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Vol. 19, issue 1 - 2016

Catholic Social Services 2015 Annual Report

Works of Mercy THAT RENEW HOPE

PROVIDING HELP - CREATING HOPE

CSS is a division of Catholic Human Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

I am pleased to present the 2015 Annual Report for Catholic Social Services (CSS) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, entitled Works of Mercy that Renew Hope. In this Year of Mercy which Pope Francis has proclaimed for the universal Church, it is reassuring to witness so many powerful examples in our midst of the People of God engaged in the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. I am grateful to the men and women who work for and volunteer with CSS every day for their dedication to be ambassadors of mercy in the world. Their efforts are truly a source of renewed hope for so many.

As our Holy Father has stressed from the outset of his ministry as the successor of Saint Peter, Mercy is the very heart of the Gospel. The simplicity of lifestyle and genuine humility of Pope Francis give testimony to an ancient title for the papal office – the Servant of the Servants of God. His example invites each of us to be like Jesus, the Master who washed his disciples’ feet, and thereby show the tenderness and compassion of the Father for all of his children, without condition or excep-tion. No one’s feet are too dirty – and no one’s life so broken or distorted – to be outside the reach of our genuine concern and care. As Francis reminds us,

Catholic Social Services is an outstanding example of the enduring commitment of our Archdiocese to the works of mercy, as they daily provide material assistance and supportive services to people with a myriad of challenges and needs. CSS is one our Church’s most effective instruments of mercy to those who are hungry, home-less, disabled, addicted, emotionally troubled, financially burdened, or otherwise in need of help and renewed hope.

In this report, you will read inspiring stories featuring a handful of the nearly 174,000 individuals whose lives have been transformed by works of mercy through CSS last year. Those good works are possible because of your financial support and volunteer service. We are grateful for the generous support provided by so many to CSS programs directly as well as through the annual Catholic Charities Appeal. And we value the partnerships we continue to enjoy with various governmental agencies that look to us as a trusted provider of a broad range of social services for people in our local communities.

May our God, who is ever rich in mercy, bless all of our efforts on behalf of our brothers and sisters in need.

Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M., Cap.Archbishop of Philadelphia

IN THIS ISSUE

St. Edmond's Home for Children

Developmental Programs

Pages 4-5

Mercy HospiceHousing & Homeless Services

Pages 6-7

St. Gabriel's Reintegration Services

Youth Services

Pages 8-9

Chester City Family Services

Community-based Services

Pages 10-11

Immigration Legal ServicesCommunity-based Services

Pages 12-13

2015 Financial OverviewPage 14

2015 Community ImpactPage 15

CSS Board MembersPage 16

Editor: Edward LisGraphic Artist: Tina ColvinPhotographer: Sarah Webb

a message fromThe Archbishop

“God’s mercy transforms human hearts; it enables us, through the experi-ence of a faithful love, to become merciful in turn … inspiring each of us to love our neighbor and to devote ourselves to what the Church’s tradi-tion calls the spiritual and corporal works of mercy.”

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a message fromThe Secretary for Catholic Human Services

• Our Immigration Legal Services feature exemplifies the challenges and blessings of new Americans in our community. With our legal assistance, Soledad and Gerardo patiently pursued their path to U.S. citizenship and then worked dutifully to take full advantage of the opportunity it afforded to reunify their family.

• In our Chester City Family Service Center feature, Chuck shares how he rebounded from a series of severe losses in his life. With the assistance of CSS, he has found new life as he reorders his priorities and gives back to others through volunteer service.

• The St. Gabriel’s System story featuring Chris reflects our historic mission of serving vulnerable children. After running afoul of the law as a juvenile, Chris got a second chance at St. Gabe’s Hall, and then Reintegra-tion Services helped him gain full-time work, assume parenting duties for his baby daughter, and establish plans for college.

These stories show the vital role that we play in fulfilling the charitable mission of the Church. The vast array of programs we offer are dependent on our long-standing partnerships with government as well as the generous support of our donors past and present, particularly through the Catholic Charities Appeal and related CSS annual fund efforts. Thanks to all of you for your part-nership as instruments of God’s mercy in the world.

