Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese Of New York

TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL HUMAN SERVICES IN THE NEW YORK CITY BOROUGHS OF MANHATTAN, THE BRONX AND STATEN ISLAND AND IN THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY COUNTIES OF WESTCHESTER, ROCKLAND, ORANGE, SULLIVAN, PUTNAM, ULSTER AND DUTCHESS. CCCS IS THE MAJOR DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK AND ASSISTS MORE THAN 148,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, ETHNICITY OR RELIGION.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH:COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCLUDES A BROAD ARRAY OF PROGRAMS RELATED TO CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, DISASTER RELIEF, EVICTION PREVENTION AND HOMELESSNESS, EMPLOYMENT, EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPORT, AID TO SENIORS, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PARISHES.CASE MANAGEMENT/GENERAL SOCIAL SERVICES: PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO CLIENTS REGARDING UTILITIES, FUNERALS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE. MEASURABLE RESULTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDED: 336 HOUSING REFERRALS; 589 OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE REFERRALS; 633 STABILIZED HOUSING; 1,045 INCREASED HOUSEHOLD STABILITY/FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.FEEDING OUR NEIGHBOR: MEASURABLE RESULTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDED: 1,232 APPROVED FOOD STAMP APPLICATIONS AND RECERTIFICATIONS, 598,196 INDIVIDUALS (DUPLICATED) RECEIVED MEALS OR WERE PROVIDED EMERGENCY GROCERIES IN NYC AND ADJACENT COUNTIES THROUGH PARISH FOOD PANTRIES/KITCHENS AND LOCAL CONDUIT FOOD PANTRIES/KITCHENS, AND 1,719,699 POUNDS OF DONATED FOOD DISTRIBUTED TO 30 PARTNER FOOD PROGRAMS. A TOTAL OF 4,960,229 MEALS WERE SERVED.EVICTION PREVENTION: PROVIDED MONETARY AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO CLIENT TO PREVENT EVICTION FROM PREMISES. MEASURABLE RESULTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDED: 3,412 EVICTIONS PREVENTED; 4,604 CASES ASSESSED; 4,599 HOUSEHOLDS REFERRED FOR ANCILLARY SERVICES; 7 PROVISIONS FOR TENANT BURIAL.

IMMIGRATION SERVICES: REFUGEE SERVICES PROVIDED 733 NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEES/ASYLEES WITH ENHANCED SOCIAL AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. THE PROGRAM OFFERS JOB PREPARATION SERVICES, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) INSTRUCTION AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION. IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED CONSULTATIONS TO 3,118 INDIVIDUALS, TOOK ON 1,533 NEW CASES, AND MADE 4,874 APPLICATION FILINGS. THE UNACCOMPANIED MINORS PROGRAM SERVED 2,296 CHILDREN AT "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" PRESENTATIONS AND PROVIDED LEGAL ORIENTATIONS TO 1,848 ADULT CUSTODIANS OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN. THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OFFERED ESL INSTRUCTION TO 871 CLIENTS AND ANSWERED 58,432 CALLS FOR HELP AND REFERRALS WERE PROMPTLY ANSWERED WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION. AND IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.

BEACON OF HOPE (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES):BEACON OF HOPE INCLUDES THE OPERATION OF COMMUNITY RESIDENCES AND SUPPORTED HOUSING THAT SERVE THE MENTALLY ILL AND PROVIDES REGIONAL COUNSELING SERVICES.THROUGH THE BEACON OF HOPE HOUSE, CATHOLIC CHARITIES PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS WITH A CAPACITY TO CARE FOR, AND SHELTER, 496 INDIVIDUALS (UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ACTUALLY SERVED IN FY21: 492). THESE HOUSING ALTERNATIVES SUPPORT THE REENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY OF PERSONS SUFFERING MENTAL ILLNESS FOLLOWING HOSPITALIZATIONS IN STATE PSYCHIATRIC AND/OR ACUTE-CARE FACILITIES. THE NEED-BASED HOUSING OFFERS A RANGE OF ACCOMMODATIONS, FROM COMMUNITY RESIDENCES THAT PROVIDE 24-HOUR SUPERVISED GROUP LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, TO APARTMENT TREATMENT AND SUPPORTED HOUSING CARE WHERE CASE MANAGERS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN SCATTERED SITE APARTMENTS. THESE FACILITIES ARE LOCATED PRIMARILY IN THE BRONX AND STATEN ISLAND AREA. PARISH COUNSELING NETWORK:PARISHIONERS HAVE ACCESS TO SHORT-TERM PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING AT A CONVENIENT LOCATION THROUGHOUT THE ARCHDIOCESE THROUGH A PARISH COUNSELING NETWORK DEVELOPED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES. THE NETWORK OFFERS ACCESS TO OVER 100 LICENSED COUNSELING PROFESSIONALS TO HELP PARISHIONERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF COUNSELING SUPPORT, SUCH AS MARITAL PROBLEMS, RAISING CHILDREN, ELDERCARE, JOB LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT. 204 PEOPLE WERE SEEN.STABILIZATION BED PROGRAM: PROVIDES SHELTERED SLEEP ACCOMMODATIONS FOR HOMELESS CLIENTS. MEASURABLE RESULTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDED: 4 ADMISSIONS/INTAKES; 6 HOUSING PACKETS COMPLETED; AND 2 PLACEMENTS INTO HOUSING.

THE CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION: (CYO) PROVIDS A VARIETY OF ORGANIZED SPORTING, SCOUTING AND YOUTH INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE AREAS SERVED BY THE ARCHDIOCESE, WITH 39 PARISHES AND 6,530 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING DURING THE YEAR. PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO FOSTER SPIRITUAL, CULTURAL, AND PERSONAL GROWTH WITHIN EACH PERSON, WHILE DRAWING THEM TO RESPONSIBLE PARTICIPATION IN THE LIFE, MISSION AND WORK OF THE PARISH COMMUNITY. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE ATHLETIC IN NATURE, ENCOMPASSING BASKETBALL, TRACK & FIELD AND CROSS-COUNTRY, PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE ART, CHESS AND ESSAY CONTESTS. ALIANZA YOUTH SERVICES: ADMINISTERED $6.5 MILLION OF YOUTH SERVICE CONTRACTS AND PROGRAMS COVERING 1) AFTER SCHOOL: 437 YOUTHS SERVED, 2) SUMMER CAMPS: 717 YOUTHS SERVED, 3) DROP-OUT PREVENTION: 1,120 YOUTHS SERVED 4) CULTURAL ACTIVITIES: 219 YOUTHS SERVED AND 5) YOUTH EMPLOYMENT: 2,355 YOUTHS SERVED. A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 5,369 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS WERE SERVED IN FY21.