Who We Are
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, PEACE AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
April 2009
The work of the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development is guided by the USCCB Committee on International Justice and Peace; the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development and the Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
These committees meet twice a year to review issues, establish policies and set priorities. The Domestic and International Committees meet jointly to address common issues and efforts to share Catholic social teaching and build the Church’s capacity for social mission. The CCHD Subcommittee sets policies and reviews and approves the grants of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) ● Education and Outreach
Office of Domestic Social Development ● Office of International Justice and Peace
Environmental Justice Program
The overall work of the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development is directed by:
John Carr
Executive Director
202-541-3181 jcarr@usccb.org
Marxtine (Stine) Gross
Executive Assistant
202-541-3180 sgross@usccb.org
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the Catholic Church’s unique effort to overcome poverty. Led by the Bishops’ Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, CCHD demonstrates the principles of Catholic Social Teaching by helping low-income people and communities to organize to improve their lives. CCHD provides grants to self-help community organizations and economic initiatives development to address the causes of poverty in low-income communities.
The Education and Outreach staff helps the Bishops broaden, deepen and strengthen efforts to share Catholic social teaching, to educate about poverty and the mission of CCHD, and to inform and involve diocesan and other Catholic leaders in effective education, grassroots advocacy and action on the Catholic social mission. The Department develops electronic and other communications, action alerts, convenings and youth initiatives, educational resources and tools to help bishops, diocesan leaders and others to share and act on the Church’s social mission.
Vacant,
Associate Director
Catholic social teaching, Life and Dignity,
Faithful Citizenship
Charles Evans
Communication, Resource Development
202-541-3364 cevans@usccb.org
Donna Toliver Grimes
Poverty Education Outreach
202-541-3372 dgrimes@usccb.org |
Cynthia Morris-Colbert
Convenings, CST Education
202-541-3373 cmorris-colbert@usccb.org
Jill Rauh
Issue Outreach/Youth and Young Adult
202-541-3297 jrauh@usccb.org
Joe Naranjo
Outreach/Information Associate
202-541-3191 jnaranjo@usccb.org
Yolanda Taylor-Burwell
Program/Convenings Associate
202-541-3185 ytaylor-burwell@usccb.org |
The Office of Domestic Social Development works with the Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development to coordinate the Conference’s policy development and advocacy on major national social and economic justice issues, including poverty, health care, housing, hunger, agriculture, death penalty, civil rights, labor and employment.
Kathy Saile,
Director -Poverty, Health Policy, Death Penalty
202-541-3134 ksaile@usccb.org
Roxana Barillas
Nutrition, Agriculture, Welfare
202-541-3445 rbarillas@usccb.org
Thom Shellabarger
Economy, Labor, Housing
202-541-3189 tshellabarger@usccb.org
Jessica Zurcher - DSD Assistant
202-541-3160 DSDAsistant@usccb.org
The Office of International Justice and Peace works with The Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace to coordinate the Conference policy development and advocacy on the moral and human dimensions of international issues, including war and peace, global poverty, religious liberty, human rights, foreign aid, trade and debt relief. The office focuses in particular on acting in solidarity with the Church in the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia.

The
Environmental Justice Program (EJP) calls Catholics to a deeper respect for God’s creation and engages parishes in activities that deal with environmental problems, particularly as they affect the poor.
Cecilia Calvo
Environmental Justice, Climate Change
202-541-3188 ccalvo@usccb.org