James T. Amato, LSWSecretary for Catholic Human Services

In this CSS 2015 Annual Report, we celebrate an extraordinary year for the Archdiocese with the historic visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia. His message of mercy and hope was an inspiration to Catholic Social Services, and his proclamation of this Year of Mercy invites all of us to commit ourselves to revive hope for others through corporal and spiritual works of mercy.

For over 30 years I have served in various CSS pro-grams, and witnessed the transforming impact of serving people with compassion and dignity. We do this work every day, round the clock, when funding is suffi-cient and when resources are not as plentiful. We keep at it because that is who we are – the Church engaged in the works of mercy. This edition of CSS Connections highlights our “mission of mercy” concretely expressed in the success stories of those we serve.

• The St. Edmond’s Home for Children story features Jack and his remarkable strength of spirit along with the ardent support of his family and caregivers. The care he receives is clothed in tender mercy, affording him a rich quality of life and his family the reassurance that Jack is ever in good hands.

• The hunger for wholeness and need for support sys-tems are exemplified in the experience of Kathleen, who found compassionate caregivers and a safe place for her recovery at Mercy Hospice. Now, almost ten years later, she is still sober and actively engaged with her family, parish, and local community.

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Moira and Greg Brunk brought their newborn son home from the hospital feeling like “everything was per-fect.” Yet, born with microcephaly, Jack started missing developmental milestones. Later diagnosed with Cere-bral Palsy, he soon started having seizures and needed a feeding tube. His parents enrolled him in early interven-tion services, special education classes, and took care of him at home for 10 years. They had two more children and moved from Chicago to the Philadelphia area.

Greg remembers that as Jack got older and bigger, it became more difficult to care for him. They sought in-home help before looking at residential facilities: “We heard about Saint Edmonds, came to visit, and just fell in love with the place.”

Both parents feel reassured by how caregivers pay atten-tion to Jack and have learned how he expresses himself despite being nonverbal. One of his favorites, Dorothy Johnson, has been at St. Edmond’s for 31 years, and calls it a blessing to work with children there. She sings or even dances with Jack in his wheelchair, bringing out “his beautiful smile” or getting him to “burst out laugh-ing.” Dorothy says simply, “I have grown to love Jack as

if he were my own. Being with him gives me joy, and I go home with a happy heart.”

The Brunks appreciate how St. Edmond’s offers Jack a normal life, taking him to baseball games (he’s a Cubs fan), concerts, museums, even the prom. A highlight was when the whole family went to Disney World with 8 other children and their families, accompanied by 30

Jack has lived at St. Edmond’s since 2005, and was recently blessed by Pope Francis during his visit. Parents Greg and Moira are faithful Catholics who are grateful for the excellent care Jack receives, as well as the support that they are offered as a family.

St. Edmond's Home for ChildrenDEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS

Retired Auxiliary Bishop Robert P. Maginnis lives at St. Edmond’s Home, and regularly celebrates Mass on Sundays and Holydays for residents and their families.



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“It was the hardest day of our lives, drop-ping off Jack at St. Edmond’s, yet they were wonderful from that first day. As a mother, it meant so much that they got to know Jack, and we got to know them. They're our family now.” - Moira

St. Edmond’s staff members. Moira remembers fondly being all together: “For that time, we were just a normal family. Jack rode Space Mountain three times in a row! When he's on a roller coaster, he's free and I think he feels like we feel.” His sister Mary-Kate wrote her college ad-missions essay about how Jack has impacted her: “I have this insight that not a lot of people have, and it has shaped what I want to do with my life.” She hopes to go into law or government and influence public policy to help people with special needs. Younger brother Leo shares his love of sports with Jack, and is “really grateful just to have him” in his life.

During challenging times when Jack was very sick or hospitalized, St. Edmond’s 24-hour nursing care and support staff helped Jack and his family get through it all. Denise Clofine, Administrator of St. Edmond’s, recalls Greg once telling her that, “We are the lucky ones; our family is truly blessed to have the angels of St. Edmond’s in our lives.” Denise calls Jack blessed to have such dedicated parents and siblings present and active in his life. She observes, “Jack has really flourished during his 11 years here, and his relationships with dedicated staff like Dorothy are truly magical. Jack and his beautiful family have enriched our lives more than words could ever express.”

689

1,447

Clients in Developmental

Programs

FamilyBeneficiaries

DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS: (services to individuals with intellectual disabilities)• Divine Providence Village – residential campus and group homes for women

• Don Guanella Homes – twelve residential community group homes for men

• St. Edmond’s Home for Children – residence for children with multiple disabilities

• Community Outreach Program – in-home support to individuals & their families

• Life Sharing Through Family Living – supporting individuals living in private homes

• Day Programs – adult training facility, work activity center, community employment

L-R: Moira, Mary-Kate, Jack, Leo, and Greg Brunk.

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It is easy to see how this attractive woman with the natural smile was once a model who appeared in maga-zines and TV ads. Kathleen had it all – money, clothes, jewelry, travel. But her undoing was a substance abuse problem that started with binge drinking at age 14 and led to heavy drug use during college, where she nonetheless graduated with a finance degree. While at a club, scouts from New York invited her to audition and her modeling career took off, eventually leading her to Italy. As she reflects back, “I thought that was the life, but now I see what a horrific life I had.” Her drug

habit worsened, and while passed out she was a victim of attempted rape.

Frightened, she quit modeling and returned to New York, where she met and married a partner at a big in-vestment firm. She got her broker’s license and became a successful trader on Wall Street, earning six-figures. They had twin boys, and life seemed good. But she resumed drinking and her drug habit, and everything came crashing down. Within months she lost her job, and her husband kicked her out and eventually di-

Kathleen was once a successful model and later worked on Wall Street, before co-caine destroyed her career and family. Years in and out of rehab ended when she arrived at Mercy Hospice four months pregnant. There she got solidly on the road to recovery, and delivered her “miracle baby.” She is now remarried, a dedicated mom active in her parish, and will soon regain custody of her autistic teenage son.

Mercy HospiceHOUSING & HOMELESS SERVICES



Kathleen with Mercy Social Services Supervisor Iris Elijah and Faith, current Mercy resident with her son Zayd.

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vorced her, gaining sole custody of their children due to her addiction. Stints in rehab yielded little, as she quick-ly went back to abusing. She hit bottom while dating a crack addict, by whom she became pregnant. Desperate, she heard about Mercy Hospice, where women in recov-ery could stay with their young children. She called and spoke to Social Services Supervisor Iris Elijah, who told her there was no room, but would see what she could do. When Iris called the next day to say “Come on over,” Kathleen recalls that “those were the most blessed words I’d ever heard.”

Determined to make good on this “second chance that God gave” her, Kathleen persisted in her efforts to make recovery stick this time, for the good of the child in her womb. The care she received at Mercy touched her heart. She recalls, “They cleaned me up, clothed me, cried with me. Mercy was my strength when I was weak.” Her parents came back into her life and helped with her pregnancy needs, and her Mercy social worker accompa-

nied her during delivery. Her son Joshua spent his first year at Mercy while Kathleen grew steadily stronger in her recovery. When she was ready, they moved into her own apartment, with her father managing her finances to keep her safe.

A decade later, Kathleen is now remarried to Bruno, who supports her recovery with his own abstinence from alcohol, and has accepted Joshua as his own. Kathleen will soon regain custody of her eldest son Jarod, who has severe autism, and anticipates the day he will come to live with them. Kathleen says she found renewed hope at Mercy, and knows that “were it not for their care and love, I’d probably be dead and my son motherless. I owe my life to Mercy, and thank God for them every day.” Her friend Iris believes that Mercy's success lies in accepting women like Kathleen for who they are as “our sisters, our neighbors. When they come through the doors of Mercy, we want them to know that hope starts here.”

505

10,498

Clients in 7 Residencesfor the Homeless

Day Guests

“Mercy Hospice is a sanctuary of hope, a sanctuary of love and forgive-ness.” - Kathleen

Kathleen visiting with some current Mercy residents.

HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES:• Saint John’s Hospice – shelter, social services, and meals for homeless men

• Good Shepherd Program – residence for medically fragile men

• Mercy Hospice – residence for women in recovery from substance abuse

• McAuley House – residence for medically fragile women

• Women of Hope – two residences for women with mental health needs

• Visitation Homes – transitional housing for women with young children

• St. Mary’s Residence – subsidized independent living for elderly women

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known him. Chris was at the Hall for 13 months, and graduated with honors, receiving the leadership award.

Upon discharge, Chris began meeting weekly with Mi-chael Muldrow, his Reintegration caseworker, who stays in regular contact with Chris for 6 months while on probation. The goal is to ensure a positive and perma-nent return to home and community, assisting young men like Chris with employment and educational goals, while fulfilling conditions of probation such as coun-seling or substance abuse support. Michael is impressed with the progress Chris has made, due in large part to the ongoing support and guidance of his mother. As Michael observes,“reintegration takes the structure, dis-cipline, and life lessons learned at the Hall and continues them in a home environment. When done in partnership with the young man’s family, as in this case with Chris and his mom, the results prove that it works.” Reintegration Services Director Jim Foley stresses that to be success-ful requires building a positive relationship with these young men, and that takes time: “But we stick with them, helping them gain trust in us and others, social skills, and a sense of optimism about their future.”

Christine remembers the call – her son Chris had been arrested– right before Mother’s Day, and this after learning that his 16-year-old girlfriend was pregnant. Mom was shocked at how quickly things had changed. Chris had been a straight-A student, active in sports, someone people enjoyed being around. He hung with good kids from families she knew, although most lacked a father at home just as he did. Then a few friends start-ed doing “crazy, stupid things” and Chris got caught up in it. Now he was at the youth detention center, where mom had to speak with him through thick glass: “I couldn’t even hug him – it just tore me up.”

Chris remembers feeling mad he had put himself in this predicament, but knew that he could not run from responsibility, that he had to deal with it. Things got worse when he was charged as an adult, and then while incarcerated learned that his older brother had been killed as an innocent bystander of neighborhood gun violence. His mom, who had put herself through school to become a cardiology technician while raising five boys on her own, was heartbroken as she delivered the news to him. He came to the funeral, in shackles.

Eventually, he was adjudicated by juvenile court and sent to St. Gabriel’s Hall. While there, his daughter was born, and although not there in person, staff facilitated him being present by phone during the birth. Later, when his mom brought the child for a visit, she rest-ed peacefully on his chest, as though she had always

St. Gabriel's Reintegration ServicesYOUTH SERVICES


“The staff members were like father figures to me, and if I needed help or just to talk, they were right there for me. They helped me turn it around, and taught me to be patient, humble, and strong.” - Chris

Christopher was a good student who grew up in a single parent household. De-spite his mom's best efforts, he got his girlfriend pregnant and was arrested for theft at 16. Sent to St. Gabriel’s Hall, he worked hard, graduated, and with help from his Reintegration caseworker got a full-time job, is supporting his daughter, and plans to attend college.


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YOUTH SERVICES: (Community-Based and Residential)• Adoption Services – assisting birth mothers and adoptive parents in adoption process

• Foster & Kin Care – training and support for family-based care of dependent youth

• Catholic Community Services – case management & collaborative care network for at-risk youth

• St. Francis - St. Vincent Homes – group homes, education & treatment for dependent youth

• St. Gabriel’s System – residential, educational & treatment programs for court-adjudicated youth

(St. Gabriel’s Hall, De LaSalle Vocational, Outpatient Treatment, and Reintegration Services)

Clients in Youth Services

Family Beneficiaries

1,967

4,131

Reintegration caseworker Michael Muldrow visiting Chris at home after work.

Chris with his mom and "best friend" Christine.

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Chuck was a successful sales executive before becoming a casualty of downsiz-ing, and then was diagnosed with cancer. With savings depleted and battling depression, he was “couch-surfing” when CSS Family Services helped with rent for an apartment and food until SSI funds came through. He is now one of many regular volunteers at their Coffee Club and food pantry.

“It’s really a miracle that I’m still alive today,” Chuck proclaims with evident gratitude and wonder. His peace-fulness as he speaks of the twists and turns in his life is in marked contrast to just a few years ago. Originally from nearby Media, Chuck had struggled for years after being laid off from his job and diagnosed with advanced stage cancer. Experimental surgery and chemo put him in remission, but the mounting burden of medical bills and lack of steady income led to a heart attack, anxiety,

depression and alcohol abuse. Amid these challenges he became estranged from his family, and ultimately faced home foreclosure and the risk of being homeless. At that point someone referred him to Catholic Social Services. He met with Rick Pytlewski, Administrator of CSS Chester City Family Services, which covers all of Dela-ware County. Given Chuck’s dire situation and imme-diate needs, they provided some emergency financial

Clients in Community-based

Services

Family Beneficiaries

41,463

87,072

Chester City Family ServicesCOMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES



Honor Blackburn Grant, who coordinates the Coffee Club, with volunteers Chuck and Fr. Anthony Orth.

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assistance to get him into a small apartment he could afford. With their support, he staved off foreclosure, sold his home and finally got approved for social security dis-ability insurance. He also got into recovery and has been sober for over a year.

Shortly thereafter he began volunteering where he him-self had received help. Four days a week he serves those who visit Coffee Club each morning for something to eat and some ‘fellowship time.’ Chuck’s mission now is to give back to people who have likewise experienced hard-ship and suffering: “I am repaying that debt by doing what I can to help my friends here. When I look into their eyes I see what I once saw in my own eyes. This is an opportunity to be a part of something that benefits others, and I’m proud of how far I’ve come and what I’m doing now.”

Father Anthony Orth, pastor of St. Gabriel’s parish in Norwood, also volunteers there, as a welcoming and friendly pastoral presence among the 80 or so people that come daily – some homeless, others in shelters,

many in recovery and need-ing social interaction. Fr. Orth says simply, “They’re my friends. I enjoy being with them. We provide a space where they can be safe with friends and people who care.” While there, they can access shower and laundry facilities, clothes and food pantries, and refer-

ral for other services. As Chuck says, it’s all based on a simple concept: “caring people caring for people.” Fellow volunteer Sheila, who also received help from CSS, feels “very at home with everybody here … it’s just one big family of God.”

COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR GENERAL POPULATION:• Family Service Centers – referral, material assistance & case management, parenting & life skills classes

• Out of School Time Programs – afterschool academic enrichment & recreation for children & youth

• School Social Work – case management for Catholic high school students & their families

“Everyone was so kind, they were there when I needed them most, they put a roof over my head and gave me hope. I got connected with the Church again, and things miraculously started to straighten out. I have no idea where I would be with-out Catholic Social Services.” - Chuck

Chuck and Sheila serving the daily patrons of the Coffee Club.

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felt something was still missing. He was motivated to become a U.S. citizen, and hoped to bring his elderly parents to live here, so he could care for them in their advancing years. Once a citizen, he did so, again with the help of CSS. Also, Soledad worked with CSS to obtain a medical waiver for her mother, who suffers from dementia, to streamline her path to citizenship. As Kristin remarks, “This is the epitome of the immigrant family. They have a lot of love for each other and are very dedicated to supporting one another.” She is impressed with how readily they have become financial sponsors for their loved ones, often at great personal sacrifice.

They both work full-time, Soledad at St. Mary Medical Center and Gerardo in construction. Their daughter Jazmin is quickly learning English at school, and they are improving their own language skills on the job. Still, they speak Spanish more often at home, so that their children appreciate their family’s cultural heritage. They go to mass in Spanish nearby at Our Lady of Fatima worship site, and celebrate Mexican feasts and American holidays with equal enthusiasm. As Soledad says, “We love the interchange of cultures and traditions in this country, and appreciate so much all that we have to be thankful for here.” Gerardo values being respectful of the laws here, and is grateful for the guidance and persistence of CSS in helping them unite their families. In his words, “CSS really cares; they have been there to advocate for and support us every step of the way.”

