Organization: CATHOLIC CHARITABLE BUREAU OF THE
Mission: CATHOLIC CHARITIES' MISSION IS TO WELCOME AND SERVE, WITH COMPASSION AND RESPECT, ALL THOSE IN NEED BY PROVIDING LIFE'S NECESSITIES, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO SUPPORT FAMILIES TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
Activities: CATHOLIC CHARITES' PROVIDES SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA FROM OVER 20 LOCATIONS. SERVICES INCLUDE: BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT , REFUGEE AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND YOUTH AND FAMILY SUPPORT. OUR BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE INCLUDES FOOD SECURITY, RENT AND UTILITIES ASSISTANCE AND ALSO INCLUDES EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES. EDUCATION AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES: CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT, (CNA) TRAINING, ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES, HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY ( HI-SET) PREPARATION, COMPUTER LITERACY AND JOB READINESS TRAINING. REFUGEE AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES INCLUDE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY INTERPRETER SERVICES. YOUTH AND FAMILY SUPPORT INCLUDES AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AT ST. PETER'S TEEN CENTER, SUMMER CAMP IN HULL, AND FAMILY SUPPORT AND HOME VISITING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PARENTS. CATHOLIC CHARITIES WORKS TO CREATE A CARING COMMUNITY AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLIENTS TO MOVE FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY TO SUSTAINABLE SELF SUFFICIENCY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, CATHOLIC CHARITIES SERVED OVER 180,000 PEOPLE.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES PROVIDES CHILDCARE FOR FAMILIES IN BOTH CENTER-BASED AND FAMILY CHILDCARE SETTINGS. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES OVER 1,000 CHILDREN OF ALL FAITHS IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA, WITH INFANT AND TODDLER CARE, PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN AND AFTER-SCHOOL SERVICES. ALL PROGRAMS ARE LICENSED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE (OEEC), AND ARE NAEYC ACCREDITED. OVER 90% OF THE CHILDREN ENROLLED WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES QUALIFY AS INCOME ELIGIBLE AS DEFINED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE OEEC. THE CENTER-BASED CHILDCARE LOCATIONS ARE BASED IN SOUTH BOSTON AT THE LABOURE CENTER, IN DORCHESTER AT THE YAWKEY COMMMUNITY CENTER, AND ALSO AT CENTERS IN JAMAICA PLAIN, MALDEN, PEABODY AND LYNN. FAMILY CHILDCARE NETWORKS SERVE THE COMMUNITIES OF MALDEN, LYNN, PEABODY, SALEM, BEVERLY, CAMBRIDGE, SOMERVILLE, EVERETT, AND MEDFORD. AFTER SCHOOL SERVICES OFFERED IN PEABODY SERVE CHILDREN AGES 5-13 AND ARE OPEN YEAR ROUND, WITH FULL DAY SERVICES AVAILABLE DURING SCHOOL VACATIONS AND IN THE SUMMER.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE OFFERED THROUGH CATHOLIC CHARITIES' FAMILY COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE CENTERS, WITH OFFICES IN SALEM, LYNN, AND SOUTH BOSTON. CLINICAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY A HIGHLY TRAINED AND DEVOTED STAFF OF LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS AND PSYCHIATRISTS. THE CENTER PROVIDES THERAPY AND PSYCHIATRIC CARE FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS. SPECIALTY AREAS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING, PLAY THERAPY FOR CHILDREN, MOOD DISORDERS, TRAUMA, DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, ANXIETY, FAMILY AND PARENTING SUPPORT, AND DUAL DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT. THERAPY IS OFFERED TO INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, COUPLES, AND FAMILIES. CATHOLIC CHARITIES TRANSITIONED ALL SERVICES TO A TELEHEALTH FORMAT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND SERVED 560 PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE PROGRAM DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Housing & Shelter