Fostering Hope Initiative
Children. Adults. Families. Neighborhoods.
About
Imagine… every child and adult in every neighborhood lives in a safe, stable, nurturing home, is healthy, succeeds in school or work, and enjoys financial sufficiency. This is the vision of the Fostering Hope Initiative (FHI).
CCS serves as the lead partner for this neighborhood-based collective impact initiative designed to strengthen families, mobilize neighborhoods and promote optimum child and youth development. It is a partnership of government, public and private organizations joining together with a common goal.
FHI operates in high poverty, high need neighborhoods. Each FHI Neighborhood is staffed with a Community Health Worker who works with families and community partners to help support strong families and safe, healthy neighborhoods.
Building Community Resilience Mini Grant Opportunity
With support from Willamette Health Council, Fostering Hope Initiative will award 4-8 grants to local partners and community groups
who propose innovative projects and activities that support building community resilience and improved health outcomes!
Our Stories
Read the stories of people in your community being helped. See all our stories.
CCS Named Salem-Keizer Public Schools Partner of the Month
Salem-Keizer Public Schools selected Catholic Community Services as their December Community Partner of the Month. Each month, Salem-Keizer Public Schools recognize a partner in the community that has become integral. "The work they do to support our students and...
Phil Westover’s Toy Story
Phil Westover of St. Peter Catholic Church in Newberg has been a hobby woodworker for 50 years, with a forte in crafting wooden toy trucks and tractors. Thank you, Phil, for sharing your talent with us.
Mission Benedict Christmas Food Boxes
St. Mary pastor Fr. Philip Waibel blessed 115 food boxes for distribution for those in need this Christmas. Thank you to the many people who contributed to the boxes and to the Knights of Columbus who assemble the boxes each year.