Women, especially women already challenged by poverty, food insecurity, mental health challenges, and lack of health care, have experienced higher rates of infection, more loss of life, and greater job losses.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago continues to be a safety net for all of us throughout Chicagoland when the unexpected happens, always ready to help people going through difficult times just as it did 100+ years ago when it was founded to help the growing number of people in need as the Spanish Influenza was sweeping the globe after World War I.