In this compact apartment, a tight-knit multi-gen-erational immigrant family mirrors a former era of Catholic immigrants who flocked to this country. Like those European newcomers who populated the neigh-borhoods and urban parishes of the early 20th century, Soledad and Gerardo came from Mexico in search of new opportunities and a better life. They represent an ever greater percentage of faithful practicing Catholics in the U.S. Church today.

This young couple is grateful to CSS Immigration Legal Services for their expert help in handling the necessary paperwork and petition process, in pursuit of their dream of building their family life here. They first turned to CSS as newlyweds facing prospects of being separated due to Gerardo’s need to renew a temporary work visa. With a child on the way, they feared compli-cations would prevent his return in time for the birth. Kristin Taranath, an experienced Accredited Immigra-tion Representative, petitioned for Gerardo’s permanent residency and eventually his citizenship, based on his marriage to Soledad, a U.S. citizen through her father.

When Gerardo received his permanent residency, he

Soledad came here from Mexico when she was 21, and by virtue of her father be-ing a U.S. citizen, was able to be naturalized as well. When she married Gerardo, here on a temporary work visa, she petitioned for his residency, and Gerardo also later became a citizen. They now have two children and another on the way, and have brought their parents to live here as legal permanent residents.

Immigration Legal ServicesCOMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES


“Thanks be to God, she successfully petitioned for my husband, which meant we could stay together and have our first child here without him having to return to Mexico.” - Soledad


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COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR PARTICULAR GROUPS:• Immigration Legal Services – legal assistance for residency and citizenship issues

• Operating Base Cecilia – supportive services for homeless or at-risk Veterans and their families

• Fatima Outreach Center – programs for Latino community in partnership with St. Mary Medical Center

• Real Alternatives – assisting pregnant women in crisis to choose life, deliver and nurture healthy babies

Kristin Taranath, CSS Immigration Representative, with Soledad, Gerardo and family

Soledad and Gerardo with Gerardo Jr. and Jazmin

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DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS $ 55,951,336 Divine Providence Village Don Guanella Homes St. Edmond’s Home for Children Community Outreach and Day Programs

YOUTH SERVICES $ 47,550,042 St. Gabriel’s System St. Francis-St. Vincent Homes for Children Catholic Community Services Foster Care & Adoption Services

COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES $ 12,166,973 Family Service Centers (includes Veterans,

Real Alternatives & School Social Work programs)

Out of School Time (OST) Programs Immigration Legal Services

HOUSING & HOMELESS SERVICES $ 7,089,439 Saint John’s Hospice Mercy Hospice Good Shepherd Program McAuley House Visitation Homes Women of Hope St. Mary’s Residence

Total Expenditures $122,757,790

GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING $ 99,421,303 Phila. Dept. of Human Services Community Behavioral Health PA Office of Developmental Programs PA Department of Education Other government contracts

ARCHDIOCESAN SUBSIDY $ 20,719,087 Catholic Charities Appeal Donations & Bequests Program-based Annual Funds Trust Fund Disbursements

FEES FOR SERVICE $ 2,016,350UNITED WAY $ 601,050

Total Sources of Revenue $122,757,790

16.9%

1.6%0.5%

81.0%

45.6%

5.8%9.9%

38.7%

(year ending June 30, 2015)FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 2015

RevenueExpenditures

Catholic Social Services CorporationsCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of PhiladelphiaCatholic Community Services (CUA #4)Divine Providence Village Don Guanella VillageSt. Edmond’s Home for ChildrenSt. Francis - St. Joseph Homes for ChildrenSt. Gabriel’s SystemSaint John’s Hospice

The following fund operations of the above corporations: St. Joseph Homes for Children St. Joseph House St. Vincent’s Home, Tacony St. Vincent’s Services for Women & Children

Expenditures Compared to FY 2014 $5.6 million for Developmental Programs (+11.1 %)

$3.8 million for Youth Services (+8.6%)

