Program areas at Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte
Direct assistance program - the direct assistance program provides burial assistance, food assistance, emergency financial assistance, and holiday assistance from our three regional offices in asheville, Charlotte, and winston-salem. Services are provided to clients in need regardless of their age, race, ethnicity, gender, religious or political affiliation. In fiscal year 2021-2022, ccdoc provided direct assistance service (financial, holiday, disaster relief, gift card and clothing) to 3,596 unduplicated persons. 13,515 unduplicated persons received emergency food assistance. 130 persons were served through the agency burial assistance program.
Veterans' services - the va's supportive services for veteran families program's purpose is to provide supportive services to very low-income veteran families in mecklenburg county who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and ultimately, to end homelessness among veterans. Ssvf prioritizes the delivery of rapid re-housing services to homeless veteran households. Services include: outreach, case management which includes: housing search & placement, eviction prevention, security deposits assistance, rental assistance, assistance with childcare expenses, transportation assistance, assistance obtaining va and other benefits. Ccdoc served 77 veteran families during fy21-22.
Refugee and immigration - the refugee and immigration services programs provide resettlement and immigration services. The rro program administers the reception and placement (r&p) program through its affiliation with the us conference of Catholic bishops/migration and refugee services (usccb/mrs). Ccdoc has resettled 332 refugees during the 2021-22 fiscal year and provided employment assistance for more than 91 clients. The immigration services program is recognized by the board of immigration appeals. Our immigration program provided 395 services to 255 clients between three office locations during the 2021-22 fiscal year.
Other programs: family life, nfp, oeo, pregnancy support and adoption, respect life, teen parenting, youth counseling, social concerns advocacy, and parish outreach.