Keeping in WHAt’s HAPPENING AT CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA Touch HELP Giving Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada | 1501 Las Vegas Boulevard North | Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 | 702.385.2662 | Fax 702.384.0677 HELPING NEVADA SENIORS WHEELS ON MEALS Mission Statement Early this year, Deacon Tom Roberts advocated We provide food, shelter and comprehensive in Carson City for financial support to keep Meals on Wheels programs across the state services and inspire our community through operating. Nevadans For the Common Good collaboration, recognizing that each joined the cause and helped us to raise person is created in the image awareness. In Nevada alone, 1 in 7 seniors are and likeness of God, and that facing hunger. We thank Governor Sandoval God’s compassion transforms lives. for committing 1.5M in the next biennium state budget and the Nevada Legislators pledged to add an additional 1.9M to help take care of Thank You for Nevada homebound seniors. Special thank you Summer 2017 to the R & R Partners Foundation for all of your Deacon Tom Roberts, President and CEO of Catholic Charities support of these efforts. Board of Trustees Giving and Most Reverend Joseph Pepe, Executive Chairman and Very Reverend Robert Stoeckig, Board of Trustees member. Executive Chairman HOPE Nevada Legislators took a Most Reverend Bishop their families. To that end, we’ve first hand look at the Meals Joseph A. Pepe been successful at harvesting on Wheels program and met Chariman: new funds from our State with recipients. Thank you for John P. Hester Legislature to support our sharing your time with us! Secretary: growing Meals on Wheels program. As you may know, we Marilyn Spiegel Mark Hutchison, Nevada Dear Friends: serve more than 2,000 Nevada Treasurer: Seniors each day with a quality Lieutenant Governor and staff toured Catholic Charities to John B. Page I hope that your summer has meal, nutritionally balanced and very tasty, along with donated learn about our programs and been one of good health and the challenges we face to serve Francisco V. Aguilar pet food for those clients who Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton happiness. As you see from so many in southern Nevada. Robert M. Brown the enclosed newsletter, we’ve have pet companions that need our support too. Bill Bullard been very busy with delivering Jim Fuchs services that truly transform lives with dignity and compas- We’re building relationships Reverend Marc Howes sion. We’re so grateful to each with our new Congressional Nevada Senate Minority Leader, Jim King of you for your continued Representatives, to ensure that they are educated on the needs Michael Roberson and delivery driver Tom McCormick support of our mission and Chris Sinicrope Pat Mulroy clients with your stewardship of the most vulnerable members of our community that we Julie A. Murray gifts of time, talents and Assemblyman William McCurdy II treasures. serve each day. As we continue for District 6. Walter Spansel to provide for all of God’s Very Reverend We were honored to have Senator Catherine Cortez Masto come Mark Hutchison , Nevada Lieutenant As we progress though our struggling children, regardless Governor, Reolito Lao, Catholic Charities and tour our facility to learn about how programs help the Robert Stoeckig, V.G. 76th year of service to southern of race, religion or creed, Executive Chef, Mike Schmit, Vice vulnerable citizens in southern Nevada. Scott White Nevada, we are at a crossroads I remain grateful for your President of Food Services and Deacon Tom Roberts, President & CEO. to provide the services our support, and I humbly ask that President and clients need today and you keep our clients, staff and Chief Executive Officer create the infrastructure and volunteers in your thoughts and prayers as we move into Deacon Thomas A. Roberts the physical plan for the needs of tomorrow to provide the a busy fall season. resources to help the Keeping In Touch Newsletter vulnerable people of our With sincere thanks is a publication of community make a better and blessings, Catholic Charities life for themselves and of Southern Nevada Deacon Tom She took a thorough look at the services funded through Community Development Block Grants and rode along to deliver Meals on Wheels. HAPPY EASTER HAPPY Thank you for making a difference! On April 1, we brought Easter cheer to children in need with our Annual Easter HEART OF HOPE LUNCHEON HOPE OF HEART Basket Giveaway. Children enjoyed their pick of a stuffed animal, Easter basket, On April 28, Catholic Charities celebrated its Easter egg hunt, photo with the Easter Bunny (Thank you Hopper) and a snack. 