Guest blogs are articles by staff or experts offering their thoughts and experiences.
Guest Insights | From Crisis to Stability: Looking Beyond the Immediate Need
BY ERICA CROSEN Collaboration Over Competition: When Success Belongs to the Community Someone comes to Catholic Charities and says,...
October 23, 2026
Guest Insights | Collaboration Over Competition: When Success Belongs to the Community
BY ERICA CROSEN Collaboration Over Competition: When Success Belongs to the Community What could our community accomplish if we...
October 16, 2026
Guest Insight | The Cost of Crisis: Why Earlier Intervention Matters
BY ERICA CROSEN The Cost of Crisis: Why Earlier Intervention Matters What could change if we invested more in...
October 8, 2026
Guest Insight | Meeting Our Region’s Housing Needs Requires Housing Justice
BY CATHERINE DUARTE, AICP Meeting Our Region’s Housing Needs Requires Housing Justice Introducing a 3-part series Last November, the City...
August 21, 2026
Volunteer Voice | Service Before Self
United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) recent graduate Billie Botes’ commitment to service found a powerful home at the...
April 15, 2025
Guest Insights | Unhoused Is Not Synonymous with Unwanted
BY MARY ROACH More than half a million people in America are experiencing homelessness, according to the U.S. Department...
January 22, 2024
Guest Insights | Closing the Digital Divide
BY MARIA MENDEZ RODRIGUEZ Thanks to a Digital Equity Grant from the City of Colorado Springs, Catholic Charities of...
August 23, 2023
Guest Insights | SNAP Households Will See a Reduction in Benefits
BY ROCHELLE SCHLORTT According to the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), people receiving SNAP benefits – Supplemental Nutrition...
November 18, 2022
Guest Insights | Having An ID is Gold
BY CAMERYN FOX Having an ID is crucial for the success of someone who is navigating hard times. Without...
February 8, 2022
Guest Insights | Hospitality
BY VELDA BAKER A couple of years ago, all employees of Penrose St Francis hospitals were asked to add...
April 7, 2021
Guest Insights | More Housing for Struggling Families in Castle Rock
BY PAUL NARDUZZO Housing prices in Colorado have been on an upward trajectory for quite some time now. For...
January 29, 2021
Guest Insights | Catholic Charities Serves 560+ Families with $500K+ in COVID Rent Assistance.
BY ROCHELLE SCHLORTT Catholic Charities of Central Colorado reached a milestone Nov. 17, 2020, serving more than...
November 23, 2020
Guest Insight | Marian House to Open a Food Pantry
BY LORRI ORWIG Providing food to people in need has been a cornerstone of Catholic Charities services for years...
November 3, 2020
Guest Insights | Gesture of Kindness
BY BOBBI ALMEIDA I’m just going to start by pointing out the obvious: COVID-19 has really restructured the world. It...
October 6, 2020
Guest Insights | Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, and Kindness Goes A Long Way
BY ALI JO MEIER We are living in a time that has become strict about following guidelines. We know...
September 11, 2020
