providing help creating hope - Catholic Charities Annual Report

Services Touching AlmostEvery Human NeedOver 60,000 served—$7 million in servicesProvided by the federation of 90 Catholic Charities agenciesin New York City and the Lower Hudson ValleyProtecting and NurturingChildren and Youth52,900 served, $316 million in servicesServices include: day care, foster care, adoption,camping, sports and after-school activities,community centers and preventative services.29 %Protecting andNurturing Childrenand Youth24 %Feeding the Hungryand Shelteringthe HomelessFeeding the Hungryand Sheltering the Homeless140,000 served, $72 million in servicesServices include: emergency meals, emergencyshelters, temporary and transitional residences,permanent affordable housing and preventing evictions.Strengthening Familiesand Resolving Crises120,000 served, $94 million in servicesServices include: information and referral, coordinatingservices, counseling, financial assistance, maternityservices and job readiness training and job placement.Supporting the Physicallyand Emotionally Challenged13,000 served, $223 million in servicesServices include: supportive housing for the mentallyill, counseling, residences for those with specialneeds and disabilities, early intervention andspecial education.7 %Welcomingand IntegratingImmigrantsand Refugees17 %Supportingthe Physicallyand EmotionallyChallenged23 %StrengtheningFamilies andResolving CrisesWelcoming and IntegratingImmigrants and Refugees42,000 served, $17 million in servicesServices include: reuniting families, teaching Englishand civics, obtaining work authorization and finding jobsand preventing exploitation.Points to NoteAdministrative expenses are kept very low. On average, Catholic Charities agenciesof the Archdiocese of New York spend 88 cents of each dollar on program expenses.While many services are provided through government partnerships, substantialprivate philanthropy is necessary to sustain the range and quality of services offeredby Catholic Charities agencies.The size of the individual segments of the chart represents a weighted average of thenumber of people served and the expenditures that hopefully reflects moreaccurately the proportion of services provided in each category. Some services,primarily residential, are very intensive, requiring higher expenditures to serve asmaller number of individuals with special needs. Other categories, such asinformation and referral and emergency meals, serve many more people at a muchlower cost per person.Because of Catholic Charities’ comprehensive approach to assistance, someindividuals and families receive multiple services over a period of time. Some areserved by more than one Catholic Charities agency. It is difficult to know the preciseunduplicated number of those served. Our analysis indicates that Catholic Charitiesserved more than 360,000 different individuals in 2012, approximately the samenumber served in the previous year.Annual Report 2012www.CatholicCharitiesAnnual.org