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Serving with Compassion and Dignity
Highlighted below are
five programs that show
the range of human
needs touched by
Catholic Charities.
Protecting and
Nurturing Children
and Youth
Catholic Charities Summer
Camps provide wholesome
recreation for all children
including those with
special needs. Campers
thrive through athletic,
recreational, cultural and
educational activities.
Our fully integrated camps,
including our Staten Island
Water Park, offer trained
staff, a supportive environment
and schedules that
meet the needs of working
parents. They provide
respite for those caring
for the developmentally
challenged. In addition to
day camping, our Putnam
Valley facility also provides
overnight camping for
city children under the
auspices of the St. Vincent
DePaul Society.
Feeding the Hungry
and Sheltering the
Homeless
Keeping families in their
own homes: Catholic
Charities stands in the
forefront of the New York
City initiative to prevent
homelessness before it
happens. Drawing on a
three-year grant from the
New York City Department
abuse, childcare, vocational
and educational programs.
Strengthening
Families and
Resolving Crises
Mothers helping mothers:
Catholic Charities launched
Proyecto Madres—Project
Mothers—four years ago
to build a healthy community
support network for
Hispanic mothers and their
children. The group meets
monthly at St. Cecilia’s Church,
a familiar location in East
Harlem for immigrants
seeking information, referrals
and services. This initiative
alleviates the isolation
many immigrant mothers
experience, replicating the
female kinship often left
Clubhouse members work
alongside staff in mutually
planned vocational,
educational and social
activities to promote
rehabilitation and skills
development. Hundreds of
individuals in recovery have
come here for help. They
receive concrete mental
health and social services
that include the daily breakfasts
and dinners that often
might be overlooked from
confusion or necessity
by those suffering from
mental health problems.
Welcoming and
Integrating Immigrants
and Refugees
Providing accurate information
to 30,000 callers:
of Homeless Services,
behind in their homelands
Catholic Charities New York
Catholic Charities is imple-
where mothers, daughters,
State Immigration Hotline
menting HomeBase, an
sisters and friends share
offers statewide information
innovative homeless-
responsibilities and offer
and referral services that
prevention service in
Southeast and Northeast
mutual support.
respond to hundreds of
immigration and citizenship
Bronx. It will annually serve
more than 300 families most
at risk of losing apartments
and entering emergency
shelters. Comprehensive
services include family and
tenant/landlord mediation,
housing relocation, financial
literacy, and referrals for
mental health, substance
Supporting the
Physically and
Emotionally Challenged
Beacon of Hope Boulevard
Clubhouse was established
in 1994 as a consumeroriented
rehabilitation
program for adults with psychiatric
disabilities.
questions daily. Hotline
operators speak 18 languages.
Callers requesting
legal, social service, health
care, education and other
forms of assistance receive
referrals to nearby non-profit
and community-based
organizations. All calls
are confidential.
annual report 2007
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