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Catholic Charities of the East Bay is a diverse, multi-service nonprofit Human Services agency.
Since 1935, it has played a central role in providing social services and advocacy to those
most in need in Contra Costa and Alameda counties regardless of their religious faith.

Click here to learn about the history of Catholic Charities of the East Bay.


Catholic Charities of the East Bay has adopted the following guiding principles, which express and define CCEB's commitment to excellence and guides agency planning processes.

Accountability

  • We are accountable to our community.
  • As good stewards, we are committed to effectiveness and efficiency.
  • We are committed to producing positive outcomes with accountability to those who purchase and use agency services.
  • We are committed to continually evaluate agency systems and procedures and use findings to improve performance.
Collaboration

  • We work in partnership with our community.
  • We are committed to developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with the community and other organizations within the community.
  • We invite and encourage client and stakeholder participation.
  • We are committed to developing and maintaining a pluralistic, cooperative service delivery system.
  • We are committed to coordinated effort to the Continuum of Care approach to service delivery.
Cultural Diversity / Cultural Competence

  • We promote and implement cultural diversity and sensitivity in all agency programs, services and operations.
  • We accept the responsibility to provide all services in a culturally competent way. We understand that we must continually build and strengthen the agency’s multicultural insight, capacity and competence.
Integration

  • We are committed to interdisciplinary teamwork and internal collaboration
  • We are committed to proactive participation in and support of a pluralistic, cooperative service delivery system.
  • We are committed to coordinated effort.
  • We are committed to providing a continuum of care, which embraces a holistic person-in-environment approach that recognizes the interaction of social, cultural, environmental and psychodynamic factors.
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Board of Directors

The Most Reverend Allen H. Vigneron, Bishop of Oakland
President

A.R. Neubauer
Board Chair

Solomon Belette
Chief Executive Officer

Michael Kelly
Board Vice Chair
Human Resources Committee Chair

Ben F. Polando
Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair

Stephen Wilcox
Development Committee Chair

Deacon Thomas McGowan
Diocesan Representative

Sister Elaine Sanchez
Program Committee Chair

JoAnn Evans
Public Policy Committee Chair

Teiahsha Bankhead
Charles Bellavia
Deacon Rigo Cabezas
Peter Delisi
Mary Fair
Richard Garcia
Lawrence Haeg
Vito Magliano
Dave McCosker
Rita Mitchell
Gary V. Nelson
Vince Perpetuo
Charles Woods

Leadership Team

Solomon Belette
Chief Executive Officer
(510)768-3105

Michael Radding
Director of Programs
(510)768-3139

Colleen Miller
Director of Development and Public Policy
(510) 768-3115

Susana Mullen
Controller
(510)768-3130

Ann Rogers
HR Manager
(510)768-3153

Frank DeLapo
IT/Facilities Manager
(510)768-3195