Catholic Charities Solidarity Team is an international and social justice program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Metuchen, applying programs and initiatives from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,
through their time, talent and financial support of volunteers in the diocesan community, including staff members from Catholic Charities,

The Catholic Charities Solidarity Team strives to:

• Alleviate suffering that results from natural disasters or human willfulness
• Nurture vulnerable people in seeking solutions to poverty and exclusion
• Address injustices which exploit the poor, both at the source of the injustice and more widely.
• Witness to relational kindness and compassion, as a countercultural response to narcissism and aggression.
• Provide relief to the hungry in the Diocese of Metuchen and in selected areas throughout the world.
• Serve the people of the Metuchen Diocese, through regular prayer and education, to fulfill their moral responsibility intending to human suffering and its causes, along with the promotion of an integral vision of social justice.

Catholic Charities Solidarity Team is guided by the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.  Many see service on CCST as their primary ministry within the church.

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