CATHOLIC ACTION COMMISSION OF LORAIN COUNTY
“Promoting Peace and Justice by Advocating for the Poor and Powerless”

OUR MISSION:

The Catholic Action Commission of Lorain County acts as the social action agency of the Diocese of Cleveland in Lorain County. As a Commission, we believe that faith and justice are joined together. Our function is to act as an advocacy group to discover the root causes of problems and issues, influence public policy and be a catalyst for social change.


Pat O'Bryan, Director Catholic Commission WAM
Phone (330) 263-6176
www.catholic-action.org

PARISH OUTREACH SERVICES: “Developing Parish Social Action”
• Diocesan Education & Training Center for Social Justice
• Resources, materials & reflection guides for Parish programs
• Parish Outreach Network (Call 328-3301 to become your parish’s representative)
• Programs, Training & Technical Assistance for Parishes

SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION: “Developing Lay Leadership”
• Catholic Social Teaching education & training – CST on-line summary
• Parish Outreach Network (Call 328-3301 to become your parish’s representative)
• Community-based Issues Forums

ADVOCACY/ISSUES: “Addressing Public Policy”
• Latest Dioc. Legislative Hotline
• Building Community Alliances around Local Issues

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: “Catalyzing Community Organizing"
• FAITH House (Families In Transitional Housing) …serving single-parent homeless families

The Diocesan Social Action through the 5 Catholic Commissions working within the eight counties of the Diocese of Cleveland seeks to shape a more caring society and a more peaceful world through justice education, advocacy, community development and organizing. Our work is based on the call of the Gospel to work for the respect and dignity of all human life, the elimination of poverty, to speak out against injustice, and to promote the common good.