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Since 1935, Catholic Charities of the East Bay 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. As a diverse, multi-service nonprofit human services agency, CCEB depends on a generous donor community. With your support, we are creating hope and changing lives.

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Catholic Charities of the East Bay does not sell or exchange donor information with other organizations or disclose privileged information regarding donors or gifts to unauthorized parties. If a donor wishes to remain anonymous or wishes to have their gift restricted to a specific purpose or program, this is duly recorded and honored.

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WHAT YOUR DONATION MEANS 
In 2010, thanks to the combined efforts of donors, volunteers and staff, Catholic Charities of the East Bay helped 23,153 people in need make a better life in our community.

POVERTY

• Homelessness prevention services: 1,173 families in crisis received housing counseling, rental assistance, eviction prevention, and financial assistance.
• Voluntary Income Tax Assistance: Helped 507 low-income families file their taxes and receive over $780,000 in income tax refunds.
• Food Stamps outreach helped 351 families receive food stamps.
• Reached out to 250 seniors through the Monument Corridor Senior Program.
• Served 140 clients and 54 households living with HIV/AIDS received medical case management, housing advocacy, retention and/or other housing related services.
• Parish based volunteer teams served 11 families holistically to help them meet their needs for jobs, transportation and social support.

IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION 

•  175 people received training through Project ACCESS, providing Early Childhood Education job-training services and the Bilingual Medical Training Program. 100 additional clients learned English as a Second Language.
• Family Literacy Program helped more than 150 parents & children in North Richmond improve their parenting skills.
• Refugee Resettlement & Employment services helped over 500 refugees resettle in America
• Immigration Legal Services helped 340 immigrants on the path to citizenship.
• The Multicultural Seniors Services Network provided social support to more than 1,450 immigrant and refugee seniors.

 VIOLENCE PREVENTION & YOUTH

• Intensive Crisis Counseling: working as part of the Measure Y collaborative to 436 people impacted by violent crime.
• Office and Parish Counseling provided individual and group counseling to 146 clients focused on increasing emotional resilience.
• School Counseling served 148 families in 17 Diocesan schools.
• Worked to derail the school to jail pipeline for over 700 youth through Restorative Justice practices, and trained 40 adults in these practices
• In the Path 1 program, worked intensively with 6 families on parent education and family support to keep children in the homes.

Additionally, we provided information & referral services to 16,548 people in need
Information & Referral includes extensive referrals to resources outside of CCEB, including over 80 partners, and information on additional services and opportunities for support.