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Food, Housing, and Clothing

Food, Housing, and Clothing

We are here to assist you with food, shelter and clothing through our St. Lucy Food Project, St. Margaret of Cortona Family Transformational Housing, Christ House Men’s Transformational Housing, and the Christ House Thrift Store.
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Adoption, Counseling and Free Medical Care

Are you an expectant mother considering placing your child for adoption, expectant parents hoping to adopt, in need of mental health counseling or sick without health insurance? We can help through our pregnancy and adoption services, counseling, and Mother of Mercy Free Medical Clinic.
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Immigrant and Refugee Services

If you are a newcomer to the United States and want to learn English, or if you need help applying for citizenship or other documentation, we have classes and programs to assist you.
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Rent and Utility Assistance

Do you need emergency financial assistance to pay for your rent or utilities? Catholic Charities offers help, and you may qualify for our assistance.

Our Core Values

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A Catholic Response

At Catholic Charities our faith is the foundation of everything we do. Led by our Shepherd, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, we use the principles of Catholic social teaching to guide us in our response to serving the poor and vulnerable throughout our Diocese.
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Serving the Poor, Lonely and Vulnerable

We feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, heal the sick, welcome the newcomer, care for the elderly and visit the imprisoned because that is what Jesus commanded us to do in the Gospel. We serve all people in need, regardless of their faith.
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Lives Transformed

At Catholic Charities our mission goes beyond offering temporary assistance to individuals and families in need. Bolstered by a dedicated professional staff and a broad corps of volunteers we strive, with God’s grace, to transform the lives of the people we serve.
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Support the Mission

To serve and transform the lives of the men, women and families who come to Catholic Charities for assistance, we depend on the support of parishioners, neighbors and companies located within the 21 counties and seven cities that make up the Diocese of Arlington. Support our work today!

News & Announcements

Donate My Car

Navigating Northern Virginia without a vehicle can keep people from accessing jobs and the opportunity to move out of poverty. Catholic Charities Car Ministry accepts working cars, which it gives to qualified recipients. Non-operational cars are also accepted.

Donate My Car

In the News

VIDEO: Christ House Project 2019 (HomeAid Northern Virginia)

Catholic News Service, November 11, 2019
In May 2019, HomeAid Northern Virginia, K. Hovnanian Homes, and 28 Trade Partners completed a renovation of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Arlington's Christ House in Old Town Alexandria. This well-used building is home to four critical programs: transitional housing for 14 men, a food pantry, emergency rental assistance, and a soup kitchen that has proudly served dinner every night since 1974. Learn how HomeAid worked around the hundreds of clients, volunteers, and staff who come in and out of Christ House each day to totally transform the space so that it can be welcoming and uplifting community space and home for many years to come.

VIDEO: A yearlong work of mercy

Catholic News Service, October 28, 2019
Every week, this former Mount Vernon, Virginia, Grand Knight collects thousands of loaves of sliced bread from three bakery distributors and shares them with those in need.

How these Virginia Catholics are helping the homeless find work

CNA | September 26, 2019

Statements and Press Releases

MEDIA ADVISORY - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington Partners with American Immigration Lawyers Association on Citizenship Workshop

 January 28, 2020
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington will host its annual Citizenship Day Workshop on January 31st, which will provide assistance navigating the naturalization process to achieve the dream of U.S. citizenship...

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MEDIA ADVISORY - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington to Host 38th Annual Ball

 January 13, 2020
The event is the largest annual fundraiser for Catholic Charities, providing a significant portion of the resources needed to support 21 programs serving those in need throughout the 21 counties and seven cities of the Diocese...

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Catholic Charities Expands Long-Standing Education and Workforce Training Programs for Refugees and Immigrants to Serve Larger Community

 January 7, 2020
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington has renamed its “Hogar Immigrant Service Education” program “Education and Workforce Development.” The new name signifies an expansion of its previous mission, in which the program provided education and workforce training to immigrants and refugees...

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Photo Gallery: 2020 Catholic Charities Ball

February 7, 2020

With Love and Charity: Thanks to generous donors and volunteers from throughout Catholic Diocese of Arlington, the 2020 Catholic Charities Ball raised more than $1 million to support our programs which feed the hungry, house the homeless, heal the sick, welcome the newcomer and protect the vulnerable.

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Catholic Charities sends mobile response center on final day of WorkCamp

July 1, 2019

The last day of WorkCamp 2019 saw more than 800 campers rise early to clean and collect their things before a day of goodbyes...

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We picked Catholic Charities because our Catholic faith is really important to us. It's important to me. It's important to my husband, and so I appreciated the fact that they were rooted in that. We really admired that their program was kind of a full-circle support system for both adoptive families and the adoptee, growing up, should they ever need it, and also most importantly, the birth mothers.
- Abbie Lenahan, adoptive mom