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Catholic Charities — Samaritan Center IAC Children's Advisory Committee <br /> PROPOSAL NARRATIVE <br /> Please respond to each question in the allotted space for each section. In responding to each section of <br /> the proposal narrative, please retain the section-label and question that you are addressing. Do not <br /> change the Times New Roman 12 pt. font or other settings. Directions, such as these, may be deleted <br /> if space is needed, but again, do NOT delete the Section headers or the numbered questions <br /> A. ORGANIZATION CAPABILITY (Entire Section A not to exceed one page. <br /> 1. Provide the mission statement and vision of your organization. <br /> Mission Statement: <br /> Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach, inspired by God's love for all, serves <br /> people of all faiths in need, advocates for justice in social structures, and collaborates with <br /> others to build just compassionate communities. <br /> Vision: <br /> Catholic Charities provides a wide range of professional social services to those in need <br /> within the five counties comprising the Diocese of Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Martin, St. <br /> Lucie, Okeechobee and Indian River). We are accredited by the Council on Accreditation <br /> for Families and Children, which assures that we meet the highest standard of practice and <br /> management. Our priority is to serve the "poorest of the poor", and we attempt to develop <br /> our programs to meet the most current and pressing needs of the communities we serve. <br /> 2. Provide a brief summary of your organization including areas of expertise, <br /> accomplishments, and population served. <br /> Catholic Charities is a multi-service agency serving the total community. We provide <br /> Adoption/Foster Care, pregnancy services, abstinence education, counseling, four out-of- <br /> school programs, services to the elderly including case management and guardianship, <br /> refugee resettlement, legal immigration services, three group homes for the <br /> developmentally challenged, three HUD 202 senior housing facilities, with another <br /> scheduled to open this year, a transitional residence for homeless families, emergency <br /> assistance (FEMA), and empowerment program for the Glades area in-home <br /> counselinglearly intervention program in Riviera Beach. <br /> The services of Catholic Charities are available to any resident of our service area who <br /> qualifies for the particular program, Catholic Charities does not discriminate based on a <br /> client's religion, nor on any other classification protected under applicable federal , state or <br /> local discrimination law. <br /> 3 <br />