We care for millions of children, elderly, families, men and women, immigrants, homeless, and other vulnerable populations at nearly 600 locations across LA, Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties.
Turns every parish into a resource center for families in need of emergency assistance. Providing food, shelter, and one-time assistance to families in crises: such as assistance with medical, funeral expenses, are appropriate as funds allow and as recommended by those who are familiar with the area/persons. In the past 6 months distributing over:
Serving over 220,000 people
Emergency housing, motel vouchers, transportation vouchers, rental assistance, furniture, clothing and personal needs, food pantries and more
Serving over 250,000 people
Provided over 900K services (including 500K meals) this year mainly to women and children, most of whom have a family income of $20,000 annually or less
Serving over 100,000 people
Including over 129K meals and over 18K food pantry visits for families. In addition, provided 480 youth overnight, weeklong, day camps and enrichment activities
Serving over 12,000 meals a year
Parishes offer food distribution through food pantries, with a few also providing hot meals, ranging from once a month to daily
Resettled 270 refugees
Our legal advisors helped families from across the world including: Iran, Syria, and Afghanistan in 2017.
Serving 1,251 immigrants
Provided 1,460 high quality legal services to more than 1,200 immigrants last year, especially children, the poor, and those needing mental health services.
Provided over 45,000 nights of housing
For homeless and trafficked youth and other support to 1,827 youth in 2017 across California
Placed 85 people
Into permanent housing. Offers an emergency shelter for single men as well as street outreach, drop-in day center, and social services
Served over 1,200 people
With emergency shelter, transitional residences, drop-in and mobile outreach programs for women and families, employment skills development with a residence for 9 mothers and 21 children
Housed and feed 200+ people at 5 parishes
Each night from December to February annually
Placed 200 individuals and families
Into permanent housing in LA, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties last year
Serving over 180 women and children
Through an emergency women’s shelter with 80 beds
