partners, and supporters who work every day to help individuals move from homelessness to stable housing.
👏 Thank you to everyone who makes this life-changing work possible!

06/17/2026

We are proud to partner with THRIVE as we come together in compassion, community, and hope.
Through this collaboration, we will be there to help connect neighbors to vital community services, resources, and support. Together with our community partners, we are working to serve, uplift, and ensure that everyone is welcomed with dignity and care.
We look forward to standing alongside THRIVE to make a meaningful difference—one act of kindness at a time. 💙

06/17/2026

We are deeply grateful to the Cape Cod community for your incredible support of St. Joseph Shelter.
To our dedicated volunteers, the Cape parishioners, those who took the time to write letters of support, and everyone who gave so generously—thank you. You have truly shown what faith in action looks like.
Because of you, our shelter guests are not only cared for—they are treated with dignity, respect, and love. You lift us up and remind us of the power of community.
We couldn’t do this without you. 💙

06/16/2026

06/08/2026

We’re grateful to the One SouthCoast for hosting the 2026 Legislative Luncheon. It was an informative and engaging event, and a wonderful opportunity to catch up with our State Representatives and our friends in the business community. Thank you for bringing everyone together for such an important conversation!

06/05/2026

Faces of St. Joseph’s House

“I need a community to be a community and look out for each other. Because in the end, we’re all we’ve got.”

When Sheila heard the rhetoric surrounding the relocation of St. Joseph’s House and the people who stay there, she says, “It broke my heart.”

Thank you, Sheila, for sharing your story and reminding us that homelessness is something that can affect anyone, and that compassion must always come first.

06/04/2026

Moving Day at St. Joseph's House

As one shelter guest prepares to move into transitional housing, she shared, "If it weren't for the shelter, I'd be on the street, which would be devastating. St. Joseph's has been a blessing."

She looks forward to her new home, but hasn't lost site of her ultimate goal: an apartment of her own.

Every move-out is a step forward, but the need for a safe, modern shelter remains urgent.

06/02/2026

A call to compassion for our Cape Cod community 🙏

We’re grateful to the clergy members of the Diocese of Fall River who raised their voices in support of our solutions-based plan for St. Joseph's House. As they remind us, “This is a community-wide challenge and it requires a community-wide response.”

The new shelter building will provide safer, more accessible space - eliminating stairs for older adults, and creating room for medical care, case management, and day programs that help people move toward stability.

Read more:

Bishop of Fall River Diocese and Cape and Islands clergy call for support for Hyannis shelter plan.

06/02/2026

Did you know? In 2025, over 84% of our shelter guests were Cape Cod residents. And more than 40% were working — driving for rideshare, holding hourly jobs, doing the kind of work that no longer covers Cape rent. These are our neighbors. They lived here before they lost housing. They will live here after they regain it. The shelter is not bringing people in — it is keeping people in.

When a senior on a fixed income or a working parent loses their footing, the community that holds them is doing the work of the Church. That is who St. Joseph’s House is for. That is who we will keep showing up for.