CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF OKLAHOMA CITY INC

Family support services - emergency rent and utility assistance - provides limited financial assistance for rent and utility bills to families struggling to achieve self-sufficiency. Once approved for assistance, families must participate in a one-time budgeting course and are strongly urged to enroll in family h.o.p.e. Case management. Families may access this assistance annually and a set number of families are assisted per week. - family h.o.p.e. Case management- offers strength-based case management that builds partnerships with families threatened by homelessness and severe financial stressors to eliminate barriers to success and self-sufficiency. - transitional housing- provides affordable housing to low-income families and individuals. To be eligible to live in housing units, adult family members must enroll in the family h.o.p.e. Program.

Immigration legal services - provides affordable immigration legal services to low income families in oklahoma. Immigrants and non-immigrants are able to obtain reliable and trustworthy assessments of cases of family petitions, u-visa, vawa, t-visa, adjustments of status, citizenship, and temporary protected status.

St. Joseph's counseling, education & outreach provides professional, familystrengthening counseling and related services to individuals, couples, families and catholic school staff/ students who are experiencing emotional stress. Suicide prevention training (qpr) and psycho-educational presentation are available to parish and catholic schools.

Advocacy and outreach disaster services provides emergency assistance, trauma counseling service coordination and long-term case management after disasters. Also worked with communities to enhance and strengthen preparedness for and resiliency after a disaster.

Adoption and pregnancy services pregnant women in crisis are offered support, counseling and case management. Ethical, pressure-free licensed child placement is available for infant adoptions. Support and counseling for birth parents and adoptive parents is provided during the adoption process including on-going post-adoptive services.