Our Stories
These are people in your community being helped by programs and services we provide. With the light of Christ, may we continue to ignite hope, build resilience and transform lives; weaving love, whispering grace and building bridges of compassion.
FHI CHWs Provide Critical Food Distribution During Pandemic
CCS's Fostering Hope Initiative is spearheading distribution for the local Farmers to Families Food Box Program effort. Farmers to Families is one of the best examples of a creative and far reaching public, private response to the current COVID-19 crisis. The program...
CCS Employee Spotlight-Michael Lichtenberg
Witnessing changes in his clients - seeing them plan, grow and achieve their goals is what fuels Michael Lichtenberg's passion for his work. "This is what's amazing!" he says. "These are the nuggets of gold for me. I get excited to see change happen!" Michael became...
Statement on Racial Injustice
We at CCS are deeply saddened by the death of George Floyd. Our values of Love, Justice, Truth and Freedom call us not only to speak out against such injustice but to be diligent in pulling it up at the root in our personal and professional lives, listening to the...
Thank You, Sponsors!
A big thank you to our sponsors for this year's St. Joseph the Worker Virtual Event. We could not support those in need at St. Joseph Family Shelter, Mission Benedict and Casa Adele without you. Thank You, Sponsors! • Allied Video • Benedictine Sisters of Mount Angel...
Wine Pull to Benefit Shelter and Mission
As part of our virtual event to raise funds for St. Joseph Family Shelter, Mission Benedict and Casa Adele, we're offering the wine, beer and coffee pull online. It's an annual tradition at the dinner, so let's keep it going virtually! Click here to purchase a gift...
St. Joseph Shelter and Mission Benedict Needs
We are happy to report that hundreds of our neighbors in need are receiving much needed food and supplies through Mission Benedict in Mount Angel. A big thank you to all the donors and volunteers who are helping to keep these essential services open and operating! We...
FTH House Parents Needed
Catholic Community Services is seeking an experienced live-in house parent couple committed to helping at-risk pregnant/parenting young women to grow the skills necessary to protect and nurture their children. St. Brigid, located in Northeast Salem, is a transitional...
Giving Tuesday in May – Your Support Will Be Matched!
Tuesday May 5 has been designated as a new May Giving Tuesday, and we hope you will consider praying for and making a special gift for the young moms and babies served by Father Taaffe Homes and Pregnancy Support Services. Father Taaffe Homes is a 100 percent donor...
CCS and PacificSource Enter Partnership
The PacificSource Foundation for Health Improvement and PacificSource Health Plans recently committed $400,000 in joint funding to support Fostering Hope Initiative (FHI), from Catholic Community Services. The PacificSource Foundation for Health Improvement provided...
Father Taaffe Chalice Found
It is with great joy that we share that Father Charles Taaffe's chalice and paten have been found. More than a decade after Father's death, his chalice and paten set, still in its black casing, were found on Market Street in Salem. An anonymous person found the set...
Catholic Social Teaching: Solidarity
We are one human family. We are our brothers' and our sisters' keepers, wherever they may be. Loving our neighbor has global dimensions. At the core of the virtue of solidarity is the pursuit of justice and peace. Our love for all of our brothers and sisters calls us...
Catholic Social Teaching: Life and Dignity of the Human Person
We believe that every human person is created in the image and likeness of God. Therefore, every person's life and dignity must be respected and supported from conception to natural death. We believe that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or...