Mission: We believe every child should grow up in a safe, loving and nurturing environment. We believe the elderly should be able to live with security and dignity. We believe healthy family life should be affirmed and supported in our communities. We believe in compassion, love and respect for all people, especially the poor and most vulnerable. We believe in joining with others to change the systems that oppress, discriminate or otherwise cause human suffering. We believe employees and volunteers should work in an environment that fosters respect, teamwork and excellence. We believe in all of these things for all people, whatever their color, whatever language they speak or however they worship.

Description:
CCSSW provides the following services in Pierce County: adoption, anger management & parenting classes, child care, counseling, foster care, long term care, a hot meal kitchen, family preservation programs, transitional housing, resource & referral and Volunteer Chore Services.
Most of our programs can use the help of volunteers to serve those in need in our community.

History:
Catholic Community Services, the largest private provider of social and human services in the State of Washington, has been serving needy people since the 1860s when missionary sisters established orphanages in the Seattle area. In 1940 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Seattle was formed and eventually separated and was incorporated as Catholic Community Services in 1989. In the ensuing years since the formation of CCS, additional offices have opened from Bellingham to Vancouver and from Aberdeen to Port Angeles. Programs have also continued to expand to include services to all age groups.

Contact person: Jodie Moody, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (253) 383-3697

Address:

1323 S. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 (See a map)

Directions:

CCS is located in near downtown Tacoma, one block south of Bates Vocational College on South Yakima Ave.   Nearest Bus Stop: Across Street, 1 minute walk