Cardinal Dolan visits Abraham House ahead of Christmas
BY ALEX MITCHELL
Some south Bronx residents
received a Christmas blessing
by none other than New York’s
Cardinal Timothy Dolan this
week.
On Tuesday afternoon, Dolan
visited Abraham House, a Catholic
Charities Agency at 340 Willis
Ave. in Mott Haven, which offers
extensive services for adults
and children affected by incarceration,
poverty, violence and
truancy.
During the cardinal’s auspicious
visit, he provided Bronx
residents with some much
needed holiday cheer, along with
some food and gifts to brighten
up a year that most would like
to forget.
The cardinal extended his
“love and good wishes for Christmas”
and added that, “Abraham
House is where Jesus would be,
when you think about it he would
not have a place for his birth, he
was a refugee on the road with
his family. He spent his life loving
and embracing people like
you.”
Joined by Executive Director
of Catholic Charities of New
York Monsignor Kevin Sullivan,
Abraham House Executive
Director Althea Brooks and
Catholic Charities Day Labor
Cardinal Timothy Dolan visits Abraham House Photos courtesy of Johnny Zhang
Program Associate Director Gabriela
Rosa, Dolan greeted residents
and distributed gifts to
day laborers who have participated
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in the Catholic Charities
Community Services training
program.
He also had other special
surprises for Abraham House
residents who have been reentering
the Bronx community following
their release from Rikers
Island.
Dolan concluded the visit
with a Christmas celebration
and distributed more gifts going
to Abraham House’s food pantry
recipients.
The visit was socially distanced
and followed standard
safety protocols while still bringing
a warm Christmas cheer to
the south Bronx at a time when
the community needed it most.
Dolan gave a special shout
out to those who made the event
possible even during an ongoing
global pandemic.
“Our revenues have been down
because we can’t do the fundraisers
that we usually depend on to
keep going. Our loyal people in
this great area have been tremendously
generous so we’ve been
able to maintain it,” he said.
Monsignor Sullivan echoed
the cardinal’s sentiments and
added that teamwork is the key to
survival.
“We’re very grateful for our
partners who enable us to meet
the increased need. The economic
devastation is going to go on for
years. We know at Catholic Charities
and our parishes and our
schools, we’re going to be walking
with people who are suffering
for 3 to 4 years, but we’re going to
do it together.
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