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2010 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award for Young Adults

Nominations are due to the CCHD national office no later than July 31, 2010.

Do you know a young, faith-filled Catholic (age 18-30) who is actively engaged in changing unjust structures that keep people trapped in the cycle of poverty? Nominate him or her for the 2010 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award, an annual award given by USCCB’s Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Winners over the past several years have included Brigitte Gynther (2009), for her work to support migrant farmworkers’ advocacy efforts in Immokalee, FL; Stephanie Garza (2008), for her role empowering immigrant parents in Chicago; DavidGolemboski (2007), for his work leading youth on inner-city immersion experiences in Louisville; Jamila Spencer (2006), for her community organizing and immigration reform efforts in Denver; and Rafael Duran (2005), for his role as co-founder of an organization that champions justice for restaurant workers in New York.

The award recipient will receive a $1,000.00 cash award and will be honored at a reception held in conjunction with the November annual meeting of the United States Catholic Bishops in Baltimore, Maryland.

Nomination forms can be downloaded from the CCHD website, or download an information brochure here. (1,230 KB) Questions? Contact Jill Rauh, via e-mail, at CCHD.

CCHD is the U.S. Catholic Church’s response to poverty in America. The Campaign puts the gospel and our Catholic social teachings into action by supporting self-help, low-income, community-based projects and through transformative education. Last year, CCHD invested over $8 million in over 250 community-based projects across the country.

From Campus to Parish: Where Did the Young People Go?

A two-day conference on ways to attract a generation of Catholics back to the church, featuring sociologists, campus ministers and professionals in young adult ministry.

The American Catholic community is facing a crisis of major proportions. Be a part of the solution.

June 2011

Fordham University Campus, New York City, New York

To register, or for more information, visit the conference website: The Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies.