Catholic Charities Of The Diocese Of Santa Rosa

Housing programs - housing counseling - catholic charities is one of only two u.s. Department of housing and urban development ("hud")-certified housing counseling agencies in sonoma county that provides counseling on rental issues, occupancy problems, and assistance with section 8 housing.palms inn permanent supportive housing - previously a 104-unit motel, the palms inn was converted into permanent supportive housing for veterans and for chronically homeless individuals. Catholic charities provides social services for 44 of the units for individuals who were chronically homeless and provides 24/7 site support. Catholic charities leases the property.napa permanent supportive housing - catholic charities provides additional permanent supportive housing units in napa, california including jefferson permanent supportive housing and imola house.

Community and parish services (cps) -financial stability and crisis response ("fscr") - fscr provides health education and enrollment assistance for public nutrition and medical benefits in sonoma, lake, napa and mendocino counties. Supporting services include financial education and coaching and community resource referrals.community food program - the community food program distributes free food to low income members of the community at sites throughout sonoma and lake counties. The program distributes over 300,000 meals annually.wildfire recovery disaster case management ("dcm") - focused on long term recovery for those affected by wildfires in sonoma, lake, mendocino and napa counties. The agency began providing these services after devastating fires in lake county in 2015 and expanded the program significantly after the 2018 firestorms in napa and sonoma counties. Dcm assists individual community members make a full recovery by providing services with partnering agencies. Dcm provides case management services for locating permanent housing and returning to the pre-disaster housing status.senior services - the caring rides program provides free transportation for seniors no longer able to drive so they can access medical appointments, attend to grocery shopping, and other errands. Caring voices volunteers make daily telephone calls to seniors and other homebound adults to ensure clients are well.

Caritas village -caritas village - caritas village is the organization's affordable housing and services development project located in downtown santa rosa, california on land purchased by catholic charities in 2015. Intended to replace facilities and enhance services that the organization has provided onsite for over 30 years, caritas village will also include over 128 units of permanent affordable housing to be funded, built, and managed in partnership with burbank housing development corporation, a local affordable housing developer. Caritas center - caritas center's 48,000 square feet, 3-story building, includes a family shelter, head start school, housing case management, a drop-in dignity center, and a recuperation shelter, as well as a new health clinic partnership with santa rosa community health. The primary objective of caritas center is to provide a bridge from homelessness to housing through fully integrated service.caritas homes - caritas homes will consist of 128 permanent, affordable housing apartments that will be funded, built, and managed by the organization's nonprofit affordable housing development partner, burbank housing development corporation. Construction of the first phase of caritas homes (64 units) began in fiscal year 2023 andopened in july 2024. A portion of the apartments are set aside for formerly homeless seniors, veterans, and other vulnerable individuals, with the remaining units designated for low-income families and singles who work but are unable to afford market rents.immigration -immigration legal services - the federal department of justice accredits the catholic charities' immigration office and staff who provide free or low-cost immigration legal consultations and education on immigration benefits and new federal laws, reunite families, help individuals become u.s. Citizens, assist immigrant victims of domestic violence and human trafficking, and empower immigrants to become more fully involved in civic life. One of the largest providers of immigration services in california, catholic charities maintains a staff that includes 10 or more accredited agents, and provides 3,000 services annually.