Catholic Charities Diocese of St Petersburg

Pregnancy, parenting support and adoption programs - Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg ("ccdosp") trained staff and volunteers to offer confidential, comprehensive services to adolescents, women and families facing the issues of sexuality, pregnancy and the responsibility of parenting. All services are provided free of charge. Services include free confidential pregnancy testing, limited ultrasound up to 12 weeks, parenting options, information on adoption, mentoring, maternity and infant supplies, community resource referral, emergency food items, prenatal childbirth education, infant parenting class, abstinence education and fertility care ministries. The organization served 1,410 clients through its pregnancy, adoption, and parenting support programs during the fiscal year ending june 30, 2023.

Pathways to self sufficiency - the pathways to self sufficiency program provides support and guidance to stabilize poor individuals and families in crisis. The program was developed to assist people who are in danger of becoming homeless or who are in need of emergency utility assistance. Catholic Charities provides utility assistance through tampa electric company (teco). The program also provides clients with referrals to other organizations. Ccdosp served 2,534 clients through the pathways to self sufficiency program in the fiscal year ending june 30, 2023.

Temporary supportive housing - the organization provides temporary and emergency housing to men, women, and children living in hillsborough, pinellas and pasco counties. Housing with 24-hour support staff is available to qualified individuals living with hiv/aids who are homeless or at risk of eviction. Support and wraparound services are also provided at certain locations. Temporary supportive shelter programs in pinellas, pasco and hillsbourough counties for homeless individuals and families serving 1,542 clients in the fiscal year ending june 30, 2023.

Medical and residential voucher programs (four programs reported in aggregate):homes for medically frail - pinellas hope medical respite partnered with the baycare health system to provide space for recuperative care to persons without homes who are too medically frail to return to the streets, but do not require further hospitalization. This 10-bed program is housed with pinellas hope and provides a space for baycare home care nurse visits. Clients are linked to medical providers and are assisted with obtaining needed medication, case management services, housing referral, meals and transportation. Largo duplex and adrian property are housing units available to low-income individuals and families who are stable enough to live independently.medical and other rental assistance - (1) volunteer medical professionals and staff provide medical screening and follow up medical care in pasco & hillsborough counties to low-income residents. (2) health promotion and disease prevention education is provided to target communities. (3) the city of St. Petersburg provides esg dollars to qualified individuals in St. Petersburg, Florida for rental and utility assistance. Mental health services - individuals receiving services are those who are suffering from mental health issues related to covid. Catholic Charities currently operates a program in hillsborough county that provides mental health services to those enrolled in our rapid rehousing and pathways programs. These individuals/families are either in danger of becoming homeless or have become homeless due to covid. Over the past two years, pathways in hillsborough has provided rapid rehousing and prevention assistance to nearly 2,313 households. The pathways to mental health program, funded by hillsborough county human services to serve households residing in unincorporated hillsborough county has provided mental health services to households (288 units of service). Residential voucher program - this program provides assistance to individuals and families who are stable enough to live independently with hiv/aids. A voucher program is available to qualified individuals to pay a portion of rent at an eligible property in addition to a utility allowance.

Other medical services (two additional programs reported in aggregate): medical screening services - this program includes volunteer medical professionals and staff providing medical screening and follow up medical care to low income residents in pasco and hillsborough counties for health promotion. Disease prevention education is provided to target communities. The city of St. Petersburg provided esg dollars to provide rental and utility assistance to qualified individuals in St. Petersburg, Florida. Covid-19 assistance program - this "pathways" program provides housing and utility assistance for those families effected by covid-19 through funding from the local governmental entities. Catholic Charities provides utility assistance through tampa electric company (teco).

Immigration services - this program provides affordable immigration services to all newcomers regardless of race, religion, sex or creed. The program provides assistance with applications such as affidavit of support, adjustment of status, naturalization, replacement of immigration documents, extension of non-immigrant visas, change of status, petitions for family reunification, political asylum and other services.