CCS: Catholic Community Services Western WA

CCS?s mission is that every child should grow up in a safe, loving and nurturing environment; the elderly should be able to live in security and dignity; healthy family life should be affirmed and supported in our communities; in compassion, love and respect for all people, especially the poor and most vulnerable; in joining with others to change the systems which oppress, discriminate or otherwise cause human suffering; and that employees and volunteers should work in an environment which offers respect, teamwork and excellence. CCS began in 1918 when a group of Catholic women began organized efforts to aid the poor, supervised boarding and group homes for orphaned and abandoned children, and helped place children for adoption. By 1937, the organization was incorporated with a primary focus on assisting with foster care and adoption following World War I. CCS is a charter member of United Way of King County. The East King County Family Center in Bellevue was opened in 1987 and the South King County Family Center in Kent was opened in 1992. The central office in Seattle is named the Randolph Carter Family & Learning Center.

Catholic Community Services is the largest multi-service, community-based organization in Western Washington, serving over seventy thousand children, families, individuals and elders yearly through twelve family centers. Volunteer Chore Services, Youth Tutoring Programs, Emergency Assistance, Counseling and Mental Health Services, Chemical Dependency Counseling, Homeless Services, Adoption Services, Pregnancy Support Services, Foster Care, African American Family Services, Latino Family Support Services, Affordable Housing, Meals Programs, Legal Consultation, and Early Learning and Child Care Services. CCS provides a continuum of services for low income children, families, and elderly regardless of their religion, gender, race, creed, ethnic origin, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or political ideology.