Report to the Community 2019

CATHOLIC CHARITIES

SAN BERNARDINO & RIVERSIDE COUNTIES

REPOR T to the COMMUNIT Y
2019

Providing Help • Creating Hope
WE FIGHT POVERTY and its consequences in our local communities
through crisis intervention services and by strengthening families

resulting in new opportunities and changed futures.

LETTER from the CEO

Dear Friend of Catholic Charities,

Catholic Charities is one of the largest non-profit organizations in the Inland Counties that
dares to fight poverty and its consequences. Staff provide the necessary help that creates
new opportunities and changed futures for families burdened by the harshness of poverty.

The sheer number of poor families in our region is staggering. There are countless
challenges that the poor endure, yet most are very adept and able to sustain a very fragile
level of stability. This is the case until an unexpected crisis occurs in the family. Then the
spiral downward begins unless there is necessary help and support from the community.

Fighting poverty is difficult because there is a tidal wave of need and not “THE SHEER NUMBER
nearly enough resources to properly respond. When the vast number OF POOR FAMILIES
of families in need of social services in our region are matched with the IN OUR REGION IS
scarcity of resources to help, we are confronted by the perfect storm. Yet, STAGGERING.”
after nearly 40 years, Catholic Charities continues to do our part with the
resources we have to address the often ignored needs of low-income
families in our two-county area.

This Report to the Community offers a quick look at the work of Catholic Charities and some paths for you to join
us in our compassionate care for families with nowhere else to turn for help. The hard work, courage, expertise, and
compassion of staff combined with the support and generosity of the community is the only way we can continue
to act on our motto of “Providing Help, Creating Hope” where it is needed most in our local communities.

Ken F. Sawa, MSW, LCSW Learn more about Catholic Charities: www.ccsbriv.org
CEO/Executive Vice President

INLAND COUNTIES POVERTY CATHOLIC CHARITIES
staff are experts in
2018 Federal Poverty Level Guidelines1 crisis intervention
services and family
Persons In Household Household Income
1 $12,140 strengthening programs
2 $16,460 for the vulnerable and
3 $20,780 those at risk in our local
4 $25,100
5 $29,420 communities.

235,681 families in our two-county area live
below the poverty line.

777,671This represents children, adults, & seniors.2

18% of the total population in 30% of our residents
our region is VERY POOR. are POOR.3

1 Department of Health and Human Services 2 U.S. Census Data 3 150% of poverty threshold

CORE PROGRAMS

Family & Community Services

Fighting poverty and stabilizing poor families at-risk of losing access to basic
needs such as housing, food, utilities, transportation, and healthcare.

Immigration Services

Providing essential legal consultation, assistance, and support to
eligible immigrants, including citizenship classes for
soon-to-be new Americans.

Counseling Services

Strengthening parents, teens, and children suffering from emotional
and behavioral problems through individual and family counseling and
psycho-educational groups.

Social Work Fellowship Program

Training and scholarships for the next generation of selected social workers
that will carry on the fight against poverty in our two-county region.

ANNUAL SERVICE STATISTICS FY 2017–2018

CORE PROGRAMS UNDUPLICATED HOUSEHOLDS UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS

Family & Community Services 8,823 24,162

Immigration Services 3,887 3,887

Counseling Services 2,851 3,162

Totals 15,561 31,211

HOUSEHOLDS INDIVIDUALS

Note (1): Intake information is available for each unduplicated household/individual that received tangible social services.
Note (2): Households and individuals are counted one time only regardless of number of services received or length of service.
Note (3): 10,000+ Community Outreach & Education contacts are not included.

“ Please accept our heartfelt thanks for the much needed help you gave to us. My family
will always remember your generosity, kindness, and understanding of our situation.
Thank you Catholic Charities from the depth of my heart.” – Sandra

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FY 2017-2018

1,718 1,185 309

Families avoided Students received counseling services Legal immigrants applied for
utility shut offs on their school campus US citizenship

1,065 7,879 2,217

Families received crisis intervention-based Families received emergency Individuals obtained necessary immigration
counseling services food assistance consultations and legal assistance

74 482 442

Families assisted with the Families avoided Students enrolled in our
burial of a loved one becoming homeless special youth programs

SOURCES AND USES of FUNDS “I can do things
you cannot, you
Catholic Charities has earned a reputation as an excellent steward of can do things I
the multiple resources with which it has been entrusted.
cannot;
SOURCE In-Kind Support 38.2% TOGETHER
of Funds Government Contracts 34.1%
Individual Donors 10.1% WE CAN
Diocesan Support 8.8% DO GREAT
Foundation & THINGS.”
Corporate Funding 4.4%
Investments 3.1% ~ St. Mother Teresa
Fees & Other 1.3% of Calcutta

USE Family & Community 63.1%
of Funds Services 15.6%
Counseling Services 6.6%
Immigration Services 10.4%
Administration
Development 3.3%
Special Programs 1.0%

SUPPORT the work of CATHOLIC CHARITIES

Catholic Charities works in partnership with the Diocese of San Bernardino, individuals, churches, youth groups,
community-based organizations, businesses, and government to fight poverty in our local communities. There are
many ways to support the mission and work of Catholic Charities:

Donate Today! Provide monthly support through
Online: Donate.ccsbriv.org automatic deductions. Go to
M ail: 1450 N “D” St., San Bernardino, CA 92405 www.ccsbriv.org/MonthlyGiving
Phone: (909) 763-5920

Remember Catholic Charities Donate your vehicle
in your will as a designated beneficiary. Call (844) 200 – GIVE (4483)
Call (909) 763-5920 for guidance. or go to www.ccsbriv.org/CARS

Prefer to give to specific needs? Does your company offer
Donate online through our matching gifts? Go to
“Acts of Kindness” Program at www.ccsbriv.org/matching
www.ccsbriv.org/acts-of-kindness to find out!

Call our office (909) 763-5920 or email [email protected] for further information.

BOARD of DIRECTORS “How marvelous would
it be if, at the end of
Most Reverend Bishop Barnes Dannette Cooper the day, each of us
John Kosta Candace Heaton could say:
Dr. Tim Jenkins
Dr. Donald Averill Dcn. John Langmead TODAY I HAVE
Laura Clark Gerardo J. Lopez PERFORMED AN
ACT OF CHARITY
Sr. Mary Frances Coleman Kelly Schlegel TOWARD OTHERS”

~ Pope Francis

William Schlegel
Teresa Seipel

Matilde A. Servan
Marty Swanson
Mary Swanson

1450 North “D” St. | San Bernardino, CA 92405 | (909) 388-1239

SUBSCRIBE VOLUNTEER
to receive email updates and
stay connected with us. Sign up Go to www.ccsbriv.org/volunteer
at www.ccsbriv.org/Subscribe for more information

www.ccsbriv.org ccsbriv @CCSBRIV

Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Tax ID #95-3516461