Catholic Community Services of Western Washington

You can support families at our Kirkland family shelter, New Bethlehem! We're participating in Ignite Kirkland, a community giving event, today through June 8th.
Make your gift today: https://kpcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/grant?grant_id=3744

Join us in the Ignite Kirkland fundraiser!

The Kirkland Community Foundation will be matching the first $500 dollars donated!

You can donate at: https://kpcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/grant?grant_id=3744

Last week, Catholic Community Services Foster Care Programs celebrated its Class of 2026 graduates. The event was a wonderful celebration of the hard work and achievements of the students.

Congratulations to the Class of 2026, CCS staff and volunteers on a great event!

To learn more about CCS International Foster Care program, please visit: https://ccsww.org/services/international-foster-care/

CCSWW Family Behavioral Health program has been featured in the Puget Sound Business Journal, recognized as a 2026 Washington State University Employer of the Year for its commitment to workforce development, compassionate leadership, and creating opportunities for future behavioral health professionals.

Read how our FBH team walks alongside children, youth, and families with dignity, care, and hope.

Employer of the year: How CCSWW’s investment in people strengthens family behavioral health across Washington - Puget Sound Business Journal Catholic Community Services of Western Washington’s Family Behavioral Health team has been named Washington State University’s Employer of the Year, a recognition that reflects far more than successful recruitment.

Thank you for showing up for our neighbors who need us most this GiveBIG and every day since. ❤️

Your gifts are already helping families and individuals throughout Western Washington access the services they need to build a better life — shelter and affordable housing, nutritious meals, mental health support, and so much more.

This May, we honor the love, strength, and sacrifice of kinship caregivers who step forward to keep families connected and children surrounded by care.

We are inspired by the 2026 Kinship Voices of Children and Caregivers booklet and stories like Taneika’s: "Even through loss, love showed up- and it stayed. And so did I!!"

Read more about Taneika’s perseverance here: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/f278cb1552.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com /30

Learn how you can support kinship families at https://ccsww.org/kinship

2026 Voices of Children | PDF to Flipbook Created with the Heyzine flipbook maker

“Home is more than a roof — it’s dignity, healing, belonging, and hope.”

In the Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center Spring issue, CCSWW CEO, Jilma Meneses, reminds us that our call to serve is rooted in compassion, justice, and the belief that every person deserves to feel safe, seen, and loved. Through faith and community, we continue building pathways toward stability and hope for our neighbors most in need.

Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/ElV850Z2p5P

A Ministry of Home- Catholic Community Services of Western Washington Responds to the Housing Crisis Article in IPJC publication A Matter of Spirit, Spring 2026, Housing Access

We’re so excited to continue celebrating our Family Behavioral Health program, as news of their award continues to spread. Thank you to Kelly Hanson and her team at New Day NW for the great story!

Check out the special news segment at New Day's link below.

Catholic Community Services recognized for transforming lives across Washington Catholic Community Services Family Behavioral Health recently brought home a major award. Sponsored by Catholic Community Services of Western Washington.

We’re excited to partner with Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle High School through their Corporate Work Study Program! Cristo Rey is a college-preparatory Catholic high school in Rainier Beach in Seattle, and we’re honored to support their mission by helping students build professional experience that sets them up for future success. This partnership reflects a shared commitment to expanding access to opportunity, advancing human dignity, and forming young people for lives of purpose, leadership, and service.

We’re excited to welcome Catholic Community Services of Western Washington (CCSWW) as a new Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle Corporate Work Study Program partner!

For more than 100 years, CCSWW has served individuals and families across our region with compassion, dignity, and care. As the Catholic Church’s human services outreach in Western Washington, the organization provides housing support, behavioral health services, family and youth programs, and support for neighbors facing poverty and hardship.

We’re grateful to have CCSWW join our Corporate Work Study community and look forward to the meaningful experiences this partnership will bring to our students.

Welcome, CCSWW!

On behalf of all staff at CCS/AHA, we wish you a Happy Mother's Day!

Today we honor and celebrate all mothers, grandmothers, and mother-figures whose love, strength, and compassion uplift families and communities every day.

Wishing you a day filled with gratitude, peace, and love.

We are proud to celebrate CCS Network Builder, José Ortiz, on receiving the Liberty Bell Award from the Skagit County Bar Association at the end of April!

This award recognizes individuals who advance justice in their communities, promoting respect for the law, strengthening civic responsibility, and expanding access to justice for all. Honorees are known for their integrity, leadership, and deep commitment to uplifting those most in need.

A true champion of our CCS Farmworker Center, José lives out the call of our faith and Catholic Social Teaching, advocating for the dignity of farmworkers and walking alongside our neighbors with compassion and care.

We are grateful for José’s witness to justice, mercy, and love in action. Congratulations José and NW team!