Press Conference: Providing For Community Members in Need

Combined Press Conference:  Providing for Community Members in Need

Catholic Charities of Central Colorado, Springs Rescue Mission, 
City of Colorado Springs Mayor’s Office

May 10, 2016      9:30 am – 9:45 am    

Marian House Hanifen Center, 14 West Bijou Street, Colorado Springs, CO

(Colorado Springs, CO) May 10, 2016.  Catholic Charities of Central Colorado announced today the expansion of a Family Resource Campus in downtown Colorado Springs, currently located in the Marian House, and support for the Springs Rescue Mission Homeless Campus.

Andy Barton, CEO of Catholic Charities of Central Colorado, said, “The current model of how we solve human issues facing this community needs to be updated.  We need to focus on people rather than services, and we need to consolidate services to specific populations to be more effective & efficient.”

Recently, Catholic Charities received a 5-year renewable grant of up to $350,000 from the state to implement a Family Resource Center evidenced-based model for providing stability services to families in need.  Catholic Charities will continue and expand many of the current program offerings to better meet the needs of vulnerable families, and expand partnerships with health care providers, Partners in Housing, CPCD, and the Salvation Army to ensure easy, coordinated access to a menu of family services.

Based on the belief that consolidated services delivered to specific populations are more effective, Catholic Charities not only supports the new Springs Rescue Mission Homeless Campus as a dignified and effective solution for serving the community’s chronically homeless adults, but will offer bridge services during both phases of campus construction.  Additionally, SRM will become a partner agency on site at the Marian House to help transition chronically homeless adults currently being served at Marian House.

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Media Coverage:

The Gazette

Colorado Springs Business Journal

KRDO News Channel 13

Nonprofit News (The Gazette)

KKTV 11 News

About Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities has almost a 50-year history of Serving the Poor and Vulnerable in Central Colorado and during that time, has demonstrated flexibility in changing to meet the needs of the community.  Founded in 1968 as a family service agency, Catholic Charities took over the operation of the Marian House Soup Kitchen in 1994.  Partners in Housing and CPCD started as Catholic Charities programs before being spun off as individual 501C3 organizations.

Currently offering over 75 programs and services in the areas of Family Services, Pathways to Opportunities, Emergency & Essential Needs, and Health & Wellness, Catholic Charities is a leader in the delivery of services to community members in need.

Catholic Charities serves families, the working poor, seniors on fixed incomes, people with disabilities, veterans, and people who are homeless.

Catholic Charities offers over 75 programs and services, one-third of which serve families.  Below is a list of some of these services. Click here for a complete list of Catholic Charities programs & services.