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          Bishops honor Notre Dame alumna Stephanie Garza for service to immigrants

          
            
              
                
                Published: November 24, 2008
              

              
                Author: Michael O. Garvey
              

              







          

          
          
          

          
        
        
        
          

Stephanie Garza, a 2005 University of Notre Dame alumna, received the Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) during the Nov. 10 fall meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in Baltimore.

Garza, the daughter of an immigrant father and a Mexican-American mother, received the award for her work in the Southwest Organizing Project in Chicago, which receives CCHD funding.

Garza runs the project’s Parents as Mentors Program, working with immigrant families with children in four Chicago public elementary schools, encouraging parental involvement in the schools and assisting parents in addressing community affairs.She also leads discussions in several Chicago parishes on Catholic social teaching as it applies to immigration reform.

“Stephanie is a clear example of a young leader who is inspired by her faith to empower low-income people to work together to address the root causes of poverty in their communities,”said Bishop Roger P. Morin, who chairs the bishops’ committee in charge of the CCHD.“Her example and witness inspires us all, and I congratulate Stephanie and her family for the achievements that have led to this important honor.”

Established in 1998, the Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership award honors a Catholic between the ages of 18 and 30 who demonstrates leadership in fighting poverty and injustice in the United States through community-based solutions.

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