CATHOLIC CHARITIES COMMUNITY SERVICES ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK
1011 FIRST AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10022 www.catholiccharitiesny.org

---

Organizations Filed Purposes: CATHOLIC CHARITIES HELPS SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF NEW YORKERS IN NEED, NON-CATHOLICS AND CATHOLICS ALIKE. THE NEGLECTED CHILD, THE HOMELESS FAMILY AND THE HUNGRY SENIOR ARE AMONG THOSE FOR WHOM WE PROVIDE HELP AND CREATE HOPE. WE REBUILD LIVES AND TOUCH ALMOST EVERY HUMAN NEED PROMPTLY, LOCALLY, DAY IN AND DAY OUT, ALWAYS WITH COMPASSION AND DIGNITY. WE HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE HELPED IF YOUR FAMILY WERE IN NEED.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES COMMUNITY SERVICES, ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK ("CCCS") PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL HUMAN SERVICES IN THE NEW YORK CITY BOROUGHS OF MANHATTAN, THE BRONX AND STATEN ISLAND AND IN THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY COUNTIES OF WESTCHESTER, ROCKLAND, ORANGE, SULLIVAN, PUTNAM, ULSTER AND DUTCHESS. CCCS IS THE MAJOR DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK AND ASSISTS MORE THAN 148,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, ETHNICITY OR RELIGION.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH:COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCLUDES A BROAD ARRAY OF PROGRAMS RELATED TO CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, DISASTER RELIEF, EVICTION PREVENTION AND HOMELESSNESS, EMPLOYMENT, EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPORT, AID TO SENIORS, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PARISHES.CASE MANAGEMENT/GENERAL SOCIAL SERVICES: MEASURABLE RESULTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDED: 590 HOUSING REFERRALS; 700 OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE REFERRALS; 926 STABILIZED HOUSING; 1,132 INCREASED HOUSEHOLD STABILITY/FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.FEEDING OUR NEIGHBOR: MEASURABLE RESULTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDED: 931 APPROVED FOOD STAMP APPLICATIONS AND RECERTIFICATIONS, 527,948 INDIVIDUALS (DUPLICATED) SERVED MEALS OR PROVIDED EMERGENCY GROCERIES IN NYC AND ADJACENT COUNTIES THROUGH PARISH FOOD PANTRIES/KITCHENS AND LOCAL CONDUIT FOOD PANTRIES/KITCHENS, AND 1,016,241 LBS OF DONATED FOOD DISTRIBUTED TO 30 PARTNER FOOD PROGRAMS. A TOTAL OF 3,867,904 MEALS WERE SERVED.EVICTION PREVENTION: MEASURABLE RESULTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDED: 3,795 EVICTIONS PREVENTED; 4,257 CASES ASSESSED; 4,247 HOUSEHOLDS REFERRED FOR ANCILLARY SERVICES; 7 PROVISIONS FOR TENANT BURIAL.

