A Legacy of Caring Service for 190 Years

Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore

Providing Help & Improving Lives

Basic Needs Support

Individualized Services

“When I didn’t know where else to turn, the caring staff at Bayard House helped me through my
pregnancy with hope, comfort, shelter and a future.”

“Catholic Charities is a blessing to families
in crisis. They helped us when we were
struggling to meet our basic needs.”

Catholic Charities Child & Adult Care
Food Program supports healthy meals
for children in daycare.

Programs

BASIC NEEDS

Energy Assistance
Financial Assistance
Diabetes Prevention
Financial Literacy
Food Assistance
Seton Thrift Center

SHELTER SERVICES

Bayard House

Casa San Francisco

Marydale Retirement Village:
Rental Housing for
Low Income Seniors

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

First Episode Psychosis Program

CADC Training

OTHER PROGRAMS

Child & Adult Food Program

Seton Center:
Our Eastern Shore MD Office &
Multi-purpose Community Center

Thank you for offering help and hope to those in need. Catholic Charities serves individuals and families in need. Your support of our mission is greatly appreciated and makes a difference. Click Ways to Give for options to help support our mission or contact us at 302-655-9624. Thank you!

Ways to Give

March 6-7 6pm-6pm “Do More 24 Delaware”! Catholic Charities joins @UnitedWayDE and @SpurImpact in kicking off the statewide Day of Giving for 2024. During this Giving Campaign, Catholic Charities will focus on supporting our Basic Needs Services. For details and to donate, click here.

Announcements

Save The Date! Please join us on May 14, 2025 for this exciting evening when our honoree will be presented with the Msgr. Thomas J. Reese Award for Community Service! For more information, click here.

HELP US “STOCK THE PANTRY!” URGENT NEED for donations of nonperishables such as canned meats, soups, fruits, vegetables, pasta, cereal, peanut butter & jelly, coffee, tea, powdered milk, cleaning products, dish detergent, paper goods, shampoo & soap. For locations, click here.

How will you keep your home comfortable this winter? Homeowners & renters at federal poverty guidelines can apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). For information, click here.

Our chatbot, Hope, will walk you through steps to recognize Prediabetes and provide strategies to take healthy steps in Diabetes Prevention. Hope is a free service that is anonymous, private, and available 24/7. Click here to learn more.

No person is excluded from service because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin.
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