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CCS AnnualReport 2023 8.28.24 Page 1

2023 Annual Report

We hope you will enjoy our 2023 Gratitude Report, Honoring Human Dignity. With your generous support, CCS/CHS has continued to serve our neighbors in need, providing housing, mental health services, substance…

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Lena’s Story: Thriving with CCS Long Term Care

“I’m thriving every day.” Lena, a bubbly and confident 44-year-old, credits her mother’s wisdom and the care she receives from CCS Long Term Care for her ability to live independently.…

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Meeting People Where They Are: Seattle Community Outreach Program & Engagement (SCOPE)

Meeting people where they are. SCOPE is a unique partnership between Catholic Community Services and the Starbucks Outreach Worker program launched by Starbucks in 2020 to support partners in cities…

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Kincaid Court Senior Housing

Imagine being retired or disabled on a fixed income and losing your home. Maybe your spouse died after a long illness, and you are no longer able to make rent…

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2024 Catholic Housing Services Appeal

In this year’s Catholic Housing Services (CHS) Appeal, Flo Beaumon, CHS Agency Director, writes with urgency about the situation facing the agency and our seniors, one of the fastest-growing segments…

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Celebrating St. Margaret’s Place: Transforming Lives Through Permanent Supportive Housing

“We are all one community. We see the same issues. We all want to take action to make a difference.” Most Rev. Frank R. Schuster, DD, Auxiliary Bishop of the…

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CCSWW Hosts National Gathering in Mount Vernon

We are excited to share a recent feature from Northwest Catholic Magazine (NWC) highlighting a visit from Catholic Charities USA to our Farmworker Center in Mount Vernon. Key figures from across…

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“We Get to Taste the Sweet Part Now”: Yusef’s New Home

After a year of homelessness, Yusef has the key to the door of a one-bedroom apartment in low-income housing provided by Catholic Housing Services, complete with donated furniture and household…

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2024 Spring Appeal

CCS needs your generous support to continue to help the men, women, and children who turn to us in need across western Washington. In his letter to donors this spring,…

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CCSRC Brings Promise of Recovery to Blaine, WA

On March 4th of this year, the Seattle Times published a grim statistic: “Fentanyl set a record of fatal overdoses in 2023, with 1,082 — a 51% increase over record-setting…

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“I’ve Got Your Six!” CCS Supportive Services for Veteran Families

Tewana Martin, Army veteran and program manager for CCS King County’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), assures her clients that too many assets can be a liability in her…

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Mercy House: Meeting Critical Needs in Snohomish County

Hunger, inadequate prenatal care, and homelessness are the three most significant needs identified in Snohomish County’s 2022 Community Health Assessment. This comes as no surprise to the outreach volunteers at…