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Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 November 2022 Hello! My name is Lacy de la Garza, and I currently serve as the Director of Parish and Community Relations for Catholic Charities Dallas. With the holiday season quickly approaching, we want to highlight our Homelessness & Housing Services program. At CCD, we work very hard to create safe environments for clients who may not have [...]

Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 October 2022 Hello! I am Lacy de la Garza, the Director of Parish and Community Relations at Catholic Charities Dallas. You may know that October is Pro-Life Month! Here at Catholic Charities, we are doing our part in the Dallas community by offering pregnancy crisis counseling, parenting classes, and adoption services. We share this information so you are aware [...]

Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 September 2022 Hello! I’m Lacy de la Garza, the Director of Parish and Community Relations here at Catholic Charities Dallas. Every September, we have the opportunity to celebrate Grandparents' Day.  This month we are sharing more about the CCD Senior Services program, serving individuals age 55 and over, many of whom are grandparents! At the Brady Senior Center, we [...]

Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 August 2022 Hello! My name is Lacy de la Garza and I serve as the Director of Parish and Community Relations at Catholic Charities Dallas.  With August comes a new school year, and many students are looking forward to school not just for learning, but for meals.  Hungry children are often able to eat breakfast and lunch at school, but [...]

Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 July 2022 Merry Christmas!  Yes, it’s Christmas in July!   Hello, I’m Lacy de la Garza, the Director of Parish and Community Relations at Catholic Charities Dallas.  Every year, Catholic Charities, and our women’s auxiliary group, the Angels of Charity, collect and distribute thousands of gifts for our clients and their children.  It is now time for us to begin asking [...]

Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 June 2022 Hello and welcome! I’m Lacy de la Garza, Director of Parish & Community Relations for Catholic Charities Dallas. With over 20 million refugees around the world, Catholic Charities Dallas is grateful to assist displaced individuals who come to our doors. The Refugee Services team at Catholic Charities Dallas has served the refugee community since the late 1970s. [...]

Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 May 2022 Hello and welcome! I’m Lacy de la Garza, Director of Parish & Community Relations for Catholic Charities Dallas. Did you know that May is National Foster Care Month? Our International Foster Care program is in need of caring individuals to provide a safe and nurturing home for youth, ages 14-17 years old. As a part of our [...]

Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 April 2022 Welcome to this month’s Parish Update from Catholic Charities Dallas! I’m Lacy de la Garza, Director of Parish & Community Relations for Catholic Charities. With spring brings many graduations. Do you have parents worried about affording college for their kids? Are your young adults graduating and unsure of what to do when their student loan payments begin? Our [...]

Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 February 2022 Hello! I’m Lacy de la Garza, Director of Parish & Community Relations for Catholic Charities Dallas. This month we are focusing on one program highlight: Citizenship. We offer both Citizenship Classes and Citizenship Workshops. These are different. Each are offered at our locations, and can also be offered at your parish by request. Although the citizenship classes [...]

Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 October 2021 First, we would love the chance to serve your parish with our mobile food program if we aren’t already. There are some spots left on our fourth mobile truck. Please contact me if you are interested in speaking about this with our food team and I can help arrange a meeting. Second, did you know Catholic [...]

Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 September 2021 First, we are highlighting our citizenship workshops. Hosted by our CCD Immigration Legal Services team, we have resumed offering these in-person each Friday morning here at our Mockingbird location. Flyers are available on the parish resources webpage. Please encourage your parishioners to take advantage of this opportunity.Second, our Educational Services team currently has many open teacher positions, [...]

Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 July 2021 First, we are proud to announce the bilingual Hope Project resources are now live on the parish resources webpage. We invite you to join us in promoting this new, free resource to your parish. Hope will help build coping skills for those suffering, perhaps in silence, with depression and anxiety. As a faith leader in our community, [...]

Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 June 2021 Thanks to all who promoted Time for Giving. Aside from the needed financial support it provides, we appreciate the increased awareness of our services which will help us serve more across our diocese. We cannot do this without your help! With all of the growth happening at CCD, we’ve got some great positions available now for qualified [...]

Lacy de la Garza | Email: ldelagarza@ccdallas.org | Phone: 469-801-8134 May 2021 Hello! Welcome back to our May edition of the parish updates from Catholic Charities. This month is very important to us because it’s our “Time for Giving”! The actual second collection happens this coming weekend, the 15th and 16th, but the whole month is dedicated to improved awareness of our programs serving the whole diocese. Thanks [...]