Program areas at Catholic Charities Maine
Behavioral Health Services performed include: 700 adults with mental illness received outreach and/or case management support to help them access health care and community services and fully live their lives; 240 at-risk youths and their families received intervention and support to prevent them from further involvement with the legal or mental health system.
Elder Care Services include: Independent Support Services (ISS) and SEARCH. Serving 1,795 seniors or individuals with disabilities throughout Maine, ISS provided homemaker services that included in-home assistance with housekeeping, meal preparation, laundry, and taking clients grocery shopping. The goal is to help these individuals remain functioning independently within their own home. Utilizing a corps of trained volunteers, SEARCH connected volunteers with 239 seniors in 8 counties to reduce their isolation and keep them living independently. Volunteers provided companionship, assistance with paperwork, socialization activities, and transportation for appointments and errands.
Specialized Community Services performed include: 33,965 individuals and families in Aroostook County were provided with food assistance; 5,187 individuals were provided with oral health services; 701 refugees resettling in Maine received help finding housing, jobs, and referrals to available services; 1,605 individuals found compassionate support and/or received emergency services; 460 individuals and families dealing with issues related to drugs or alcohol addiction received support and counseling services; 1,795 elderly and disabled individuals were able to remain living independently in their home with the support of a homemaker or volunteer companion; 311 blind and visually impaired children received the resources services they needed to succeed; 4,054 children were provided with nutritious meals and snacks by their child care providers through the USDA Food Program; 127 children were provided quality childcare services, 371 asylum seekers were provided case management services through our Asylum Seekers Transistional Housing Program.
Various other community services.