Catholic Charities Of San Bernardino And Riverside

OUR MISSION
------------------------------------------------------The mission of Catholic Charities San Bernardino/Riverside is to provide services that impact family, neighborhood, and society so that people's lives are filled with hope. Catholic Charities respects the dignity of all people and, in partnership with individuals, families and communities, advocates for their needs and supports their right to self- determination.

OUR MANDATE
------------------------------------------------------To identify physical, social, emotional problems and address their causes, and to develop and implement strategies that promote personal and social change.

OUR SERVICES
------------------------------------------------------Catholic Charities San Bernardino/Riverside offers a range of social services to assist individuals and families in the community. Services are provided at multiple locations throughout the two counties. The four major areas of service include:
-Community & Emergency Services
-Caritas Counseling Services
-Refugee and Immigration Services
-Emmanuel Outreach Services

Description:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & EMERGENCY SERVICES
------------------------------------------------------Caseworkers in multiple locations provide case management services, emergency food, rent and mortgage assistance, utility assistance, transportation, information and referral, outreach services, advocacy, HIV/AIDS services, and other support services for families.

DEPARTMENT OF CARITAS COUNSELING SERVICES
----------------------------------------------------- Caritas Counseling Services provides professional individual, family, group counseling, parent education services, family enrichment programs, and on-site school counseling at 15 schools throughout the two-county area. Professional counseling services are provided by licensed therapists and supervised pre-licensed therapists.

DEPARTMENT OF REFUGEE & IMMIGRATION SERVICES
------------------------------------------------------ As a BIA (Board of Immigration Appeals) accredited agency, staff assists clients with application for naturalization, adjustment of status, family petition, family unity, work permit, family reunification, fiancé visa, self-petition for domestic violence victim, registry and certificate of citizenship for children. Services are provided at multiple locations throughout the two-county area.

DEPARTMENT OF EMMANUEL OUTREACH SERVICES
------------------------------------------------------Emmanuel Outreach Services trains volunteers to provide a range of outreach services in the community. Volunteer-based services include support group facilitation, home visiting, and food/clothing distribution projects in the East Coachella Valley. An area of specialization is paraprofessional bereavement counseling.

Contact people:

Beverly Earl, (phone), (email) JoAnn Wilkes, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (909) 388-1239
Office fax number: (909) 384-1130

Address:

1450 North D Street San Bernardino, CA 92405 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.ccsbriv.org/

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Last updated on November 4, 2009