'Because all of our neighbors matter': Respond Now marks 50 years, help for 14,000 families

In 1969, a lone employee paid by Catholic Charities led dozens of volunteers determining the need - primarily food-related - in six suburban communities and how to meet it at a time when the term "safety net" was associated with circus trapeze artists.

The result was an effort called Respond Now, and 50 years later, the