Jackie has been with ISN since 2002. After working with other agencies, she found a great fit working with ISN. “Everyone was nice and seemed to want to help.” Jackie’s main goal was to find a job and have support to help explain her needs to her employer to make the...
Fourteen youth and five adults converged at Mission Benedict and St. Joseph Shelter on July 19 after traveling all the way from Puyallup, Washington. During their day-long mission trip, they provided hours of organizing, clean-up, and landscaping, brightening the...
Megan Monahan, a registered nurse with Providence Medical Group, was taking a Public Health Nursing course that required her to complete a project for practical experience in Public Health. She contacted Catholic Community Services and was introduced to the Mission...
The Legacy of the Benedictine Sisters is a story 140 years in the making. They have a long history of service to the Church and the people of Oregon. Their long-standing commitment to the poor became formal in 1988 when the community established St. Joseph...
Care for the earth, our common home, is one of the Principles of Catholic Social Teaching. We believe that we must be guided by a concern for the environment to preserve it for generations to come. In April, ISN staff participated in the SOLVE Beach clean-up...
To interview Elaine and Leonard is the same as sitting with two long-time friends. Woven into their stories about volunteering with Catholic Community Services was a thread of caring, loving, helping, giving, sharing and always looking forward to the next...