Three Kings Day celebration marked an especially exciting and meaningful day at Centro of San Jose Catholic Charities of New Haven as children ages 0 – 13 patiently waited to receive toys donated from the New Haven Community. Celebrated in January, Three Kings Day, also known as El Dia de los Reyes Magos, is the Biblical story of three kings, Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, who followed a star that led them to Bethlehem, where they brought baby Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Submitted by Shital Patel on December 2, 2010 - 4:04pm
We have a family of four that has been coming to Catholic Charities/Centro San Jose for several years. Their four-year-old child is currently enrolled in our School Readiness programs and will be going to Kindergarten in September 2011. Their older child came to our preschool for two prior years.
The Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program was created in 1983 to supplement the work of local social service organizations within the United States, both private and governmental, to help people in need of emergency assistance. This collaborative effort between the private and public sectors has provided over $3.4 billion in Federal funds during its 27-year history.
An agency committed to strengthening families by eliminating barriers to self-sufficiency, securing permanent homes for children, offering youth and adults alternatives to incarceration and providing behavioral health services. 13.8%
United Way Funds a Family Center for 50 families that would encompass early childhood and youth programming, ESL and GED, adult literacy, including Motheread, and nurturing families programming.
