Catholic Charities Fort Worth & Goodwill Michiana Launch ‘Padua Program’ Site To Help End Poverty In Northern Indiana

Catholic Charities Fort Worth (CCFW) and Goodwill Industries of Michiana plan to launch the first CCFW Padua Program site outside North Texas. The program, dubbed Padua Michiana, will serve Northern Indiana; services are slated to begin April 22, 2026. Goodwill Industries of Michiana, which provides workforce development and community services, will be the first organization in the nation to replicate the Padua model, expanding its comprehensive, people-first approach to families across the region.

Padua pairs each participant with a two-person Navigator team that provides personalized case management and judgment-free support in areas such as housing, employment, education . . .