Catholic Charities A Community Service Ministry Of The Diocese Of

CATHOLIC CHARITIES, DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO PROVIDES SOCIAL SERVICES AND ADMINISTERS VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS.

OPEN ARMS:THE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES RECEPTION AND PLACEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING CULTURAL ORIENTATION, CASH ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, PREVENTIVE HEALTH SCREENING AND HEALTH EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICES. THE SERVICES ARE FOR NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEES, ASYLEES, CUBAN/HAITIAN PAROLEES, FOREIGN-BORN VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. THE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM ASSISTED 715 PERSONS. WE NO LONGER HAVE THE REFUGEE HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.THE IMMIGRANT SERVICES PROGRAM STRIVES TO FOSTER FAMILY REUNIFICATION, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION BY PROVIDING LOW-COST, HIGH QUALITY IMMIGRATION SERVICES THAT ENABLE ELIGIBLE IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES TO OBTAIN LEGAL IMMIGRANT OR CITIZENSHIP STATUS. IMMIGRANT SERVICES PROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO QUALIFY FOR IMMIGRATION BENEFITS, REGARDLESS OF ETHNIC BACKGROUND. THE OFFICES IN SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES OFFER IMMIGRATION COUNSELING AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO VERY LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME CLIENTELE. THE PROGRAM ASSISTED 3,221 PEOPLE THROUGH CASEWORK AND GROUP ORIENTATION SESSIONS HELD IN A VARIETY OF VENUES.

FAMILY, YOUTH, CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICES:CALFRESH HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAM (FORMERLY SNAP-ED) (CALFRESH) SUPPORTS HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES BY TEACHING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES ABOUT GOOD NUTRITION, LEVERAGING CALFRESH BENEFITS, AND BEING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. OUR PROGRAM IS PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING THE HEALTHY CHOICE, THE EASY CHOICE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. CALFRESH SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR CALFRESH FOOD (SNAP) WILL MAKE HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES WITHIN A LIMITED BUDGET AND CHOOSE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE LIFESTYLES CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS AND THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS. OUR CALFRESH PROGRAM PROVIDES BEHAVIORALLY FOCUSED, EVIDENCE-BASED, NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EDUCATION CLASSES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE PARTNER WITH OUR SISTER-AGENCY PROGRAMS AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CHAMPIONS TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES, AS WELL AS BUILD COLLABORATION AND LEADERSHIP TOWARD HEALTHY COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOOD RESOURCES CENTERS PROVIDED 15,697 INSTANCES OF FOOD ASSISTANCE DURING 2021. A TOTAL OF 20,575 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED AT THE FOOD RESOURCES CENTERS. BECAUSE HUNGER IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM, CATHOLIC CHARITIES SERVED 58,366 DUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS. THANKSGIVING SERVED 181 HOUSEHOLDS REPRESENTING 628 INDIVIDUALS.EMERGENCY SERVICES CASE MANAGEMENT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS POPULATION, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, AND SINGLE ADULTS. IT SERVES TO FOSTER CLIENT SELF-ACTUALIZATION AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR PROGRAM (UTILITY ASSISTANCE)WINTER ROTATIONAL SHELTERHOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM (SEASONAL)RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SEASONAL)LIONS VISION PROGRAM AT REDUCED RATE DMV CA ID VOUCHER REDUCED FEESECURITY DEPOSIT PROGRAM/CO-SIGNERSSHELTER REFERRALSCATHOLIC CHARITIES PROVIDED DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO HURRICANE VICTIMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AND WILDFIRE VICTIMS IN CALIFORNIA DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. PROVIDED FISCAL RELIEF AND PARTNERED WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY THE MOST URGENT AND UNMET NEEDS OF THOSE IMPACTED BY THESE DISASTERS.SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - EDUCATION (SNAP-ED) IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAM, PROVIDING HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WHILE TEACHING THEM HOW TO BETTER LEVERAGE THEIR CALFRESH BENEFITS AND IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL HEALTH. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN BOTH SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES.CATHOLIC CHARITIES COVERED CALIFORNIA PROGRAM PROVIDES OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEDI-CAL AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH THE STATE EXCHANGE. THE PROGRAM ALSO PRESCREENS, ASSISTS WITH APPLICATIONS, AND ADVOCATES FOR CALFRESH (FOOD STAMPS).SHOPPORTUNITY THRIFT STORE, LOCATED IN VISTA, OFFERS QUALITY CLOTHING, FURNITURE, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT BARGAIN PRICES, WITH PROCEEDS GOING TO HELP POOR FAMILIES IN NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THIS PROGRAM ENDED ON DECEMBER 2020.CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAS PROVIDED COUNSELING SERVICES TO PREGNANT WOMEN SINCE THE EARLY 1970S, AND SERVICES TO PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS SINCE THE 1980S. CATHOLIC CHARITIES BECAME A STATE-LICENSED ADOPTION AGENCY IN 1984, AND OVER 400 INFANTS HAVE BEEN PLACED FOR ADOPTION THROUGH THE PROGRAM. ALTHOUGH CATHOLIC CHARITIES NO LONGER RECRUITS ADOPTIVE FAMILIES OR PLACES CHILDREN IN ADOPTIVE HOMES, WE HONOR OUR HISTORY BY PROVIDING POST-ADOPTION SERVICES TO ALL ADOPTEES, BIRTH PARENTS, AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ADOPTION THROUGH OUR AGENCY. RESPECT FOR CLIENTS, AND THE VALUES OF MERCY AND JUSTICE, ARE CONTINUOUSLY AT THE CORE OF ALL PRACTICES OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES POST ADOPTION SERVICES. WE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: EXCHANGE OF LETTERS, PICTURES, AND GIFTS BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE ADOPTION TRIAD COUNSELING TO ADOPTEES SEEKING TO MEET THEIR BIRTH PARENTS SUPPORT FOR BIRTH PARENTS SEEKING TO CONTACT THEIR ADOPTEE FACILITATE MEETINGS BETWEEN ADOPTIVE COUPLES AND BIRTH PARENTS SHARE INFORMATION FROM CASE FILES AS PERMITTED BY STATE REGULATIONS COUNSELING AND SUPPORT FOR BIRTH PARENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS GATHERINGS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ADOPTION TRIAD EDUCATION RELATING TO ADOPTION ISSUES

