Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada

Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada is dedicated to providing support to those in need in Northern and rural Nevada. We have been serving individuals and families for over 79 years. Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada helps people of all cultures and beliefs rise up out of poverty and overcome the barriers to self-sufficiency. We do this through a broad range of services, including food resources, case management, and residential programs. In 2019, we provided nine basic human needs services to more than 44,500 individuals. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been serving 51,000 individuals per month throughout northern Nevada.

Together we respond to unmet human needs so all can thrive We are part of the nation's largest social-services network through our affiliation with Catholic Charities USA, which serves more than seven million people each year. With food, clothing, shelter, and a helping hand, Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada brings hope to people in order to build spirit and self-reliance within them and within our community. Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada is addressing the root causes of poverty by encountering and accompanying those living in poverty on a journey to economic equality and the realization of a meaningful and purposeful life.

Goal One: Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada will address multi-generational poverty through programming using evidence-based practices increasing earning capacity for those living at/below the poverty line

Goal Two: Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada is committed to annual evaluation/refinement of its existing core programs and services, involving key stakeholders, to ensure relevance and impact and efficiency

Goal Three: Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada will continue to responsibly expand its capacity to address unmet needs.

Catholic Charities has extensive external mobilization efforts at the local and national level. In addition to engaging in strategic partnerships with other Nevada non-profit, public and private sector companies, we are a member agency of Catholic Charities USA and our CEO is the current co-chair of the Council of Diocesan Directors. In this role, she not only collaborates with other Catholic Charities agencies, she is an active member of the CCUSA social policy committee working with local, state and federal policy makers to advocate for the vulnerable and underserved. Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada is also engaged in a research project with the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities at the University of Notre Dame studying the impact of Economic Mobility Mentoring on ending multi-generational poverty. Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada is the largest provider of human services in our region in terms of numbers served, geography and breadth and depth of service.

Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada is a nimble organization that responds to unmet needs in the community while staying true to its mission and vision. In the past 18 months, we have committed considerable resources to support programming, which was either launched or expanded during the pandemic, especially our services that meet basic needs (i.e.. food, basic hygiene, shelter, clothing, etc.). These were programs that grew exponentially in 2020 and 2021 as we were deemed an "essential business" from the onset of the pandemic and never closed our doors. Additionally we are seeing more and more individuals who cannot make ends meet, especially families and seniors, and we have taken action by develop new programming to address multi-generational poverty through our Elevating Families Economic Mobility Mentoring program and expanding services for seniors.