Catholic Community Services

CCS SCOPE (Seattle Community Outreach Program & Engagement), is in proud partnership with Starbucks stores. Through this partnership, CCS case managers are invited to Starbucks locations to engage with people in crisis, hear their stories, and develop relationships that open pathways to safety and stability on their terms. Read more at the link. #CCSWW #SCOPE #Starbucks #Partnership #Homelessness

Chloe Gale, VP of Policy & Strategy at Evergreen Treatment Services, engaged in conversation with Jen Muzia, Executive Director of the Ballard Food Bank, and Dan Wise, Agency Director of Catholic Community Services to share ETS’ response system to policy leaders, including Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss, King County Councilmember Jorge L. Barón, and Director of Seattle Human Services Department Tanya Kim. “People heal through relationship and belonging,” said Gale. She spoke on ETS’ Drug Use Stabilization and Recovery System as a model for social change and building relationships with our community. The multi-organization group toured the Ballard Food Bank and Catholic Community Service’s Bridge Shelter to learn more about their program models and the vital resources both organizations provide to serve Seattle’s unhoused neighbors in #Ballard. Both organizations spoke of the gaps they would like to see filled in Ballard and its surrounding neighborhoods, like creating additional spaces for people with high needs, and making #treatment services more accessible. The Bridge shelter requested more access to permanent #housing as their residents become stable, so that they can welcome new people into their program from the street.

You are invited to our FREE Citizenship Workshop co-hosted by our Catholic Immigration Legal Services Program, Chinese Information Service Center, Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA) and International Rescue Committee in WA. What to Expect Participate in the City of Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs’ (OIRA) New Citizen Campaign! The New Citizen Campaign is here to help you. At our workshop, our team will help you with your citizenship application. It’s FREE for all Washington State legal permanent residents (green card holders). September 28, 2024 DELRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTER – 4501 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA Call now to register: (206) 623-2105 Our workshops are by appointment only! Please call and leave a message to register. Someone will call you back. Interpreters are available. Website URL: https://lnkd.in/gmyKcjBr Benefits to Naturalization Being a citizen, you will have: The right to vote. Greater access to public benefits, certain jobs, and educational opportunities. Freedom to travel or live outside of the United States. Priority to help family members immigrate to the U.S. Protection against deportation. Have a question about citizenship or where to find help near you? Call or email our Attorney Office Hours in any language: (206) 814-4452 / [email protected] What are Citizenship Workshops? A citizenship workshop is a free event where volunteer attorneys, interpreters, and others assist eligible green card holders with completing their N-400 naturalization application. OIRA administers these clinics in partnership with local community organizations through the New Citizen Campaign. Sponsored by OIRA, the New Citizen Campaign is an effort to help the tens of thousands of Seattle legal permanent residents (LPRs) become U.S. citizens. This campaign utilizes citizenship clinics, outreach and education, citizenship curriculum and legal assistance, and engagement with local and national partners to achieve our goal of naturalizing the over 75,000 LPRs living in the Seattle/King County area. #CCSWW #CILS #Workshop

Our CCSWW PREPARES Program is seeking an Operations Manager. If you or anyone you know who is organized, enjoys administrative projects, is a great writer/storyteller and is a Catholic committed to life and justice, please consider applying or sharing with your colleagues:

On Tuesday, April 30th CCSWW and CHS staff celebrated the long-awaited blessing and dedication of the newest addition of Supportive Housing in Shoreline, St. Margaret's Place, with the most reverend Archbishop Paul Etienne and Bishop Frank Schuster of the Archdiocese of Seattle. St. Margaret's Place provides 100 units of supportive housing for the most vulnerable in our community. The staff wants to thank all who came together to work on this incredible project and those who spoke at the event. We want to extend a special thanks to: Laura Mork—Deputy Mayor City of Shoreline Simon Foster, Division Director King County Housing and Community Development Christopher Lovings, Community Engagement Specialist Washington State Department of Commerce Pedro Espinoza, Commissioner Washington State Housing Finance Commission Lizzy Scholz Pastoral Assistant for Administration, St. Luke Catholic Church and the students and families of St. Luke School, Shoreline, WA We will share some videos in a 2nd post as well! #CCSWW #CHS #StMargaretsPlace #Blessing #Celebration #ArchdioceseofSeattle

We are excited to share a recent feature from Northwest Catholic Magazine highlighting a recent visit from Catholic Charities USA to our Farmworker Center in Mount Vernon. Key figures from across the country, including representatives from Catholic Charities agencies in California, Tennessee, Iowa, Florida, and Michigan explored the comprehensive network of support the FWC provides to farmworker families. NWC's coverage includes insights from our leadership, highlights of our partnerships and programs, and the beginnings of a dialogue that will foster future growth and collaboration among Catholic Charities agencies nationwide. We encourage you to read the full article to learn more about the impactful work being done and the community's efforts to support our brothers and sisters in the agricultural sector. #CCSWW #FarmworkerCenter #CCUSA

We are incredibly proud of our CCS NW staff for their amazing work to establish a new Recovery Center in Blaine, WA. We are looking forward to the work they will accomplish in helping those most in need! Read more from the Cascadia Daily News #CCSWW #RecoveryCenter

CCS/CHS is very grateful for all Archdiocesan parishioners that came together to raise funds for the 2023 Rice Bowl! Read more from the Northwest Catholic. #CCSWW #CHS #RiceBowl

Thank you, Starbucks! This year, Starbucks awarded CCS SCOPE (Seattle Community Outreach Program and Engagement) a $75,000 grant for direct client support, staff trainings and resources, and improvements to CCS enhanced shelters. Starbucks has supported CCS SCOPE, one of eight pilot programs in the nation, in its hometown since 2020, allowing a growing team of CCS outreach workers to build connections with community members experiencing homelessness in King County and provide them with material resources and referrals for services. Congratulations to all of the CCS SCOPE staff on this amazing accomplishment! Read more about this partnership at the link. #CCSWW #SCOPE #Starbucks #Grant

Read how CCS helps "Eliminate Barriers to Resources" for farmworker families in this Catholic Charities USA article featuring our Farmworker Center in Mount Vernon. #CCSWW #CCUSA #FarmworkerCenter