Catholic Charities celebrated International Women's Day on March 8th
Catholic Charities of Lubbock celebrated local women on Tuesday, March 8th -- a day known around the world as International Women’s Day. The event featured brunch, guest speakers, and vendors, at the Maggie Trejo SuperCenter.
Invited attendees included many women who serve as kinship caregivers. These are grandmothers, aunts, sisters and even family friends, who are caring for children who are not biologically theirs.
The Kinship program of Catholic Charities aims to provide support, resources, and advocacy for family members caring for family children. According to everytexan.org, (formerly Center for Public Policy Priorities) there are approximately 253,000 kinship families in the state of Texas.