Agency Name: Catholic Charities
Address: Holy Spirit Parish 3 East Walnut Street Lock Haven, PA 17745
Additional address: Location in Clinton County is at St. Agnes Parish
Center (Walnut Street lock Haven)
Phone: 570-748-4594
Fax: (814) 353-0515
Contact person: Sharon Felson, MSW
Website:
http://catholiccharities.dioceseaj.org
Inclusivity: Catholic Charities is committed to serving all people in
need, regardless of gender, race, creed or national origin
- Program 1:Counseling Services
Description: Catholic Charities provides caring and compassionate
services to people faced with a variety of challenging situations. There are
counseling services available for depression and anxiety, grief and loss of
loved ones, relationships or employment martial conflicts, parting issues,
divorce and separation, health issues and abuse/neglect.
Target: Individuals experiencing emotional and spiritual life situations.
Age Range: all ages
Eligibility requirements: interview process is required
Costs: Varies, no one is turned away by inability to pay
Days/times: Monday- Friday 8:30am-4:00pm with flexibility with later
appointments
Description: Help in dealing with depression, anxiety, death of a loved one, family conflicts, divorce, abuse, etc.
- Program 2:Emergency Financial Assistance
Description: Emergency Financial Assistance is offered to individuals
and families following an interview to determine need and eligibility for
services in utilities, medication/medical equipment, rent/temporary housing,
Christmas toys program and disaster relief.
Target: Individuals in a financial crisis.
Age Range: none
Eligibility requirements: Determined by intake process
Days/times: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm with flexibility with later
appointments
Description: They ensure that basic human needs are being met. Emergency medications, medical equipment, clothes, heat, shelter, and other utility assistance is available.
- Program 3:Pregnancy Support
Description: The Real Alternatives program helps pregnant women
during their pregnancy and postnatal period. Catholic Charities provides
confidential counseling in an atmosphere of understanding and support, free
pregnancy test kits, clothing, food pantries, referrals to other community
agencies/ medical resources, adoption information and assistance with
education and career planning.
Target: Pregnant Women
Age Range: all ages
Eligibility requirements: determined by interview
Days/times: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm with flexibility with later
appointments
Description: Promotes women’s physical and mental well-being during pregnancy as well as unborn child’s physical well-being. Encourages adoption as an option for parents unable to care for a child.
- Program 4:Parent Assistance/Student Support(PASS)
Description: Catholic Charities provides support to the parents of
the child in developing an adoption plan though home studies, foster care,
pre and post adoption, education, counseling, support, referrals and
adoption search.
Target: Parents and children dealing with at-risk behaviors
Eligibility requirements: determined by interview
Costs: not a set cost, there is a cost for the home study (will be
provided at the time of the
interview)
Days/times: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm with flexibility with later
appointments
Description: Counseling services, consultations, and referrals in partnership with Catholic schools.
- Program 5:
Description: Marriage counseling is available through FOCCUS
Instrument, Assessment Interviews and counseling. A priest, deacon or
pastoral associate, professional agency staff will assist clients.
Eligibility requirements: based on an interview
Costs: Sliding scale free (based on income level of client and other
circumstances) first visit is free
Days/times: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm with flexibility with later
appointments
- Program 6:
Description: The Immigration and Refugee Services are provided for
those in need of assessment and advocacy, education, translation assistance,
counseling and referral services.
Eligibility requirements: based on interview
Days/times: Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm with flexibility with later
appointments
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