by Jenn Lyke | Apr 25, 2022 | News
Most women facing homelessness, especially those with children, will try “doubling up” with others to avoid going to a shelter, fearing what it will be like. Attempting to balance everyday life as a parent while experiencing the burden of homelessness and trying to...
by Jenn Lyke | Jul 15, 2021 | News
Early in the pandemic, Tiffany and her children’s father lost their jobs. Soon after, they became pregnant with their fourth child. With a loss of income, three children (and another on the way), receiving a letter from her landlord about 100 Neediest Cases came at...
by Jenn Lyke | Jul 15, 2021 | News
“Our Time. Your Mission.” That motto of Allsup Charitable Services has carried Catholic Urban Programs so far in the last two years. We are blessed to be among five organizations serving East St. Louis receiving complimentary business consultative services from the...
by Jenn Lyke | Jul 15, 2021 | News
The idea of transitioning to a client choice food pantry model had been circulating at CUP for several years. With the issue of food insecurity greatly magnified by the pandemic, our plans for this transition were accelerated. Planning began the midst of many...
by Jenn Lyke | Jul 15, 2021 | News
Earlier this year, 650 Catholics with innovative ideas applied to the nationwide OSV (Our Sunday Visitor) Innovation Challenge. Louis Jones, CUP’s Program and Mission Alignment Coordinator, applied and was selected as one of 25 semi-finalists in the contest for his...
by Jenn Lyke | Apr 20, 2021 | News
Where were you when the country shutdown due to the pandemic? How did it change your life? The answers to these questions will undoubtedly be etched in our minds forever. While this year has been difficult, most could not imagine handling a burden like the one faced...
