The world of a Catholic Charities case worker

DIOCESE OF CAMDEN PRESS RELEASE

ATLANTIC CITY NJ–Diane Jannone sits beaming behind her desk at Catholic Charities’ Family and Community Services Center in Atlantic City. She has good reason to smile. Just last week she finished spending the last of $250,000 state housing grant — well before the March 31 deadline. 

But outside the world of social services, the weight of that accomplishment might seem a little opaque. To put it in perspective, these kinds of grants are highly competitive and renewed from year to year. They come with strict qualifying requirements for potential beneficiaries. The clients must have received an eviction notice, with a court date and docket number, fall within a specific income level, have a particular kind of need, and never have received the assistance before.