BEACON OF HOPE (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES):BEACON OF HOPE INCLUDES THE OPERATION OF COMMUNITY RESIDENCES AND SUPPORTED HOUSING THAT SERVE THE MENTALLY ILL AND PROVIDES REGIONAL COUNSELING SERVICES.THROUGH THE BEACON OF HOPE HOUSE, CATHOLIC CHARITIES PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS WITH A CAPACITY TO CARE FOR AND SHELTER FOR 496 INDIVIDUALS. (UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ACTUALLY SERVED: 476 IN FY 20). THESE HOUSING ALTERNATIVES SUPPORT THE REENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY OF PERSONS SUFFERING MENTAL ILLNESS FOLLOWING HOSPITALIZATIONS IN STATE PSYCHIATRIC AND ACUTE CARE FACILITIES. THE NEED-BASED HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS OFFER A RANGE OF COMMUNITY RESIDENCES THAT PROVIDE 24 HOUR SUPERVISED GROUP LIVING ARRANGEMENTS TO APARTMENT TREATMENT AND SUPPORTED HOUSING CARE WHERE CASE MANAGERS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN SCATTERED SITE APARTMENTS. THE RANGE OF HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES IS LOCATED PRIMARILY IN THE BRONX AND STATEN ISLAND.PARISH COUNSELING NETWORK:PARISHIONERS HAVE ACCESS TO SHORT-TERM PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING AT CONVENIENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE ARCHDIOCESE THROUGH A PARISH COUNSELING NETWORK DEVELOPED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES. THE NETWORK OFFERS MORE THAN 140 LICENSED COUNSELING PROFESSIONALS TO HELP PARISHIONERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF COUNSELING NEEDS, SUCH AS MARITAL PROBLEMS, RAISING CHILDREN, ELDERCARE, JOB LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT. 151 UNDUPLICATED PEOPLE WERE SEEN.STABILIZATION BED PROGRAM: MEASURABLE RESULTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDED: 6 ADMISSIONS/INTAKES; 10 HOUSING PACKETS COMPLETED; AND 2 PLACEMENTS INTO HOUSING. GUILD FOR THE BLIND (VISUALLY AND HEARING IMPAIRED PROGRAM): MEASURABLE RESULTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDED: 1,610 AUTHORIZATIONS FOR SERVICES WERE RECEIVED; 32 SERVICES PROVIDED TO PREPARE INDIVIDUALS AND SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE 90 DAYS OF COMPETITIVE PAID EMPLOYMENT; 110 SERVICES PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT BY DEMONSTRATING LITERACY IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE AND ADVANCING ACHIEVEMENT IN ACADEMICS; 862 SERVICES PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS TO INCREASE SKILLS IN INDEPENDENT LIVING AND MOBILITY AT HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY. AS A RESULT OF THE OUTBREAK OF THE CORONAVIRUS ("COVID-19") DURING FISCAL 2020, CCCS DISCONTINUED THIS PROGRAM BY TRANSFERRING THOSE PROGRAMS/CONTRACTS TO OTHER NON-PROFIT AGENCIES BASED IN NEW YORK CITY WHO WERE BETTER EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES DURING THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.

COVID-19 RESPONSE:BETWEEN MARCH 2020 AND AUGUST 2020, OUR FEEDING OUR NEIGHBORS (FON) PROGRAM QUICKLY MOBILIZED RESOURCES TO ENSURE OUR FOOD PANTRIES REMAINED OPEN, POP-UP PANTRIES WERE ADDED IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH SIGNIFICANT NEED, FOOD DELIVERIES WERE SCHEDULED, AND COMMUNITIES WERE SERVED THROUGHOUT THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK. IN ADDITION, FON PROCESSED 520 SNAP APPLICATIONS, A 66% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. FON CONDUCTED OVER 32 SPECIAL COMMUNITY POP-UP FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTIONS. IN TOTAL, OVER ONE MILLION MEALS WERE PROVIDED TO VULNERABLE NEW YORKERS. THE CCCS HELPLINE ADDED MUCH NEEDED STAFF RESOURCES TO HANDLE A SIGNIFICANT SPIKE IN CALLS, ANSWERING CLOSE TO 20,000 CALLS FROM MARCH TO DATE. THIS REPRESENTS A MORE THAN 35% INCREASE IN CALL VOLUME VS. PRE-PANDEMIC, WITH CERTAIN MONTHS SEEING UPWARDS OF 170-200% INCREASES IN CALL VOLUME IN ANY GIVEN MONTH. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC WHEN MANY IN-PERSON PROGRAMS WERE EITHER CANCELLED OR TRANSITIONED TO LIMITED REMOTE SERVICES, OUR STAFF MADE OVER 3,000 WELLNESS CALLS EACH WEEK TO THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS, PROVIDING MUCH NEED INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. IN THE SUMMER, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER 1000 YOUTH A VIRTUAL SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND 159 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN A SUMMER DAY CAMP. AS PART OF THIS EMERGENCY RELIEF RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC, 581 BREADWINNERS OBTAINED AUTHORIZATION TO WORK, 611 REFUGEES AND ASYLEES WERE PROVIDED WITH EMPLOYMENT AND RESETTLEMENT SUPPORT, 1,163 NEWCOMERS WERE TAUGHT ENGLISH AND CIVICS VIRTUALLY, 22,106 IMMIGRANTS ATTENDED IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL INFORMATION/ORIENTATION SESSIONS, AND 75,051 CALLS OR EMAILS FOR HELP WERE ANSWERED WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.

---

---

Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (public 990 form dataset) from: https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202111119349301701_public.xml