In the United States, tens of millions of people live in a web of poverty. This video offers a unique insight into the complexity of poverty, how it connects to everything that we do and the factors that keep so many people and families entrapped.

Learn more about the reality of poverty in the United States and find out how PovertyUSA.org can help you to join the work to address its root causes. 

Speakers addressed the themes of racism, immigration, land, environmental justice, labor, and housing.

Urban Tree Connection in Pennsylvania transformed abandoned lots into spaces for neighborhood empowerment.

Stories of those who have been empowered through funding from CCHD.

To understand how the Catholic Campaign for Human Development program helps people break out of the cycle of poverty, meet Mary.

In East Los Angeles, neighborhood moms organized to safeguard their children so that they play freely and walk to school in safety.

On South Dakota's Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, CCHD has been hard at work providing crucial start-up money to the Four Bands Community Fund.

In this video, Bishop Robert Barron, Jonathan Reyes, and Helen Alvaré discuss respect for the life and dignity of the human person.

Learn from Sr. Ruth Bolarte, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, and Sean Callahan as they discuss Solidarity.

Learn from Cardinal Seán O'Malley, Helen Alvaré, and Bill O'Keefe as they discuss the Rights and Responsibilities.

Learn from Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Fr. James Martin, SJ, Kerry Weber, and Thomas Awiapo as they discuss the preferential option for the poor and vulnerable