HOMELESS SERVICES:HOMELESS SERVICES MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH FEW OR NO RESOURCES TO GATHER, BEGIN, AND CONTINUE SELF-HELP EFFORTS.HOMELESS MENS SERVICES PROVIDES SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY SHELTER AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO GENERAL HOMELESS MEN, DAY LABORERS, AND FARM WORKERS. LA POSADA DE GUADALUPE IS LOCATED IN NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE IS LOCATED IN IMPERIAL COUNTY, CITY OF CALEXICO. LA POSADA HOMELESS MENS SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDED SERVICES FOR 250 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE HOMELESS MENS SERVICES PROVIDED SERVICES FOR 151 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS.HOMELESS WOMENS SERVICES PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR HOMELESS WOMEN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THE CONTINUUM INCLUDES A DROP-IN DAY CENTER, NIGHT SHELTER, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND WORK READINESS TRAINING. THIS SAN DIEGO CONTINUUM ASSISTS HOMELESS WOMEN BY MOVING THEM FROM HOMELESSNESS TO SHELTER & HOUSING. THE SAN DIEGO CONTINUUM SERVED 860 WOMEN IN SAN DIEGO. IMPERIAL COUNTY CATHOLIC CHARITIES/HOMELESS WOMENS SERVICES OPERATES A 24-BED SHELTER FOR HOMELESS WOMEN & CHILDREN. IN THE SAME PERIOD, 22 PERSONS (9 WOMEN AND 13 CHILDREN) WERE SHELTERED AT HOUSE OF HOPE. THE LEAH RESIDENCE PROVIDES 24 AFFORDABLE UNITS OF PERMANENT HOUSING DESIGNATED FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS WOMEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. A SERVICE COORDINATOR IS LOCATED ONSITE TO ASSIST THE RESIDENTS WITH A VARIETY OF SOCIAL SERVICE AND SKILL NEEDS. THE SERVICE COORDINATOR PROVIDED AN AVERAGE OF 200 SUPPORT SERVICES EACH MONTH TO THE RESIDENTS.