Program areas at Catholic Council for Social Concern Catholic Charities
Refugee services - 390 refugees were resettled. Refugees are individuals who come to the united states legally because they have been forced to leave their homeland due to war and persecution. Resettlement efforts include assisting with housing, food, transportation, cultural orientation and job placement for the first 90 to 180 days.
Domestic violence and sexual abuse program: it has assisted 1,110 victims of domestic violence and 220 victims of sexual assault including 31 human trafficking survivors. The program has provided shelter to 60 families that included 116 individuals for a total of 3094 nights of shelter. It has provided one-on-one counseling to 631 survivors, group counseling to 234 survivors, assisted 496 people in criminal court and 271 people in civil court and 219 with housing and financial advocacy. The program staff/volunteers also responded to 47 hospital emergency department calls for assistance for survivors after sexual assault or domestic violence.
Food pantry and outreach services: 7,434 families received an emergency food box (18,310 total persons served). 7,434 unduplicated households received one or more of the following services in fy23: food box, infant formula, diapers, personal hygiene and baby wipes. 94,892 people were served at our food counter in fy23.
Emergency family shelter: 140 unduplicated families and 392 people (comprised of 170 adults and 222 children) found shelter last year. Catholic Charities offers services to families who are working to move form homelessness to self-sufficiency.
Counseling: 161 unduplicated clients received professional counseling by licensed therapists, who provided 1,900 therapy sessions.