Highest Honor to be Conveyed at Annual Soiree February 21, 2026
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Catholic Charities of Atlanta, part of the Archdiocese of Atlanta and member of Catholic Charities USA, announced Jean Ann and Barry C. McCarthy as the recipients of the 2026 Bishop’s Award. The McCarthy’s two decade-long commitment to helping the less fortunate will be celebrated during the Annual Gala Soiree on February 21, 2026 at the Oceans Ballroom inside the Georgia Aquarium.
The Bishop’s Award is Catholic Charities Atlanta’s highest honor, recognizing an individual or couple whose leadership, compassion, and service have strengthened the organization’s mission to empower families and build self-sufficiency. Honorees exemplify faith in action through their dedication to helping others thrive and their commitment to the common good. Their impact reflects the spirit of hope and love that defines Catholic Charities Atlanta.
The McCarthys have been volunteers, Board members, Committee Chairs and advocates for CCA for more than two decades. Jean Ann is a retired CFO, most recently of GE Health Care Americas, and Barry currently serves as President and CEO of Deluxe (NYSE: DLX).
“We are delighted to celebrate the long-term leadership and commitment of Jean Ann and Barry to help the neediest in our community achieve self-sufficiency, restoring dignity and generating hope,” said Vanessa Russell, President of Catholic Charities Atlanta. “They are a dynamic duo who jump in to help solve problems and help our organization deliver its life changing work with humility, humanity and can-do spirit.”
For more than 75 years, Catholic Charities Atlanta has provided a “hand up, not hand out” to help Atlanta metro individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency with coordinated case management, financial and housing counseling, family stabilization services, and more. In 2025, the organization served nearly 12,000 people in Atlanta – regardless of faith tradition – as part of its mission to “love our neighbors as ourselves.” Since its formation in 1947, Catholic Charities Atlanta has served hundreds of thousands of clients in need.
“It is truly our privilege to serve those who are often overlooked or marginalized in our community to help them achieve self-sufficiency,” said Jean Ann McCarthy. “We are proud to be part of CCA and their life-changing work providing the desperately needed hand up to restore dignity and provide opportunity for thousands of Atlantans every year,” said Barry McCarthy.
About Catholic Charities
For more than 75 years, Catholic Charities Atlanta has been part of the Archdiocese of Atlanta and is now a member of Catholic Charities USA, the nation’s largest private provider of social services. CCA provides transformative social services that create hope, empowering families to achieve self-sufficiency. We deliver a holistic solution through a combination of accredited services that remove barriers with compassion and dignity. We tailor our services for the unique circumstances of each individual we serve, providing a hand-up to achieve life-changing outcomes for our clients in need. www.catholiccharitiesatlanta.org
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Contacts
Christie Crane
Assistant Director, Volunteer & Partner Resources, CCA
404-920-7785
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Keith Negrin
VP, Communications, Deluxe
612-669-1459
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