76th anniversary at the 7th Annual Heart of Hope Special thank you to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, St. Thomas More Award Luncheon. We honored the dedicated Catholic Community, Our Lady of Las Vegas and support of the Thomas Spiegel Family Foundation Holy Spirit Las Vegas for donating the Easter Baskets and MGM Resorts Foundation for their and Easter Eggs to help 525 children celebrate Easter! contributions to the community and our Meals on Wheels Program. Marilyn Spiegel, The Thomas Spiegel Family Foundation Shelley Gitomer, Vice President, Philanthropy & Community Engagement for MGM Resorts International The Micatrotto family, MRG Marketing Meals on Wheels Delivery Drivers & Management, sponsored the special meal. On Easter Sunday, Catholic Charities was honored to serve a very special Easter meal courtesy of Raising Canes Las Vegas. The whole team showed up with spirit to serve up hope to those in need in our community. Thank you for allowing vulnerable people in our valley to celebrate this wonderful holiday! Nate Tannenbaum, Meteorologist and TV host was our Heart of Hope Auctioneer. Heart of Hope emcees, Bryan, Meals on Wheels Delivery Driver KLAS-TV News Anchors, was reunited with his former client, Audrey, Dave Courvoisier and Bishop Gorman High School Gaels on during the event. Audrey shared her Denise Valdez Broadway provided joyful entertainment. heartfelt story about how the Meals on Wheels program helped her to Raising Canes Staff recover from heart surgery and regain her independence. Event Sponsors Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, Cashman Photo, Station Casinos, Southwest Gas Corporation, UnitedHealthcare Nevada, Dignity Health, College of Southern Nevada Floral Program and Palm Mortuaries & Cemeteries. Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada Board of Trustees Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada Follow us and see more photos Giving Help and Hope since 1941 OPERATING St. Vincent Lied Dining Facility served an average of 800 meals daily to men, women Annual and children free of charge or at a reduced YEAR cost. In addition to the daily meal service, Report FISCAL 10 festive celebratory feasts were prepared 2016 during the year. Family Services $1,213,565 FAMILY SERVICES MIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES Adoption Services placed 17 children in loving Retail Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) adoptive homes. This program handles all areas of adoption and Operations A total of 3,117 clients arrived in Nevada, Food Services provides lifelong services for Adoption Triad members. $1,341,795 seeking refuge or asylum from persecution. The Hands of Hope Community Food Pantry offers a grocery $7,593,856 Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada is store setting to allow clients to choose the best items for their recognized on the federal level as the State families. More than 1 million pounds of food were given out to Senior Services Refugee Office in Nevada. In addition to this, our agency is one of three local agencies to 49,900 people in need throughout the year. $1,488,894 carry out resettlement services in the state of Homeless To Home Program provided more than $407,450 in Nevada: Catholic Charities of Southern rent, utility assistance and homeless prevention services to 525 Nevada, ECDC African Community Center vulnerable adults and their children, in support of their journey and Northern Nevada International Center. from homelessness to self-sufficiency. OPERATING Catholic Charities provides Case Management, Employment Services, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program facilitated 84,706 REVENUE Management, Cultural Orientation and Training visits at two WIC offices, providing mothers and children with $25,320,608 General and classes to each client to help them supplemental food and nutritional education. Fundraising assimilate to American culture and eventually become American During special events throughout the year, we were $1,984,840 Other citizens. Catholic Charities Migration able to give out Thanksgiving Turkeys and seasonal Program Fees $344,718 and Refugee Employment secured items to 3,711 families, provide Christmas toys 1,029 jobs, while our English Language to 2,277 children, celebrate Easter by giving $563,563 Program provided classes for 1,819 out 950 Easter Baskets, and provide more students and more than 146,006 hours in than 750 Backpacks for children in need. Retail our classrooms and computer laboratory. Operations SENIOR SERVICES $902,252 Immigration Services provides low cost legal assistance and counseling to an average of Foster Grandparent Program had 77 Residential 300 immigrants each month, helping them volunteers throughout the year who Services completed 60,624 hours of service to at-risk Non-Cash secure benefits such as: naturalization, employment students in 17 Title 1 schools throughout $3,814,915 authorization and lawful permanent residence. Contributions the Clark County School District. $3,755,379 Retired & Senior Volunteer Program HOMELESS & HOUSING (RESIDENTIAL) SERVICES had 275 volunteers who served Emergency Night Shelter provided 181,981 homeless 25,528 hours of community Migration & Immigration men with a place to sleep and access to toiletries, towels, service at 37 area stations. Services restroom and shower facilities. The Day Shelter provided Senior Companion Program had 60 $6,889,459 services to 103,473 men. The Resident Empowerment Program monthly volunteers who shared 33,093 hours helped 218 men transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency.