Catholic Community Services Of Southern Arizona

Programs for persons with disabilities strive to maximize independence for Deaf, DeafBlind, people with hearing loss, or those with development disabilities. 287 Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals received vocational services including on-the-job training and job supports/training. 1,714 Deaf and DeafBlind clients received 20,309 hours of interpreting. 282 persons received case management, 85 received 1,632 hours of counseling, 94 received case management, support services and adaptive equipment and 13 youth participated in youth summer employment, and an additional people were assisted in finding employment. Community Living Program provided residential living support for 37 individuals with disabilities, ranging from a few hours each day to 24-hour comprehensive care in a licensed group home.

315,172 meals for elderly and disabled individuals were provided through Catholic Community Services' home-delivered meal program and congregate nutrition centers throughout Southern and Western Arizona. In addition to the balanced and nutritious meals, the home-delivered meal program brings a friendly visitor to check on everyone's wellbeing, and the congregate centers provide social interaction and exercise for seniors. Older adults received case management services and approximately 22 older adults received 22,467 hours of care in our Adult Day Health Center. CCS also assists 124 low- and middle-income seniors with safe and affordable housing at Barrio Viejo Elderly Housing and Casitas on East Broadway. Seniors received Adult day health services.

The goal of Catholic Community Services' Family and Children's Services is to help build strong and healthy families in which children are protected, happy and thriving. CCS helps meet immediate/fundamental needs, helps those in transition to become stable; and supports families as they achieve strong, secure, and independent lives. These programs are provided in a variety of locations with varied goals. Pio Decimo Center provided 2,759 families with food, clothing, and household items; its volunteers and staff prepared over 18,646 tax returns for low-income families, resulting in over $16.8 million in tax refunds. 1,136 families were kept in their homes through rental assistance. CCS programs for children/families included: child abuse prevention; 345 supervised visits between parents and children, 415 parents supported in addiction treatment to achieve permanency with their children, 79 families in transitional housing for homeless families; 191 children in foster family care; supervised visitation; low-cost day care and after school programs; 531 individuals participated in financial and foreclosure avoidance education, 539 persons were assisted in securing affordable housing and 7,416 hours of housing counseling were provided.

CCS helped refugee seniors to resolve challenges and 71 refugees found employment. CCS also worked with 47,699 asylum seekers in their efforts to unite with family members and immigrate to the United States through Casa Alitas. Help was provided to 129 individuals seeking immigration consultation services. CCS oversees two ministries, one to nursing homes and the other to prisons and detention centers. The St. Jeanne Jugan Ministry for Elders focused on a remote program to provide end of life planning as both a direct service and as a training model to expand this program to staff of parishes. CCS provided therapeutic services to 677 individuals for a total of 4,062 hours. Domestic Violence prevention and intervention services assisted 497 individuals for a total of 15,152 shelter nights. Community based services for this same group were provided with 2,646 hours of advocacy.