Catholic Social Services - Archdiocese of Mobile
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- Mission
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Providing Help~Creating Hope
Under the leadership of the Most Reverend Thomas J. Rodi,
CSS Mobile is one of five major social service centers providing services in the twenty-eight county area known as the Archdiocese of Mobile. Catholic Social Services of Mobile’s mission is to provide service to people in need, to advocate for justice in social structures, and to call the entire church and other people of good will to do the same. - Service
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SAVE THE DATE
5th Annual Wine Festival at 5 Rivers
Thursday October 20, 2011
At 5 Rivers Delta Resource on the Causeway
A fund raising event for Catholic Social Services Service Center
Last Updated on Friday, 29 April 2011 08:28
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2010 Oil Spill
6/24/10 Sitrep
Mobile:
The current area of focus is Bayou La Batre, where the Mayor has included Catholic Social Services Mobile in a $100,000 grant proposal to provide community services. Boat People SOS are working is Bayou La Batre, specifically serving the needs of the Vietnamese population. Another focus is Dolphin Island, where CC/Mobile received a grant from Alabama Power to provide the 1,300 resident with utility, rental, and mortgage assistance—where, to date, 30% (approximately 1,590 individuals) are in need of assistance). CC/USA staff have been deployed to Mobile to conduct an needs assessment with Mobile, Alabama staff. In collaboration with the United Way, Catholic Charities distributed 10,000 pounds of food to 230 families in 1 day.
For services in Mobile County, contact John Wilson at (251) 434-1550 or jwilson @ cssmobile.org
http://www.projectrebound.org/Home_Page.html
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Direct Aid
Many families struggle because of losing jobs, fires, and other hardships. We are able to assist them with payment on utility bills, food, clothing, and medications with the following major illness categories: Asthma, Hypertension, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Mental Illness, Seizures, and Cholesterol.
Services are limited to available funding.
Clients may call for an appointment on Tuesday or Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m.
Thrift Store
Shoppers at CSS Thrift Store enjoy low prices and quality merchandise. Store hours are 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday.
Donations of clothes, linens, furniture and household items are received 5 days a week. Donations are categorized and examined for damage then priced by volunteers. Thrift Store Volunteers contribute over 280 hours of service each month.
Direct Aid supplies CSS Thrift Store vouchers for people in need of clothes and household items.