Catholic Charities of Herkimer County

09/11/2026

Help Us Support Our Community Through Mohawk Valley Gives

This year, we’re raising support for our basic needs programs in Herkimer County, including:

🥫 Food Pantry – Helping families keep food on the table.
🔥 Emergency Assistance – Helping with urgent needs like heat and utilities.
🏠 Housing Programs – Helping individuals and families find and maintain safe, stable housing.

For many of our neighbors, these programs are essential — providing food, warmth, and a safe place to live during difficult times.

📅 Early Giving begins September 14
💙 MV Gives Day is September 18

Please consider making a donation and sharing our campaign!

👉 https://www.givemv.org/organizations/catholic-charities-of-herkimer-county

Every donation makes a difference. Together, we can help meet the basic needs of our neighbors and strengthen our community. 💙

09/11/2026

📣 If you work with youth, raise youth, support youth, or simply care about what young people are facing today, this series is for you.

The world our kids are growing up in is changing fast. New substances and trends emerge. Social media creates challenges that didn’t exist a generation ago. Teen brains are still developing while they’re being asked to make increasingly complicated decisions. And the adults supporting them need the knowledge and tools to keep up.

That’s exactly why we created our FREE Virtual Prevention Lunch & Learn Series. 💻🥪

Just one hour over lunch can give you information you can actually use at work, at home, and in your community.

✨ September 15 | Prevention 101
What does prevention really look like? Learn how effective prevention strategies can strengthen youth, families, and entire communities.

🔎 October 20 | Current Trends Affecting Youth
What are young people being exposed to right now? We’ll take a closer look at behaviors, substances, emerging trends, and the challenges adults need to be paying attention to.

🧠 November 17 | Inside the Developing Teen Brain
Ever wonder why teens can be incredibly thoughtful one minute and make a completely baffling decision the next? Learn how brain development affects emotions, relationships, decision-making, risk-taking, and behavior.

📱 December 15 | Social Media Safety
Cyberbullying. Online boundaries. Digital risks. Social media pressure. Learn practical ways to help young people navigate an online world that can sometimes feel impossible to escape.

These conversations matter.

The more we understand what young people are experiencing, why they respond the way they do, and what actually helps, the better equipped we are to support them before problems become crises.

And the best part?

✅ FREE to attend
✅ Completely virtual
✅ 12:00–1:00 PM
✅ Attend from your office, home, or wherever you spend your lunch hour
✅ Practical information you can take with you long after the session ends

Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, teacher, counselor, coach, prevention professional, social service provider, community partner, or someone who simply wants to make a difference, we would love to have you join us.

🚨 Our first session is rapidly approaching on September 15th, so now is the time to register!

📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to register and receive the Zoom link.

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September Food Sense

08/31/2026

Another Great Summer of RHY FIT Program!

Thank you to Trisha Alford, RHY Program Director and Teira Davis; RHY Caseworker/Crisis Coordinator, for planning an excellent summer of activities for our youth. Great job!

Thank you Rachael Case - Herkimer County Youth Bureau Director for your ongoing support for our youth!

08/17/2026

Fun, Family Event. Come make your own walk away homemade Ice Cream. All Herkimer County families and youth invited.

08/17/2026

Please join us for a FREE event that can help educate, spread awareness, and come together as a community to support our loved ones who have been affected by substance use and overdose.