Catholic Community Services of Utah
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The Catholic Community Services is a ministry of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City. Its purpose is to serve the needs of the poor, troubled and oppressed, and helps them solve life problems, and become self-sufficient and healthy. It is a member of the National organization Catholic Charities. Its Main Office is located at 745 E. 300 South Salt Lake City, Utah.
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[edit] History
Catholic Community Services of Utah (CCS) was established in 1945 when Most Rev. Duane G. Hunt of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City recognized the need for an organized effort to assist the poor. He established a local branch of the Catholic Charities. A tiny office was opened on the upper floor of the red brick house next to the Cathedral of the Madeleine. Msgr. Joseph P. Moreton, the first Executive Director, implemented various programs including: adoption, foster care, family counseling, supplementary aid and transient relief. Catholic Community Some of the significant milestones occurring during the over sixty years of service are: 1945-Started adoption, poverty assistance, foster care, family counseling and transient relief programs. 1951-Became a United Way agency. 1967-Opened The St. Vincent DePaul thrift shop. Started the Soup Kitchen to serve sandwiches to the homeless 1982-Northern Utah services offered in Ogden. 1996-New Bishop William K. Weigand Resource Center for the Homeless opened. 2001-Northern Utah operations officially designated as Food Bank[1]
[edit] Programs
CCS of Utah has grown and experienced many developmental milestones and currently delivers a comprehensive array of social services.
[edit] Treatment Services
- St. Mary's Treatment Center for Men is a 39-bed residential treatment facility designed to return men experiencing drug or alcohol dependency problems to productive and meaningful participation in society.
- Marillac House is a residential substance abuse treatment program for women, which also provides housing for their dependent children. The program involves intensive recovery treament for problems of addiction.
[edit] Immigrant and Refugee Resettlement
- The Refugee Resettlement program provides effective reception and placement services, which assists refugees from their arrival into the United States to early economic self-sufficiency through job placement. The CCS of Utah, as an affiliate of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and of the Office of Migration and Refugee Services, becomes a reliable resource for the refugee.
- Immigrants seeking assistance with eligibility and legal services for problems concerning visas, political or religious asylum, naturalization or filing documents find assistance through Catholic Community Services of Utah.
- Created in 1979, the Refugee Foster Care Program provides temporary guardians, housing for unaccompanied refugee children until family members are located or until the children are eighteen years of age.
[edit] Emergency Services
- St. Vincent de Paul Resource Center. The mission of the program located at this complex is to provide services and assistance to individuals and families who are homeless.
- CCS' Emergency Assistance Program provides low income individuals and families with food, clothing and utility aid, but the main objective of the program is to help them work toward self-sufficiency.
- Ministry with Older Adults. CCS of Utah, through the Ministry with Older Adults Program (MWOA), reaches out to senior citizens (age 55+) in the community to provide them with a support network to better cope with physical, financial, medical, family and job-related crises.[2]
[edit] Management
- BOARD OFFICERS:
Rev. Msgr. J. Terrence Fitzgerald, Interim Chairman; Joel Marker, President; Larry Page, Vice President; Robert Steiner, Treasurer; John Armknecht, Secretary; Maggie St. Claire, Executive Director.
- BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Paul Cherecwich Jr., Elizabeth Conley, Lawrence Conti, Stephen A. Felsted, Robert Hunter, Steve W. Johnson, Kevin Potts, Leo Sotiriou, Rev. David Van Massenhove.
