Catholic Urban Programs

Catholic Urban Programs, a federation of five faith-based agencies, advances the dignity of the human person through compassionate response to human needs, advocacy for justice, and the empowerment of individuals and families to reach their full potential.

CUP Agencies Include:  

• Human Services Office
• Holy Angels Shelter
• The Griffin Center
• Neighborhood Law
• Hubbard House

Our efforts are concentrated in the Diocese of Belleville, particularly in St. Clair County, Illinois. The goal of our ministry is to personify the Corporal Works of Mercy, which Christ reveals in the gospel of Matthew.

“For I was hungry and you gave me food,
I was thirsty and you gave me drink,
a stranger and you welcomed me,
naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me,
in prison and you visited me.”