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Annual Report 2018 Mission Benedict Our Mission St Annual Report 2018 Mission Benedict Our Mission St. Joseph Family Shelter, Mount Angel Our Impact We champion the positive development of children and adults, strengthen families 715 382 684 days and nights of respite neighborhood events individuals with intellectual and build community. care provided for families in promoting strong families or developmental disabilities crisis and foster families and resilient neighborhoods receiving person-centered services Our Values 259 60 783 Love affordable homes for children receiving crisis individuals receiving trauma- families in need respite informed, strength-based Justice counseling services Truth Freedom 60 105 families facing adversity youth transitioning out 60 pregnant and parenting receiving shelter and wrap- of foster care receiving women and teens supported Our Vision around supports independent living support Children, families and adults have the knowledge, skills and desire to 34 More than take control of their own lives and persons with intellectual and 5,000 live responsibly with others in a just developmental disabilities neighbors in need served with support from CCS society. enjoying community life through partners and donors vocational alternatives More on page 13 1 2 Bishop’s Circle Reception July 18, 2018 A Year of Celebration Illahe Hills Country Club, Salem St. Monica Apartments Opening 2018 Annual Luncheon May 16, 2018 September 26, 2018 St. Monica Apartments, Keizer Salem Convention Center, Salem CCS celebrated the opening of the St. Monica Apartment complex on May 16. Community members gathered to tour the CCS celebrated our 80th Anniversary at the 14th facility and recognize partners who helped turn the blueprints Annual Luncheon in September. Bishop Kenneth into reality - safe, stable homes for vulnerable young mothers to Steiner said a blessing. Julie Hoy and Nathan Olsen nurture their children. provided musical performance. CCS closed our anniversary year with a beautiful 14th Annual 80th Anniversary Mass Bishop Steiner’s 40th CCS Celebrates Volunteers CCS Achieves Accreditation Mass at St. Edward Catholic Church celebrated by December 2, 2018 Anniversary as a Bishop May 6, 2018 St. Joseph the Worker Dinner Renewal Bishop Kenneth Steiner and concelebrated by Fr. May 6, 2018 St. Edward Catholic Church, Keizer Gary Zerr, Fr. Tim Mockaitus and Fr. Philip Waibel, March 2, 2018 Oregon Garden Resort, Silverton June 27, 2018 St. Mary Parish, Mount Angel and heralded in with the honor guard of the Knights Bishop Steiner Building, Salem Bishop Steiner Building, Salem of Columbus. 3 4 Letter from CCS Board Chair Dear Friends, CCS Board of Directors 2018, our 80th Anniversary year, was busy and fulfilling for the board and staff of Catholic Community Services. CCS was re-accredited for our 6th three-year cycle by the Council on Accreditation (COA), the nation’s largest and most respected social services accredit- ing body. The on-site reviewers from around the country gave CCS high marks for its capable staff, well-developed systems, and collaborative approach to serving our community. Our programs serve people with disabilities, children in foster care and foster parents, and families in crisis who need support to protect and nurture their children. Advancements in these areas of focus are too numerous to mention here, but some of the work we are most proud of is highlighted in this report such as the Transitional Living Community at St. Joseph Family Shelter in Mount Angel, our Enhanced Support for Foster Parents pilot program and Scott Wiegal Mike Rohwer Mark Baker Sharon Zielinski Channing Bennett our We Flourish Together curriculum, which aims to enhance the lives of our direct support professionals and the adults with disabilities they serve. President Vice President Treasurer Secretary With your continued prayers, help and support, we will build upon the CCS tradition of innovation and collaboration while continuing to provide quality services and caring support for our most vulnerable neighbors. Sincerely, Izzy Cavazos Todd Cooper Lynda Harrington Karen Lamb Pat Olson Scott Wiegal CCS Board Chair Christi’s Story And that is exactly what she found in the Bean family. Maliyuh and Cameron stayed with the Beans while Christi dealt with her over- Christi’s life changed dramatically overnight three years ago. “Everything was great one moment, and then the whelming grief and loss. It didn’t take Christi long to get her life and next moment, I’m planning my fiancé’s funeral,” she said. her home back in order, but the friendships the two families built will Christi soon found herself in a dark place. “I didn’t even want to live. I buried the love of my life. I wanted to last a lifetime. be with him. That’s all I could think.” With no family in the area, she needed help taking care of her two young children, Maliyuh and Cameron. A friend referred her to Safe Families for Children (SFFC), a program of Catholic “It’s been three years and they have been with me every step of the Community Services. way,” Christi said. “You know throughout your day that you have somebody who loves you and cares about you.” “When a family is in crisis and asks for help, our volunteer families step up to build new friendships and host children in their homes until parents are back on their feet,” said Teri Alexander, SFFC Director. “We matched Christi is now a successful business owner and mom with two healthy children. Thanks to Safe Families Christi and her two children with Scott and Annie Bean and their four children.” for Children - and families like the Beans - Christi did not have to face her struggle against adversity “I really needed a friend and not a social worker,” Christi explained. alone. 5 6 Letter from CCSF Board Chair Dear Friends, CCSF Board of Directors Our 80th Anniversary year was a year to remember. We are grateful to all who helped us mark this major milestone. More new donors and corporate sponsors engaged in our mission than ever before, contributing to a record-breaking annual luncheon celebration. With the support of the Benedictine Sisters, CCSF completed our first full year of owning and managing St. Joseph Family Shelter, Mission Benedict and Casa Adele in Mount Angel. In May, expanding upon Fr. Charles Taaffe’s vision, we opened the St. Monica Apartments, thanks to the unflagging efforts of our Capital Campaign Committee chaired by Dick Kreitzberg and Glenda Anderson. With the December opening of Villa Esperanza in Woodburn, we were grateful to offer 16 additional units of new, desperately needed, affordable housing. This new complex was made possible by the generous donation of land by the Tokarski family and our partnership with Oregon Housing and Lynda Harrington Larry Keudell Mark Miedema Norma Jean Fordyce Alma Barajas Bob Boyle Community Services. President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Throughout 2018, we were happy to celebrate our rich history and hopeful future with so many long-time supporters and new friends. We are confi- dent that with your continued generosity and compassion, we can serve our neighbors well for years to come. Many blessings, Rich Ford Bonnie Henny James Hodges Kevin Monaghan Scott Wiegal Colm Willis Lynda Harrington CCSF Board Chair Jeff’s Story As a father of a child who experiences intellectual and developmental disabilities, Jack Hande says he feels good that Jeff has his independence and a place to call his own. Jeff was born with intellectual and developmental disabilities, but that doesn’t stop him from living his life to the fullest. “I know they care about him, and he is very much attached to the people who take care of him. He depends on them. They are like family,” Jack said. “He is the life of the party, he is just that guy,” said Kristina Quevedo, Assistant House Manager at Chan House. “Everyone wants to be his friend and to be around him all the time.” Jeff lives in the moment, and that is a lesson that he shares with everyone around him. Jeff has called Catholic Community Services’ Chan House “home” for more than 30 years. He previously lived in “I’ve learned from Jeff to live life,” Unique Quantrille, Chan House Manager, said. “Jeffrey wasn’t dealt the Fairview Training Center and, just as its doors were closing, Chan House was being built. the best hand of cards, neither was I, but he inspires me every day to be a better person. He is a child at heart, and that’s what everybody wants to be.” Jeff loves to play basketball and collect toys. His favorite ones were made for him by his dad, Jack. Jeff with House Manager Unique Quantrille and Assistant 7 House Manager Kristina Quevedo 8 Lindsey’s Story Strong Families, Resilient Neighborhoods Lindsey was a freshman in high school when she found out she was pregnant. Feeling scared and alone, she Catholic Community Services is proud to collaborate with Fostering Hope Initiative asked herself, “Should I stay pregnant? I have nothing to offer this kid. What am I going to do?” partners to promote the Strong Families, Resilient Neighborhoods (SFRN) community mobilization movement by engaging, educating and enlisting the entire community in Lindsey was living with her mom who struggled with addiction and mental health issues. She knew their home promoting the Strengthening Families Protective Factors™: was not a safe, stable place to raise a child. Social Connections She left home not knowing where she was going or what she would do. She learned about Father Taaffe Homes Concrete Support for young mothers and moved into St. Monica Home. Lindsey met Father Taaffe briefly during her stay and says Knowledge, Skills and Virtues she will never forget the way he made her feel. Resilience Social and Emotional Competence “He truly believed in helping young ladies with babies overcome obstacles so they could have a chance,” Lindsey As part of the project, eight core nonprofits: CCS, CASA of Marion County, Community said.
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