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Programs
& Services
To fulfill our mission, Catholic Charities
sponsors 170 programs and services throughout Brooklyn & Queens:
The four Catholic Charities Community Centers provide a wide array
of services to support families, and are the gateway to Charities'
services throughout Brooklyn and Queens. Serving the entire diocese,
they are located at:
| Brooklyn
West
Community Center
191 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
718-722-6001 |
Brooklyn
East
Community Center
720 East 8th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11234
718-677-9848 |
Catholic
Community
Center of Northern
Queens
23-40 Astoria Boulevard Astoria, NY 11102
718-726-9790 |
Queens
South
Community Center
90-39 189th Street
Hollis, NY 11423
718-217-1238 |
Community
Center services and programs are here to help with:
- Parish/Cluster Pastoral Planning
- Sharing Catholic Social Teaching
- Community Organizing
- Leadership Development
- Emergency
Food
- Limited
Financial Assistance
- Support
Groups
- GED/English
as a Second Language (E.S.L.) classes
- Advocacy
for Public Benefits
- Case
Management
- Immigration
Information/Referral
- Employment
Counseling
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services and programs may not be offered at all Centers, and additional
programs or services may have been added. Contact any Center for
more information, assistance or referral.
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Catholic Charities Aging programs provide
nutritional, educational, recreational, health promotional, social
service and intergenerational programs. Hot lunch served at our
programs. Our case management services to the homebound elderly
include case assistance, information and referral, assessment
for EISEP home care, Meals on Wheels, transportation, supportive
counseling, caregiver support groups, advocacy, entitlement, counseling
and intergenerational programs. Catholic Charities also offers
respite and group activity programs for Alzheimer and related
dementia clients and their caregivers. In addition, training,
workshops, case management, information and referral services
and supportive clients is provided. Participants must be age 60
and over and be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or related
dementia.
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Catholic
Charities serves people with developmental disabilities in Brooklyn
& Queens who live at home with their families or caregivers.
Among the services we provide to the developmentally disabled
are, comprehensive case management, home and community services
waivers and family support case management. We also provide residences
for developmentally disabled adults offering 24 hour supervision,
daily skills training, recreation and a variety of psychological,
social and clinical services, such as, medical and speech.
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Our
Daycare and Head Start centers conduct a family oriented, child
development program. Services are offered for children 2 years
9 months through 6 years of age, five days a week from 8am to
6pm. Eligibility: ACD eligibility requirements. ACD REQUIREMENTS:
Reasons for care include: protective/preventive, employment, vocational
training, looking for work, illness/ incapacitation.
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Among
the mental health services we provide are intensive training in
daily living skills, behavior intervention, counseling, crisis and
case management, socialization, discharge planning, medication management
and support. We also provide a transitional housing program for
mentally ill adults...[MORE]
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The goals of our prevention programs are to strengthen family
relationships to reduce the incidence of abuse and neglect. We
prevent placement of children into foster care and reunite children
with families.
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Approaches to community organizing include reaching out to various
community , parish and neighborhood organizations to work together
identifying community needs and developing responses. ESL classes,
citizenship drives, job fairs, health fairs and teen centers.
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The Catholic Youth Organization organizes parish-based sports
and activities for boys and girls, ages 8 to 20 in Brooklyn &
Queens. Activities include: basketball, baseball, softball, soccer,
swimming, track and volleyball. The season runs from September
through June.
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Catholic Charities Pastoral Services is active in the following
areas:
Deafness
services Our TTY number is 718-722-6226.
- Coordination
of American Sign Language (A.S.L.) Interpreter Services for
parishes of the Diocese;
- Education
and mentoring for Church interpreters;
- Bereavement
Ministry;
- Parish
consultation and support;
- Religious
education in schools for the deaf;
- The
Human Service Center for the Deaf;
- Technical
assistance to Catholic Charities staff as well as Diocesan offices
related to deafness.
Prison
Ministries
- Community
Chaplains Program;
- Alternatives
to Incarceration, Brooklyn & Queens;
- Information
& Referral;
- Engagement
of parishes in evangelization on prison sites;
- Program
development;
- Liaison
between parish and prisoner and/or families.
Pastoral
Care of the Sick
- Clinical
Pastoral Education (C.P.E.) Certified program for the preparation
of Chaplains;
- Education
and training of parish-based Pastoral Workers for home and hospital
visitation;
- Coordination/supervision
of Hospital Chaplains;
- Cluster
and parish-based coordination and education related to hospital
and nursing home sacramental and pastoral care;
- Workshops
for Diocesan clergy engaged in hospital and nursing home visitation;
- Advocacy
with hospitals and nursing homes for pastoral care efforts;
- Diocese-wide
education and gathering of ministers of the sick and pastoral
coordinators;
- Regular
engagement of regional parish staff for input and exchange of
ideas.;
- Coordination
of Diocesan planning efforts;
- Dissemination
of updated information related to pastoral care of the sick;
- Seminars
on ethical and moral issues facing Chaplains and pastoral care
workers.
Disabilities
- Education
of Parish Advocates for Disabled Persons;
- Advocacy
and Awareness Programs related to accessibility at a parish
level;
- Surveys
of accessibility;
- Information
and resources availability for parish.
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The Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples Corporation offers
affordable housing for eligible individuals, families, elderly
with low incomes and others in need of supportive housing.
Family Housing: Our tax credit financed facilities
provide housing for low and moderate income families. To express
an interest in Family Housing, submit your request in writing
to:
Progress of Peoples Management
Attn.: Family Housing
191 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
You will be notified when applications become available. (You
can also contact the Housing Information recording, updated daily
at: 718-722-6079.)
Senior Housing: The Catholic Charities' Progress
of Peoples Corporation offers federally subsidized independent
living for low income seniors (62+) and mobility impaired adults.
To express an interest in Senior Housing, submit your request
in writing to:
Progress of Peoples Management
Attn.:Senior Housing
191 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
You will be notified when applications become available. (You
can also contact the Housing Information recording, updated daily
at: 718-722-6079.)
Supportive Housing: The Catholic Charities'
Progress of Peoples Corporation provide permanent, affordable,
independent housing to displaced individuals at least 18 years
of age, and one program specializes in serving persons 55 years
and over. An on site rehabilitation program is also available,
which provides case management, vocational rehabilitation, art
therapy and community based activities as well as psychiatric
services. Eligibility: Must be low-income, single-persons
over the age of 18; NYNY agreement eligibility for the rehab program;
admission based upon interview and entitlement review.
| Center
for Pregnant Women |
Center For Pregnant Women 24 Hour Hotline (718) 625-7800
191 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Free confidential services include: emotional support, counseling,
guidance, information and referral; referrals for short-term emergency
housing; help with medical care through St. Vincent Catholic Medical
Centers; advocacy for public benefits; 24 hour emergency consultation.
| Family
Home Care Services |
Family Home Care Services of Brooklyn & Queens is an affiliate
of Catholic Charities which provides at-home care to over 2,500
elderly and disabled clients each year. Services include: Nursing
supervision and Personal Care Aide. A Registered Nurse is available
for supervision and case service management 24 hours a day, 7
days a week. Contact: 718-832-0550.
