Catholic Charities Pueblo, Colorado

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Catholic CharitiesPueblo, Colorado

• Action Plan
• Lifecycle Model

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Who We Serve
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Southern Colorado Center for Immigrant Rights
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Southern Colorado Center For Immigrant Rights

• Lifecycle Stage
• I II
• Intro to Growth

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Southern Colorado Center For Immigrant Rights

• Translation Interpretation
• Emergency Assistance
• Wage Reclamation
• Legal Services Education
• Mental health
• Advocacy
• Workshops, Training
• Community Presentations
• Co-sponsors of Police Citizens Academy for
  Spanish speakers
• Support and Participation with the Diocese
  Justice for Immigration Campaign

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Southern Colorado Center for Immigrant Rights
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Family Education and Empowerment Program
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Family Education and Empowerment Program

• Lifecycle Stage
• II III
• Growth to Maturity

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Family Education and Empowerment Program

• BRIGHT BEGINNINGS Families receive education on
  the importance of the childs first years from
  birth through 2 years.
• EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE Basic necessity items
  diapers, formula, clothing, car seats, toys, etc.
• PARENTS AS TEACHERS Early childhood parent
  education program birth to three years.
• CHILD HEALTH MATTERS Provides community
  education on Child Health Plan Plus birth to 18
  years
• LA FAMILIA FUERTE/STRONG FAMILIES Intensive
  parenting program providing home visits and
  service birth to 12 years
• LOVE LOGIC PARENTING CLASSES Helping parents
  develop effective parenting skills that center on
  love
• GOOD TOUCH /BAD TOUCH Curriculum based program
  which educates children, age preschool through
  6th grade about sexual abuse, child abuse,
  bullying and stranger danger

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Family Education and Empowerment Program
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ADOPTION AND PREGNANCY COUNSELING
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Adoption and Pregnancy Counseling

• Lifecycle Stage
• IV
• Decline

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Adoption and Pregnancy Counseling

• Adoption placements 1996 2005
• 1996 9
• 1997 6
• 1998 6
• 1999 6
• 2000 7
• 2002 4
• 2003 -3
• 2004 5
• 2005 3
• 2006 2
• (2 pending, 1 potential disruption)

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Adoption and Pregnancy Counseling

• State of Colorado continues to add reporting
  burdens and fees. They now assess agencies doing
  international adoptions an annual 400 fee. They
  are mandating that all agencies transfer all
  records to computer. This cost to our agency is
  estimated to be 42,000.
• It is clear we cannot continue the program as it
  currently is designed.

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Adoption and Pregnancy Counseling
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MONEY MANAGEMENT, HOUSING AND HOMELESS PREVENTION
COUNSELING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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MONEY MANAGEMENT, HOUSING AND HOMELESS PREVENTION
COUNSELING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

• Lifecycle Stage
• III
• Mature

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MONEY MANAGEMENT, HOUSING AND HOMELESS PREVENTION
COUNSELING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

• Budget Counseling
• Mortgage Counseling
• Home Buyer Education Classes
• Conservator ship and Representative Payee
  Services
• Emergency Assistance

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MONEY MANAGEMENT, HOUSING AND HOMELESS PREVENTION
COUNSELING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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MONEY MANAGEMENT, HOUSING AND HOMELESS PREVENTION
COUNSELING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

• Lifecycle Stage
• III
• Mature

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CLINICAL COUNSELING PROGRAM
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CLINICAL COUNSELING PROGRAM

• Lifecycle Stage
• II III
• Growth to Maturity

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CLINICAL COUNSELING PROGRAM

• Individual
• Marital / Relationship
• Family
• Child and Adolescent
• Domestic Violence
• Victims Assistance

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CLINICAL COUNSELING PROGRAM