Who We Are
Mission:
Catholic Charities calls the community to action to join us in addressing the root causes of poverty, hunger, and homelessness by serving, educating and empowering all those in need.
Educational Services
Poverty is a major factor in a child’s risk for behavioral, social, emotional, and physical challenges—as well as poor academic outcomes. Our educational programs provide access to high-quality early learning and literacy programs with a dual-generation approach. This mission is focused on building a stronger future for families through literacy.
What We Do
Our Together We Learn (TWL), a program is laser-focused on boosting cognition and language development for children up to 5 years old. Our After-school, Summer Camp, and Together We Read programs address academic gains in reading—especially following a year of virtual learning.
Parent-child interaction and parenting education are critical components in the TWL program as well as in our newest hybrid program, Together We’re Better (TWB). This 16-week, a mobile program travels to high-need communities (high poverty, high numbers of children under age 5, and minimal access to quality, early childhood programs) to deliver early childhood learning and literacy, combined with a program of early developmental assessments, service referrals, access to basic needs supports (food, diapers), parenting classes and case management services. Together, these components help minimize risk factors in the home that could impede learning and growth for children.
