Catholic Charities Of Los Angeles

CCLA PROVIDED OVER 345,000 SERVICES TO OVER 36,000 CLIENTS AT 47 LOCATIONS (20 CENTERS, 10 SHELTERS, & 18 PROGRAM SITES) IN THE LOS ANGELES, VENTURA & SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES, REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION, GENDER, AGE OR DISABILITY. THE CONTINUED PANDEMIC SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED MANY OF THE CLIENTS AND PROGRAMS WE OPERATE. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, SOCIAL DISTANCE RESTRICTIONS AND PERIODIC CLOSURES DUE TO INFECTION EXPOSURES ALL FACTORED INTO THE REASONS FOR LOWER THAN NORMAL ANNUAL SERVICES PROVIDED AND CLIENTS SERVED.

COMMUNITY CENTERS: CCLA'S COMMUNITY CENTERS AT 20 STRATEGICALLY LOCATED SITES. THEY ARE THE FIRST POINT OF HELP FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. THE CENTERS OFFER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AIMED AT BREAKING CYCLES OF POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS IN COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO EMERGENCY DISASTER SERVICES AND BASIC NEEDS SERVICES SUCH AS PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHING, RENT, AND UTILITIES PAYMENTS, THE CENTERS DELIVER LIFE-CHANGING SERVICES, INCLUDING: JOB TRAINING, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE FINANCIAL LITERACY, GED PREPARATION.

ALL OTHER PROGRAMS: YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (AYES) HAS OPERATED FEDERALLY FUNDED JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS SINCE 1965 WHEN IT WAS ASKED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WAR ON POVERTY. SINCE THEN, AYES PROUDLY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE. IN FISCAL 2022, AYES PROVIDED OVER 10,537 SERVICES TO OVER 2,487 UNDER-PRIVILEGED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS SUCH AS JOB TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER SERVICES UNDER THE COMBINED WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA), COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT AND LA COUNTY & CITY SUMMER JOB PROGRAMS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PARTNERSHIPS WITH A NETWORK OF OVER 400 EMPLOYERS SUCH AS BANK OF AMERICA, ROSS-DRESS-FOR-LESS, WALGREENS, WSS (WAREHOUSE SHOE SALE), FOOTLOCKER, GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL, LA SCHOOL POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND QUEEN OF ANGELES HOSPITAL, AS WELL AS LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF OTHER BUSINESSES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES. THROUGH THESE PARTNERS CCLA WAS ABLE TO FURNISH YOUTH WITH OPPORTUNITIES THAT LED TO SELF SUFFICIENCY AND SUCCESS. FOUNDATION GRANTS OFFERED YEAR-ROUND PAID INTERNSHIPS AND ASSISTANCE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, CHILDCARE AND OTHER NECESSITIES WHICH ARE NOT NORMALLY COVERED BY PUBLIC GRANTS.WITH FIELD OFFICES IN CENTRAL AND DOWNTOWN LA, EAST LA, HOLLYWOOD, AND SOUTH LA, AYES ALSO COLLABORATES WITH MANY EDUCATION AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS LA TRADE TECH COLLEGE, LA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, PF BRESEE FOUNDATION, COVENANT HOUSE, MOUNT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, LA COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND USC. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ALLOW US TO SHARE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO PROMOTE A COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH PROGRAM OUTCOMES INCLUDING JOB PLACEMENT, ENTRY INTO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OR ADVANCED TRAINING, CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT OR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND LITERACY- NUMERACY GAINS. THESE JOBS NOT ONLY SUPPLY INCOME FOR YOUTH, BUT ALSO OFFER EXPOSURE TO MAINSTREAM CULTURE. SUCH EXPERIENCE TEACHES ESTABLISHED SOCIAL NORMS, REAL WORLD WORK ETHICS AND ESSENTIAL SKILLS THAT CAN HELP THE TEENS TO OBTAIN BETTER EMPLOYMENT OR PURSUE A COLLEGE EDUCATION. IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF FAMILIES CAN ENHANCE THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.CYO (CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION) OFFERED AFTER-SCHOOL AND WEEKEND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE THIRD THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES ATTENDING CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. CYO PROMOTED TEN INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS - FLAG FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL, SOCCER, TRACK & FIELD, CROSS COUNTRY, BOWLING, GOLF, AND CHEER FOR STUDENTS. THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY, THOUSANDS OF YOUTH, WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE HAD ACCESS TO ORGANIZED SPORTS, HAVE HAD FUN, BUILT CONFIDENCE AND LEARNED THE VALUES OF DISCIPLINE, GOAL SETTING AND INNER STRENGTH. IN FISCAL 2022, CYO SERVED ALMOST 5,314 YOUTH. THE PANDEMIC RESULTED IN MANY CANCELED ACTIVITIES GREATLY IMPACTING OUR ABILITY TO OFFER THESE ACTIVITIES, HOWEVER CREATIVE PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED TO AT LEAST ENGAGE SOME WITH ON-LINE EVENTS.IN ADDITION TO THE YOUTH, EACH YEAR CYO TRAINS COACHES AND PARENTS THROUGH THE "PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION" PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY THE CENTER FOR ETHICAL EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME. CYO CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE CHILDREN OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY- MANY OF WHOM ARE CONSIDERED "AT RISK" - WITH A QUALITY ATHLETIC PROGRAM THAT ENHANCES THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT AND MATURITY.

IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES - CCLA BEGAN PROVIDING IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE AFTER WORLD WAR II WITH THE RESTATEMENT OF HUNGARIAN REFUGEES IN LOS ANGELES. TODAY, REFUGEES COME FROM A MULTITUDE OF OTHER COUNTRIES INCLUDING: IRAQ, IRAN, HAITI, SOMALIA, BURMA AND BOTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. WE PROVIDE FOUR MAIN SERVICES: 1) EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES AND LIFE-SKILLS WORKSHOPS; 2) REFUEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM (RRP) OFFERED AN ARRAY OF SERVICES SUCH AS JOB READINESS WORKSHOPS AND ESL CLASSES TO REFUGEES; 3) IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND 4) ESPERANZA, WHICH PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES SUCH AS SPECIAL VISAS FOR ABUSED, ABANDONED.

THE SHELTER PROGRAMS OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES ARE AIMED AT ENDING HOMELESSNESS AND STABILIZING CLIENTS' LIVES THROUGH HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO MOVE CLIENTS FROM "IN CRISIS" SITUATIONS TO A SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES NINE EMERGENCY AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS, FOUR ARE SOLELY FOR WOMEN AND WOMEN WITH CHILDREN. LANGUILLE EMERGENCY SHELTER, HAWKES TRANSITIONAL RESIDENCE AND FARLEY HOUSE, ALL PART OF GOOD SHEPHERD CENTER (GSC). GOOD SHEPHERD SHELTER IS ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT IS A TRANSITIONAL TREATMENT AND EDUCATION-BASED SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO ARE HEALING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CATHOLIC CHARITIES ALSO OPERATES TWO SHELTERS TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF TRANSITIONAL YOUTH. (FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O.)PROJECT ACHIEVE IS A 59-BED, YEAR ROUND EMERGENCY SHELTER. ELIZABETH ANN SETON RESIDENCE IN LONG BEACH IS AN EMERGENCY SHELTER OF UP TO 45 DAYS, SERVING FAMILIES, PREGNANT WOMEN, DISABLED SINGLES AND THE ELDERLY. THE SMALLEST OF OUR SHELTERS, MCGILL STREET HOUSE, A TRANSITIONAL FACILITY OWNED BY THE CITY OF COVINA IS DESIGNED TO SERVE 2 FAMILY UNITS (A TOTAL OF 7 BEDS) AT A TIME.