Our Stories
These are people in your community being helped by programs and services we provide.
Volunteers Help CCS Flourish!
"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away."-William ShakespeareAn estimated 650 volunteers give more than 18,000 hours annually in support of Catholic Community Services programs and initiatives. We celebrated our volunteers and...
Caring for the Caregivers, CCS Hosts DCP Retreat
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."-Mahatma GandhiCatholic Community Services celebrated the selfless work of our Direct Care Professionals at a recent retreat with team building activities, presentations, chair massages and...
St. Monica Apartments Update
Thanks to the efforts of the St. Monica Capital Campaign Committee led by Honorary Chair Dick Kreitzberg and General Chair Glenda Anderson, $1.2 million has been raised for the St. Monica Apartments. In August of 2016, work began with the demolition of the old Apple...
Father Taaffe Inducted into BCS Hall of Fame
The late, beloved Reverend Monsignor Charles Taaffe was recently inducted into the Blanchet Catholic School Hall of Fame in honor of his far-reaching work on behalf of young moms and their babies. Catholic Community Services Foundation Chair Lynda Harrington accepted...
Vision for St. Monica Gains Momentum
Thanks to the St. Monica Apartments Capital Campaign Committee, approximately $1.2 million has been raised to provide safe, affordable housing that also offers wrap around services for young mothers in crisis, allowing CCS to continue to carry out the vision and...
Challenge Grant to Support Foster Families
Please consider helping us meet the complex needs of children in foster care and their foster parents. Catholic Community Services has received a $75,000 challenge grant from a major supporter to create an enhanced system of support for foster parents in their earnest...
St. Monica Apartments Update
Thanks to the efforts of the St. Monica Capital Campaign Committee, led by Honorary Chair Dick Kreitzberg and General Chair Glenda Anderson, $1.5 million has been raised for the St. Monica Apartments. In August of 2016, work began with the demolition of the old Apple...
Enhanced Support for Foster Parents
More than 50 youth, foster parents, service providers and community leaders attended the recent Empowered Foster Families Community Celebration at the Kroc Center. The CCS Forever Home Youth Council gave a special presentation that celebrated the Marion County...
Caring for the Care Givers at the Annual DCP Retreat
CCS Direct Care Professionals (DCPs) were feeling the love on Wednesday, June 22 at the annual DCP Retreat at Cascade Hall at the fairgrounds.CCS DCPs from all counties attended the event with the goal of enhancing relationships among all direct care staff, who are...
Celebrating Our Accomplishments, Designing Our Future
In April, the newly appointed Futures Implementation Team joined CCS, CCSF and ISN program directors at the Shalom Retreat Center in Mount Angel for a two-day retreat. Consultant Deb Maher led the group through a process of examining our strengths as a community,...
CCS 2016 Annual Report
Click the image below to view our annual report with inspiring stories of those we serve and appreciation for the partners and donors who make our work possible. Please contact [email protected] if you would like a printed copy of the report.
Brandy and Susan
Brandy first entered the foster care system when she was just five years old. Her life got better when she was able to live with her grandmother. But one morning, she came out of her room to find her grandmother had passed away on the couch. After experiencing that...