Catholic Charities News
For teens, summer job is first step toward long-term success
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
The Boston Globe
Megan Woolhouse’s article “Teen jobs fall short of city’s target” (Page A1, Aug. 18) paints a sad but realistic picture of this summer’s teen employment in Boston.
Program offers companion to isolated, lonely seniors
Thursday, July 31, 2014
LYNN — As a teacher, Marge Callahan worked with children most of her life, and she thought she would in retirement as well, but a chance meeting caused an abrupt shift, and she has no regrets.
“I found out that kids don’t appreciate you nearly as well as seniors do,” she said with a laugh. “I feel like the Queen of Sheba as a companion.”
'Lucky Few' Refugees Get To Resettle In Massachusetts
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
WGBH
St. Peter’s Teen Center hosts exhibit on Cape Verdean whalers
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Dorchester Reporter
By Dave Eisenstadter, Special to the Reporter
As they stalked the migration paths of the whales they hunted, Azoreans, Cape Verdeans, and Brazilians formed migratory paths of their own, some of which led directly to Dorchester.
The New Bedford Whaling Museum opened its traveling exhibition on Lusophone – that’s Portuguese speaking – people at the Catholic Charities’ Teen Center at St. Peter’s Church at 278 Bowdoin St. in Dorchester on Saturday, June 21. It runs through Thursday.
