Catholic Charities Executive to Speak at United Nations

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Candy S. Hill, Vice
President Social Policy and Government Affairs for Catholic Charities USA,
will speak at Religions for Peace, a consultative symposium of the North
American Women of Faith Network, on June 15, 2009. The program will be held
at 777 United Nations Plaza, second floor, in New York City.

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Participating in a panel on Reflections for Action, Ms. Hill will address
"Women, Girls and Urban Poverty." Ms. Alia Hogden, Executive Director,
Canadian Council of Muslim Women, will serve as moderator. Other featured
panelists participating in the discussion include Mrs. Beverly Jacobs,
President, Native Women's Association of Canada, who will address "Women as
Advocates of Social Justice Family and Community"; Sr. Meg Gardiner, Maryknoll
Sisters; and Ms. Parker Digorry, Presbyterian Church of USA, who will focus on
"Violence against Women and the Trafficking of Women and Girls."

As vice president for social policy and government affairs for Catholic
Charities USA, Candy S. Hill is responsible for directing the organization's
federal advocacy efforts; representing Catholic Charities USA on Capitol Hill
and with the administration; and serving as the organization's spokesperson on
social policy. She serves as board member of Coalition on Human Needs,
Diversity Committee of the Catholic Health Association, and has been an
adjunct professor at Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.

Hill, a native of Michigan, joined Catholic Charities USA in the summer of
2005 after serving for five years as the president and CEO of Catholic
Charities of Monroe County in Michigan. From 1999 to 2001, Hill was the
diocesan director of agencies and institutions for the Archdiocese of Detroit,
serving as liaison between the Archdiocese and its eight social services
agencies and 33 affiliates.

Prior to joining the Archdiocese, she worked for more than 25 years for the
State of Michigan's Department of Human Services, formerly the Family
Independence Agency.

Hill holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Detroit Mercy School of
Law and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Alma College in Michigan.

Catholic Charities USA's members -- more than 1,700 local Catholic Charities
agencies and institutions nationwide -- provide help and create hope for
nearly 8 million people a year regardless of religious, social, or economic
backgrounds. For almost 300 years, Catholic Charities agencies have worked to
reduce poverty by providing a myriad of vital services in their communities,
ranging from health care and job training to food and housing. In 2010,
Catholic Charities USA celebrates its centennial anniversary. For more
information, visit www.CatholicCharitiesUSA.org.

SOURCE Catholic Charities USA

Patricia A. Hvidston of Catholic Charities USA, +1-703-236-6259,
phvidston@CatholicCharitiesUSA.org