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On Thursday, March 6, 2025, community members, business leaders, and advocates came together at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cedar Rapids for the Catherine McAuley ...

State of Iowa Anti-Homelessness Bills Proposed Senate Study Bill 1195 and House Study Bill 286 propose to criminalize homelessness statewide, putting Iowans at risk. These ...

All Federal Grants Will Be Suspended Today Contact your Member of Congress NOW! Yesterday, the White House directed the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ...

Standing United as A Place of Welcome and Hope: It was announced yesterday, January 21, 2025 that the new administration will be suspending all refugee ...

This year marks our 35th anniversary, and we’re thrilled to share the Catherine McAuley Center’s FY24 Annual Report! This special edition newsletter highlights key milestones, ...

We’re thrilled to announce that the Catherine McAuley Center has reached a major milestone – its 35th Anniversary! We’ve got big plans to celebrate CMC’s ...

Catherine McAuley’s legacy of offering compassionate and caring services to vulnerable populations continues on through the CMC mission. Today, a new generation of women, adult ...

Meet Elyse Keefer, Women’s Services Intern Elyse is a senior in the Social Work program at Mount Mercy University, and she’s been at CMC since ...

Meet Ron Rohrssen, English & Citizenship Tutor Ron has been volunteering at CMC for almost seven years. Now retired from the IT field, he continues ...

Meet Sue Erbes, Online English Tutor After Sue retired as Operations Manager at TrueNorth at the end of 2019, she wanted to volunteer. She came ...

Meet Rosemary Biderman, English & Citizenship Tutor Rosemary was a special education teacher for more than 20 years, and her volunteering experience goes back to ...

Meet Karen Matthews, Office & Technology Volunteer Karen started volunteering at CMC after transitioning from full-time work at Transamerica to part-time, with the goal of ...