$ 1.3 million for Community-Based Services (-9.5%)

WWS

Revenue Compared to FY 2014 $4.7 million in Governmental Funding (+5%)

$3.6 million in Archdiocesan Subsidy (+21%)

Overall Budget Increase of $ 8.2 million (+7.2%)

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Baby Care Items Distributed via Family Service Centers,St. Vincent Homes, and Foster Care

Meals Served at homeless shelters, afterschool & residential programs for youth

and the intellectually disabled

Beneficiaries of Social Work, Case Management, & Referral Assistance

Children Educated/Tutored in specialized school or

afterschool settings

Volunteer Hours

Volunteers who served

Persons trained in Life Skills

such as financial literacy, job search, prenatal care and parenting

Households received furniture, small appliances and other

Home Goods

COMMUNITY IMPACT 2015

in Financial Assistanceprovided to individual

households

117,050

32,909

3,431

45,871

$584,704

4 Suburban Counties 26,459 (44%)

Philadelphia34,978 (56%)

Client Distribution across the Region

Clients benefiting fromResidential Care, In-Home Support or Housing Assistance

2,966

Clothing Itemsdistributed to the homeless and needy families

210,597

Clients & their families receivingCounseling & Behavioral Support

5,166

1,210,583

1,949Residences for Dependent/Delinquent Youth............699Housing Relocation and /or Support...........................635Shelters and Residences for Homeless Persons.........505Children and Youth in Foster or Kin Care....................485Residences for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities..342In-Home Support Services for At-Risk Youth...............310

Individuals receivedFood & Groceries56,965

5,892

Individuals whose lives were

Positively Impacted

173,930Clients.........................................................62,589Family Beneficiaries.................................111,341

2,310

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Among my many blessings is the chance to assist in the vital work of Catholic Social Services (CSS). I know best the wonderful work being done by the staff of the Developmental Programs Division, who daily serve men, women and children with intel-lectual disabilities. They recognize and promote the dignity of each person. They bring God's mercy to every individual, child or adult, in their residential and community programs. They make ours a more loving and more just world. CSS sees the face of Jesus in every face, and brings the love of Jesus to all they serve. Truly, they are daily about the work of the angels!

John P. Delaney, Jr.Deputy District Attorney, City of PhiladelphiaVice President, CSS Boards of DirectorsChair, Developmental Programs Committee

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OFFICERSAuxiliary Bishop John J. McIntyre (President) - Archdiocese of Philadelphia

James T. Amato (Exec. V.P.) - Secretary, Catholic Human Services

John P. Delaney, Jr., Esq. (V. P.) - Deputy District Attorney, Philadelphia

Tara G. La Fiura, Esq. (Secretary) - Associate, Blank Rome, LLP

Maura B. Kelly, CPA (Treasurer) - Pinnacle Realty Services

MEMBERSPeter T. Ancona - Director, Utility Integration, Exelon Corp./PECO

Yemele Ayala - Sr. Director, School Support Services, Aspira, Inc. of PA

Robert F. Byrne - NE Phila. Program Director, Interfaith Hospitality Network

Marion Corbin - Director (ret.), Archdiocesan Office of Black Catholics

Michael Crofton - President / CEO, Philadelphia Trust Company

Msgr. Edward M. Deliman - Pastor, St. Charles Borromeo (Bensalem)

Christopher Gigliotti, Jr. - Community Action Committee of Lehigh Valley

Denise D. Hodgson - Chair, Walnut Street Theatre Board of Trustees

Dr. Dennis Kennedy - Associate Professor, LaSalle University

Teresa V. Lamore - Medical Education Consultant, Merck & Co., Inc.

Vince Liuzzi - Executive Vice President, DNB First

Manus J. McHugh - Director, Retail Strategy, Constellation Energy/Exelon

James E. Randolph - Deputy Commissioner (ret.), Philadelphia DHS

Thomas P. Sholes - Managing Director, Pershing / BNYMellon

Julian Staniec - Director (ret.), Bucks County Assistance Office

Catholic Social Services Board of Directors

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