Catholic Social Services

Catholic Social Services (CSS) Is an Anti-poverty Social Service Agency Focused on Improving the Quality of Life of People of All Faiths and Backgrounds During Their Most Vulnerable Times. Our Efforts Are Focused on Two Specific Populations That Allow Us to Have the Most Significant Impact in Our Community: Seniors and Families. CSS Recognizes the Needs of At-risk Children, and Through the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Have Paired Them With Seniors Who Are Willing to Share Their Time and Have a Desire to Help Make a Difference in the Life of a Child. Catholic Social Services Continues Its 70+ Year Legacy Addressing the Community's Pressing Needs With Compassion and Respect. the Foster Grandparent Program Helps Seniors Get Connected and Engaged in Volunteer Activities That Help Children Be Ready for and to Do Better in School. an Estimated 80 FGP Volunteers Will Serve, and 100% of the Foster Grandparents Will Be Placed in Outcome Assignments. Some of Their Activities Will Include Assisting Children in Developing Fine Motor Skills, Helping Children Learn and Practice Appropriate Classroom Behavior, and Helping Children Reach Academic Goals Identified by the Teacher. the Primary CNCS Focus Area Is Education. at the End of the Three-year Grant, We Will Show That 90% of Students Will Have Demonstrated Gains in School Readiness in Pre-k and Head Start, and 50% of Students Will Have Improved Academic Performance in Literacy and Math in Grades K-5. the CNCS Federal Investment of $444,680 Will Be Supplemented by $61,930 in Non-federal Contributions.