You may have seen Fr. Dave Bergner, Catholic Charities’ Executive Director, running around downtown Milwaukee last winter, plugging parking meters. He left ripple cards in his wake, inspiring others to pay it forward and to do good deeds throughout southeastern Wisconsin. Others followed his lead, and the ripples of kindness spread far and wide. Help… Read more »

Submitted by Bob: When I left work at the Catholic Herald, I noticed somebody had swept and cleaned off my truck, so as I was pulling out of the parking lot, I noticed another car that needed snow clearing, so I stopped, decided to pay it forward and cleaned off one of the last cars… Read more »

Just want to say thank you to all of the amazing donors and volunteers who helped us distribute gifts to well over 2,000 men, women and children. Because of your kindness, caring spirits and generosity so many people will have smiles on their faces on Christmas morning! More than that, they will know for certain… Read more »

As of today we hit the half way mark of our $200,000 campaign goal!  We are sitting at $104,151. We have a ways to go to hit $200k but wow, are we just thankful for the contributions.  Each dollar donated really does make a ripple because we use these dollars to provide services like counseling,… Read more »

Yesterday someone made a ripple with me. It was a super busy and crazy day. You know, one of those days that you hardly have time to look up and smile at someone? Well a very kind co-worker saw me engrossed in proof reading a large document and walked in, gave me a hug, and… Read more »

Thank you to the patrons of Kip’s Inn in West Allis for sponsoring five of our client families.  The gifts you donated will definitely add hope, cheer and gratitude to the lives of the families.  And lots of thanks to Archbishop Listecki for joining us on our trip to Kip’s to pick up the gifts… Read more »

Well, it’s been a very busy first week of our Christmas Gift giving effort here at Catholic Charities!  We have seen so many donations of Christmas presents come in for our clients in need and have also had the help of some great organizations and individuals volunteering to help us sort and package those gifts!… Read more »

Submitted by PJ:   I recently spent my morning sorting gift donations at the Catholic Charities’ Christmas Castle. It was a wonderful experience. It’s awesome to see there are so many giving people in our community. The Playworks Milwaukee Staff and myself organized donations and began matching the donations with partnering families. I enjoyed the… Read more »

Submitted by Elizabeth:   That was the goal when I set out to Make a Ripple this past weekend. I started out by making a batch of cookies. But instead of saving them all for myself and my family I decided to give them out to others. I then went out to my neighbors houses… Read more »

Submitted by Kami:   Thank you cards to local public service professionals, social service agencies, and others who make a difference in the community were dropped off in the post office box this afternoon, each with a make a ripple card!