For Immediate Release

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Bridget Ryan Snell
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
bridget_snell@ccab.org

Catholic Charities appoints Haiti Response Coordinator
Riché Zamor to outreach to community

(BOSTON) February 9, 2010— Tiziana Dearing, President of Catholic Charities for the Archdiocese of Boston, today announced the appointment of Riché Zamor as Haiti Earthquake Response Coordinator for the agency. Mr. Zamor is the President of Fondwa University in Haiti, which was destroyed in last month’s earthquake, and is the former director of the Haitian Multi Service Center at Catholic Charities. He has agreed to the part time position for an initial period of six months. The Coordinator will operate out of the Catholic Charities Haitian Multi-Service Center on Columbia Road in Dorchester, MA.

Ms. Dearing, on the appointment of a coordinator explained, “We at Catholic Charities feel strongly that to better serve the needs here in Boston resulting from the quake, we need someone who not only knows and works within Greater Boston’s Haitian community, but also is connected to the efforts on the ground in Haiti. Riché is the obvious choice. We are fortunate that he is prepared to help the Haitian Multi-Service Center and all of Catholic Charities with this critical work. Riché will coordinate resources across Catholic Charities in response to local needs, as well as working with local Haitian community organizations, the Commonwealth and cities involved in what will and must be an integrated, coordinated response.” 

Mr. Zamor has been volunteering on response efforts since mid-January, and will begin his formal role immediately.

About Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston
For more than 100 years, Catholic Charities has continued its mission of building a just and compassionate society rooted in the dignity of all people. The agency provides approximately 140 programs and services throughout Eastern Massachusetts. These services respond to the needs of the poor and working poor, provide supportive services to children and families, and assist refugees and immigrants as they become active participants in their communities. Last year, Catholic Charities served nearly 200,000 people in need of all faiths. To discover more of our work, visit www.ccab.org.
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