IT’S WORKING: Nashville Catholic Charities Announces Layoffs Due To Federal Funding Cuts

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee, announced May 21 that it has been forced to lay off 51 staff members in the wake of the Trump administration’s federal funding cuts for the U.S. refugee resettlement program.

Judy Orr, executive director of Nashville’s Catholic Charities, stated that the funding cuts will also force them to close the New Americans refugee program, with more layoffs expected in the next few weeks. Catholic Charities will continue to operate the Tennessee Office for Refugees, however.

“In recent months, federal actions have severely weakened the national resettlement infrastructure,” Orr stated. “When our national partner, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), ended its participation in the program, it became clear that we could no longer sustain this work locally, even if refugee admissions were to resume at previous levels.”

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