Catholic Charities of West Tennessee

Emergency services - the emergency services program (f.k.a. Fig tree emergency services) supports our neighbors in crisis with food and financial assistance at multiple locations in the greater memphis area, and across West Tennessee to ensure that no one goes hungry. This program supports individuals, families, children, and seniors facing food insecurity. This program also provides nutritional support for Catholic Charities other program areas and utilizes volunteers to produce and distribute its services.

Community services - the community services program assist families post crisis with clothing, family supplies, nutrition, and academic support. Clothing support for families with children offer families an opportunity to shop for seasonally appropriate items free of charge. Additional programing through the tiny blessings initiative, connects families with infants to formula, diapers, car seats, and parenting classes. As children enter school, camp love & learn provides academic summer camps across multiple counties in partnership with other organizations.

Homeless services - the homeless services program (f.k.a. St. sebastian veteran services and genesis homeless services) serves those experiencing homelessness, including homeless veterans, individuals, and families (along with those at risk of homelessness) with permanent housing. Services often begin with hospitality and outreach, whereby people experiencing homelessness are connected with a meal, resources, case management, employment, and access to health services. Through a network of therapeutic and supportive services, clients are provided with the tools necessary to find gainful employment, permanent housing and the ability to make healthier long-term choices.

Endeavor staffing, Inc. (endeavor) is a social enterprise and wholly owned subsidiary of Catholic Charities of West Tennessee, Inc. (ccwtn) endeavor offers a workforce development solution, connecting ccwtn clients with local businesses for "temp- to-perm" job placement opportunities. Clients of ccwtn who have achieved stable housing may participate in a transition placement arrangement with contracted sponsor employment partners of endeavor.participants will transition from training to permanent placement, while working for a sponsor company. Each participant will receive training, certifications, job related ppe, work appropriate apparel, a "job coach, and be placed on an income track to achieve at least $15/hour by exit from the program. The program is designed to be self-funded with revenue coming from the sponsor employment partners, who pay endeavor for the base salary plus a mark up to cover taxes, insurance, training, and placement of participants.