THE MISSION OF CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES OF UTAH IS TO PRACTICE GOSPEL VALUES OF LOVE, COMPASSION, AND HOPE THROUGH SERVICE, SUPPORT, AND COLLABORATION.
What We Do
Since 1945, Catholic Community Services of Utah has been empowering people in need along the Wasatch Front to reach self-sufficiency. By giving strength to the vulnerable in our midst, CCS is able to lovingly serve and provide hope to those with the greatest need in our community regardless of race, religion or personal circumstance.
Success at CCS
In 2012, Chris Bullock was unexpectedly thrust into homelessness. St. Vincent de Paul Dining Hall became a haven for him and a place to get a warm meal daily. With our team’s assistance at the Weigand Homeless Resource Center, he was able to find a job and access housing.
A woman grappling with several medical conditions came to CCS for help fighting a deportation order filed against her. Our immigration defense attorney quickly responded and found out that she was eligible to stay in the U.S.
Shadrick, a refugee from Zambia, traveled to the U.S. in early 2018 after spending most of his life in refugee camps with his two brothers. Once in Utah, Shadrick was welcomed by the Lloyd family into their happy home through the CCS Refugee Foster Care Program.
A refugee woman came to CCS after ICE picked up her immigrant husband, and detained him in Denver. CCS worked steadily on the case, and our immigration team represented the husband and wife to help her achieve citizenship and allow him to apply for his green card.
Hector and Martin are brothers who immigrated to the US with their father over 15 years ago. There was never enough money for green card application fees, until after they were 18 and they were told were too old to apply for green card status through their parents. The family came to CCS and our immigration lawyers were able help them re-apply.
The Mamesani family was separated in 2010 when the parents were arrested and imprisoned. The five children were shuffled between family members and countries and a refugee camp in Kenya with their aunt. They stayed for four years before the children were resettled and placed in a loving foster home in our Refugee Foster Care program, while their aunt was in the adult refugee program.
News + Events
-
CCS’ Refugee Resettlement team works diligently to ensure that recently arrived refugee clients have everything they need to settle into life here in .. -
Did you know that teens make up more than half of all the youth in foster care? Refugee Foster Care is no different—the youth in the program are .. -
In the face of incredible hardship and obstacles, refugees are rising above and connecting our communities in one of the most significant ways: with ..
