by Bettina Bautista | Feb 20, 2017 | Events, Friends & Partners, News & Events, People We Serve
Catholic Community Services and Fostering Hope Initiative have broken ground on a new affordable housing complex in Woodburn. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Villa Esperanza, or Hope Villa, will offer 16 apartments for low-income...
by Bettina Bautista | Feb 16, 2017 | Health and Wellness
To ensure the safety of our staff and customers, the Safety Committee has put some new security measures in place for the Bishop Steiner Building (BSB). Please be aware that a visible, CCS-issued staff ID badge or visitor ID badge is now required at all times while at...
by Bettina Bautista | Feb 16, 2017 | Sanctuary
Emotional intelligence can be defined as our ability to identify a wide variety of emotional states in ourselves and others, to express our feelings in words and to respond to the emotions of others with patience and empathy. Research shows that emotions play a major...
by Bettina Bautista | Jan 20, 2017 | Intranet Stories
CCS Swag StoreISN AnniversaryNew Vision for Foster CareSanctuary Theme of the Month2017 Leadership CohortBoard Member SpotlightEmployee TrainingView or Download January Community News
by Bettina Bautista | Jan 19, 2017 | Events, Intranet Stories
Join CCS Executive Team members and staff for a 12-month leadership cohort reading and discussing some of the best books available on leadership. Start Date: March 2Time: 10:00AM – NOON; Every first and third ThursdayLocation: Bishop Steiner Building Contact...
by Bettina Bautista | Jan 19, 2017 | Intranet, Support
Visit the Intranet to access our Resource Library and online training in Therap. To find out what training you have due, go to TherapServices.net and log into your Therap account. On the right-hand side, there is a box titled “Classes.” If you click on the...
by Bettina Bautista | Jan 18, 2017 | Board Member News, Intranet Stories
CCSF board member James Hodges is dedicated to our mission of serving families and children in need. “I enjoy serving; it’s a very important job to fulfill, ” says James. He got involved with CCS in 1985 through his acquaintance with Jim Seymour and...
by Bettina Bautista | Jan 12, 2017 | Sanctuary
We have all experienced trauma in one form or another. Some experiences are more traumatic than others, but it’s trauma all the same. In the work place, situations that arise can trigger past trauma and put us in “fight, flight or freeze” mode. As an...
by Bettina Bautista | Dec 13, 2016 | Friends & Partners, News & Events, Our Stories
The Boston Medical Center (BMC) Vital Village Network has identified Catholic Community Services’ Fostering Hope Initiative (FHI) has been identified as one of 5-10 “bright spots” in America for young children and their families. BMC Vital Village and its...
by Bettina Bautista | Dec 13, 2016 | Friends & Partners, Our Stories
Father Taaffe’s legacy of caring for young moms and their babies is alive and well. With the leadership of the Fostering Hope Initiative, Father Taaffe Homes Pregnancy Support Services is serving more young moms in crisis than ever before. Recently, March of...
