Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF JACKSON IS TO BE A VISIBLE SIGN OF CHRIST'S LOVE BY HELPING THE VULNERABLE AND THOSE IN NEED, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, WOMEN AND FAMILIES.-BY ADVOCATING FOR A MORE JUST AND COMPASSIONATE SOCIAL ORDER, AND-BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO HELP THEMSELVES.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES, INC. IS A MISSISSIPPI NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED IN 1963 AS THE SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY OF THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF JACKSON. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS MULTI-FACETED AND INCLUDES DIRECT SERVICES, ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, RACE, COLOR OR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
PARISH SOCIAL MINITRIES:PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRIES SERVE AS A RESOURCE OF THE JACKSON DIOCESE SPECIALIZING IN SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROMOTE CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEAACHING, IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS A CONSULTANT TO PARISHES TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF PARISH-BASED MINISTRIES AND FAITH IN ACTION TEAMS. PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRIES HAS SERVED A TOTAL OF 494 HOUSEHOLDS.
SHELTER FOR BATTERED FAMILIES: MINISTRIES HAVE SERVED A TOTAL OF 494 HOUSEHOLDS. THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER IN JACKSON PROVIDES SAFE REFUGE FOR THE VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTER, DAYCARE, AND COUNSELING. THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER (RCC) IN JACKSON ASSISTS VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AS WELL AS FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. A 24 HOUR CRISIS LINE IS PROVIDED AS WELL AS MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, LONG TERM COUNSELING, POLICE/COURT ESCORTS, COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND EMERGENCY SHELTER. 568 INDIVIDUALS WERE SAVED IN THE RCC PROGRAM. SHELTER FOR BATTERED FAMILIES SERVED 56 FAMILIES. THERE WERE 1646 REFERRALS, 218 CRISIS CALLS AND 231 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS.
UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINOR: THE UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINOR PROGRAM PLACES UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINORS IN A THERAPEUTIC FOSTER HOME WHERE THEY CAN BEST DEVELOP APPROPRIATE SKILLS TO ENTER ADULTHOOD AND ACHIEVE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THEY WILL RECEIVE APPROPRIATE CULTURALLY SENSITVE CARE AND SERVICES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL AND STATE CHILD WELFARE LAWS. UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINORS ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ENTER THE COUNTRY BEFORE THEY TURN 18 YEARS OF AGE WITHOUT A PARENT OR GUARDIAN. 41 YOUTH WERE SERVED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Dira Lay | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 40 | $60,948 |
| Reverend Joseph R Kopacz | PRESIDENT | 20 | $9,200 |
| Carolyn Callahan | DIRECTOR / MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Linda Raff | MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Rev Lincoln Dall | VICAR GENERAL | 5 | $0 |
| Mary Woodward | CHANCELLOR/SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Rev Msgr Elvin Sunds | MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
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