by Elizabeth Millenheft | Apr 3, 2025 | Our Stories, Staff
Thank you, Melinda Page and the CCS Quality and Finance teams for your outstanding work converting our paper file storage to digital archives. This process required dedication and persistence and resulted in substantial savings for CCS. Reflecting on the process,...
by Elizabeth Millenheft | Feb 7, 2025 | Our Stories, Staff
Melinda Page Melinda’s Catholic upbringing is one of the reasons she initially noticed CCS. It caught her interest as a nonprofit, faith-based organization with a commitment to helping people, and she wanted to be part of the organization. Melinda has worked at...
by Elizabeth Millenheft | Jan 15, 2025 | Intranet Stories, Our Stories, Staff
Chris Jones is the Senior Asset Manager, which might be described as the oversight and management of Catholic Community Services Foundation’s real estate assets. He began working at CCS when a friend of his introduced him to Jim Seymour 11 years ago. “My...
by Elizabeth Millenheft | Nov 4, 2024 | Intranet, Our Stories, Staff
We hope you’ll join us in celebrating Lori Simpson who has just celebrated her 25th anniversary with Catholic Community Services (CCS). Prior to working at CCS, Lori worked for St. Vincent de Paul in Northeast Portland for three years. The long commute from...
by Elizabeth Millenheft | Aug 8, 2024 | Intranet Stories, Our Stories, Staff
Jose Banuelos is a Direct Support Professional (DSP) at the CCS College Street Home in Mount Angel. He has been working for CCS for almost six years. Jose likes working with the residents of the home to complete their goals and feels he makes a difference through his...
by Elizabeth Millenheft | May 15, 2024 | Intranet Stories, Staff
Before April Trejo Fuentes joined the Fostering Hope Initiative (FHI) team, she was a first-generation college student at Oregon State University, where she completed her degree in Human Development and Family Sciences. Receiving higher education meant a lot to her...