1910
Bishop Thomas F. Hickey plans collection to fund Catholic-sponsored charities in the diocese
1912
Catholic Charities Guild established
1914
Relief Department initiated under Father Jacob Staub
1915
Kathleen d’Olier hired as first social worker
1917
Bishop Thomas F. Hickey leads cause to pass N.Y. Charities Aid Law and Rochester Catholic Charities Aid Association incorporated
Charles Settlement House established
First deficit financial drive held with $50,000 goal, $70,000 raised
Relief department included in new Rochester Catholic Charities Aid Association
1918
Rochester Catholic Charities Aid Association joins Patriotic and Community Fund (Community Chest)
1924
Rochester Catholic Charities Aid Association changes name to Rochester Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities joins Council of Social Agencies, now the Planning, Evaluation and Allocation Division of United Way
Genesee Settlement House established
1926
Camp Stella Maris founded by St. Bernard’s seminarians Gerry Lambert and Eugene Hudson
1930
Father Walter Foery is first Catholic Charities diocesan director
Elmira Catholic Family Center established
1934
Catholic Charities established separate casework division
1935
Columbus Youth Association (now Catholic Youth Organization) established
1937
Camp Columbus established by Father Frederich Straub on Owasco Lake
1941
St. Joseph’s Villa established
1950
Name of Catholic Charities’ casework agency changed to Catholic Family Center
1958
DePaul Clinic established
1967
Bishop Fulton Sheen establishes position of urban vicar and secular missionaries to directly serve the poor
1977
Office of Social Ministry created by Bishop Joseph L. Hogan, who appoints Charles Mulligan as director
Catholic Charities’ trustees approve agency’s basic values
1978
Kinship Group Homes incorporated
“Catholic Charities of the Future” approved by board of trustees
1979
Bishop Matthew H. Clark accepts “Catholic Charities of the Future” report
1980
Catholic Charities hosts 66th-annual meeting of the National Conference of Catholic Charities
“Catholic Charities of the Future” step 1: organizing Southern Tier Office of Social Ministry
Father Neil Miller becomes Southern Tier Office of Social Ministry’s director
Catholic Charities Community and Residential Services opens Lyons Community Residence for recently deinstitutionalized people
1981
Food Bank of the Southern Tier established
1982
New York State Council of Catholic Charities Directors conducts first convening
“Catholic Charities of the Future” step 2: organizing Finger Lakes Office of Social Ministry
Giovina Caroscio becomes Finger Lakes Office of Social Ministry’s executive director
1985
“Catholic Charities of the Future” step 3: Genesee Valley Office of Social Ministry becomes third regional office
Father John Firpo appointed diocesan director
Catholic Charities adopts decentralized system of governance
Anthony Barbaro appointed executive director of Catholic Charities of the Southern Tier
1988
CYO and Genesee Valley Office of Social Ministry merge with CFC
1989
Carolyn Portanova appointed executive director of the “new” CFC
CFC opens Women’s Place
Judy Taylor coordinates Campaign for Human Development and Catholic Relief Services activities in the diocese
1990
CCCRS’ AIDS Services opens Mary’s House
1991
Father Firpo resigns as diocesan director; Paul Pickering is interim director
CFC opens Francis Center
1992
Jack Balinsky appointed diocesan director
CCCRS becomes a separate regional entity
Catholic Charities takes lead role in creating Diocesan Public Policy Committee
1993
CFC opens residential drug-treatment facilities, Freedom House and Hannick Hall
1994
Providence Housing Development Corp. established; Maggie Bringewatt named executive director
1995
Sharing the Light award and dinner established by Finger Lakes Catholic Charities
Suzanne Schnittman hired as diocesan consistent life ethic coordinator
Catholic Charities of Livingston County established; Richard Merges is executive director
1996
CFC launches Rochester Women’s Bean Project, now Healthy Sisters’ Soup and Bean Works
Tim McMahon becomes second director of Catholic Charities of Livingston County
1997
CCCRS’ Traumatic Brain Injury Services begins offering life skills training services
AIDS Services is lead agency in S.O.A.R. Project, a recreation and summer camp for children affected by HIV/AIDS
Catholic Charities of the Southern Tier establishes county offices in Steuben and Tompkins
Schuyler County domestic-violence program created; paves way for county office there
Catholic Charities of Livingston County moves to larger headquarters in Mount Morris
1998
Traumatic Brain Injury Services offers service coordination, home and community support services
CFC is a founding member/lead agency for RecoveryNet
Paul Hesler becomes Food Bank of the Southern Tier’s executive director
Sister Janet Korn hired as diocesan social-justice awareness coordinator
1999
Catholic Charities hosts Catholic Charities USA’s annual meeting; Archbishop Desmond Tutu is the keynote speaker
Catholic Charities creates the Bishop Matthew H. Clark Award; bishop is first recipient
Traumatic Brain Injury Services offers intensive behavioral programming, community integration counseling services
CFC launches its Ways to Work Loan and Welfare to Work programs
2000
CCCRS changes name to Catholic Charities Community Services
Jann Armantrout becomes diocesan life-issues coordinator
Father James Hewes advocates for establishment of Catholic Charities of Wayne County
Project Unity created
Kinship Youth and Family Services becomes special-purpose Catholic Charities agency
Ruth Putnam Marchetti hired as coordinator of Works of Love program
2001
Turning Point program in Steuben County moves to Liberty Street in Bath
2002
CFC moves headquarters to 87 N. Clinton Ave., Rochester
CFC opens Sanctuary House, an emergency shelter for homeless women and women with children
Providence builds St. Andrew’s House for the developmentally disabled on diocesan Pastoral Center campus
2003
Giovina Caroscio resigns as executive director of Catholic Charities of the Finger Lakes after 21 years of leadership
Catholic Charities of the Southern Tier reorganizes into four subsidiaries
Catholic Charities of Chemung/Schuyler Counties established
Catholic Charities of Steuben County established
Catholic Charities of Tompkins/Tioga Counties established
Food Bank of the Southern Tier becomes Catholic Charities subsidiary
Anthony Barbaro becomes associate diocesan director of Catholic Charities
2004
Catholic Charities of Wayne County established; Loretta Kruger becomes executive director
Joseph DiMino becomes Catholic Charities of Livingston County’s executive director
2005
Maggie Bringewatt retires from Providence; Monica McCullough becomes executive director
La Casa, a migrant-housing center in Sodus, opens
2007
Jann Armantrout wins Leo Holmsten Human Life Award
Ellen Wayne becomes executive director of Catholic Charities of the Finger Lakes
2008
Deacon Timothy Sullivan becomes Catholic Charities of Wayne County’s executive director
2010
Carlos Garcia becomes Catholic Charities of Livingston County’s executive director
