THE CAMPAIGN FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES

TH E CAM PAIGN FOR
CATHOLIC CHARITI ES
Inspiring hope, building futures
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TH E CAM PAIGN FOR CATHOLIC CHARITI ES
Since 1929, Catholic Charities has been a beacon for those who are in desperate need
of help in the Washington metropolitan area. People with little hope seek support
from Catholic Charities knowing they will not be turned away. As the region’s
leading provider of human services, with esteemed, national recognition and rigorous
certification by the Council on Accreditation (COA), we light a path of hope for the
most vulnerable among us.
The lives of more than 100,000 women, men, and children of every background and
faith are touched each year by one of the 65 programs provided by 800 staff members
and thousands of volunteers. We challenge ourselves to say “yes” to everyone, often
serving as the final safety net, providing vital services for people in the District of
Columbia and surrounding Maryland counties of Montgomery, Prince George’s,
Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s Counties.
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Taking On the Most Challenging Cases of Poverty
• Sheltering the Homeless Every night, 1,800 warm beds and caring services are provided
in our shelter and housing programs for women, men, and
children without a home.
• Seeking Justice for All Last year, more than 5,800 people received civil or immigration
legal advice and/or representation from our Legal Network and
Immigration Legal Services programs.
• Feeding the Hungry Last year, our SHARE Food Network distributed more than
118,000 affordable, nutritious food packages to thousands of
families throughout our region. Our Southern Maryland Food
Bank last year provided more than one million pounds of food
to more than 30 local food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens,
and group homes. Last year, we provided more than 5.5
million meals through our programs.
• Training the Unemployed Each year, nearly 3,900 people receive job training, education,
or referrals through one of our ten employment-related
programs placing Catholic Charities among the largest
employment-services providers in the Washington, DC region.
• Empowering Individuals with Disabilities at
Every Stage of Life Each year, more than 600 children and adults living with
developmental disabilities receive learning opportunities and
community- and residence-based care while their caretakers
and families receive vital support from our team of skilled
staff members.
• Healing the Sick
Catholic Charities’ medical and dental clinics as well as our
Health Care Networks, volunteer physicians, dentists, and other
health care professionals provide healing and preventative care
to nearly 13,000 people who are uninsured, underinsured, or
who do not have access to health care. Our Behavioral Health
Services received the first 5-star rating from the DC Department
of Behavioral Health, the highest rating ever awarded!
• Building Community Catholic Charities is building partnerships with 140 parishes
and 83 schools across the Archdiocese of Washington to
provide essential social services to individuals and families who
seek help from parish communities.
• Protecting Human Life and Dignity
Catholic Charities provides essential, critical, life-affirming help
to pregnant women and their children when they are alone and
in need of emotional and financial support.
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Catholic Charities receives approximately 51 percent, an estimated
$39 million, of its funding from public sources to deliver core
services. Every year, the amount of money allocated by the
government for this purpose decreases while the need and
competition for available funds increases. Private philanthropy
is needed to fill this growing gap to enable Catholic Charities to
continue providing the quality of outstanding, vital services for
which it is known.
This transformational, $75,000,000 capital and endowment
fundraising effort will strengthen Catholic Charities’ outstanding
work, accelerate our ability to meet the large and growing demand
in the community, and offer help and hope to those who need
it most. Combined, they will make a substantial impact on our
community and the most vulnerable among us.
“ To love God and neighbor
Catholic Charities strives to say “yes” to everyone who seeks
our help. With passionate concern for the challenges facing our
most vulnerable neighbors, we are embarking with vigor on The
Campaign for Catholic Charities to raise unprecedented funds to
support programs and initiatives for three essential priorities:
is not something abstract, but
profoundly concrete : it means
seeing in every person the
face of the Lord to be served,
to serve him concretely. And
you are, dear brothers and
sisters, the face of Jesus. • Employment Service Expansion
Catholic Charities Employment Program $15,000,000
• Commitment to Service Excellence Investing in People and Programs
$35,000,000
• Endowment for the Future
Continuing our Legacy of Service
” $25,000,000
— Pope Francis, address during visit at the
homeless shelter “Dona Di Maria,” 5/21/13
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Employment Services Expansion
$15,000,000
What Catholic Charities Employment Program
Who
Long-term and/or chronically unemployed, especially homeless men and women
How Providing vocational assessment, life skills training, mentoring and coaching, paid work experience, job placement,
support for job retention
What’s New Assisting many more people to make the transition to work, more job training partners, new mentoring program,
united taskforce of employers
Funding Opportunities
Catholic Charities Employment Program
Funding is not provided for employment specialists to assist clients served
by the shelters Catholic Charities operates in partnership with the District of
Columbia. Building on the foundation of its ten employment programs and
services, Catholic Charities seeks to fund an innovative program to help those
who are chronically unemployed. A continuum of services will be provided
to include educational and vocational assessments, life skills and job training,
paid work experience, job development and placement, and post-employment
retention services in addition to case management services.
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Commitment to Service Excellence
$35,000,000
What Investing in people and programs
Who
Everyone that comes to Catholic Charities in need, regardless of belief, background, or circumstance
How
Securing increased resources above and beyond current funding levels and fee-for-service contracts
What’s New Enhancing staff to meet growing needs and to enrich service delivery; providing mental health services for the
wider community as well as parish families; upgrading facilities
Funding Opportunities
Clients served by each Catholic Charities program would benefit from
greater resources to enrich service delivery. Accordingly, Catholic
Charities leadership has identified urgent funding opportunities, some
of which are:
• Provide services to teen parents beyond the government eligibility
age limit (22 years old)
• Hire additional shelter case managers, employment specialists,
and dental professionals
• Increase services available to women having crisis pregnancies
• Launch counseling services for parish families and individuals
• Upgrade program facilities to improve accessibility, enhance care,
and increase efficiency
• Add psychological and emotional clinical services for battered
women and their children
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Resources for the Future
$25,000,000
What Increased Endowment
Who
Anyone seeking help from Catholic Charities now and in the future
How
Increasing the endowment
What’s New Providing $1,400,000+ of investment income to fund central services and direct more funding to delivering programs
Partnering Together on a Path to Success
Catholic Charities’vision of providing enhanced, expanded services to
its clients for generations to follow can only be realized by building our
reserves. With a $15 million corpus as of March 31, 2014, the Catholic
Charities endowment is undercapitalized based on the size and scope of
the agency.
We ask you to join us in supporting our vision to protect and care for
people who are poor and vulnerable, to enhance job training, and to
shine a light on a brighter future for the people who need us the most.
Whether it is shelter for the homeless, education and training for people
with developmental and intellectual disabilities, medical and dental
care for the uninsured, support for unborn babies and their mothers,
mental health care, and legal aid for foreign-born individuals, Catholic
Charities serves our diverse community with unparalleled compassion
and a commitment to excellence. We invite you to make an extraordinary
investment in Catholic Charities by courageously answering the call to
serve those in need.
While it is the mission of a human services organization to invest in the
lives of others, it is only a fully-funded endowment that can guarantee
long-term financial health.
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