Affordable Housing - Catholic Community Services

Volume 1 Number 1 • Fall 2005
SAMARITAN
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Affordable
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CCS & AHA work wonders
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CONTENTS
3 Letter from the Vicar
Trouble on the home front.
4 Michael L. Reichert
“We have plenty of good stories to tell.”
Hurricane Katrina
CCS and local parishes help evacuees build a new life.
6 A Day in the Life of...
The Tahoma Family Center
10 Holiday Events
CCS and AHA look forward to holiday events for all
ages, throughout Western Washington.
11 CCS Week
Campaign addresses the enormous need right here.
12 Profile: Theresa Meurs
This “Energizer Bunny” with a can-do attitude
breathes fresh air into CCS in Whatcom County
14 Cover Story:
A Place to Call Home
AHA and CCS respond to the challenge of providing
affordable housing in a red-hot market.
18 Natural Companions
CCS, parishes combine resources to address
community needs.
20 A Mother’s Story
22 News Briefs
24 Thank You to our Contributors
O N T H E COV E R
Jose Romero and his wife, Holly Willhoite, enjoy the grounds of La Casa
de la Familia Santa with their sons, Jaime and David. The permanent
housing, located in Centralia, is the Archdiocesan Housing Authority’s
fifth affordable housing development for farm worker families in Western
Washington. ©PHOTOBYMIKE.COM
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© 2005 Catholic Community Services of
Western Washington.
Offices:
100 23rd Avenue South, Seattle, WA
98144-2302
Tel: (206) 328-5696 • Fax: (206) 328-5699
Web site: www.ccsww.org
Corporate Member:
Most Reverend Alex J. Brunett, D.D., Ph.D.
Archbishop of Seattle
Episcopal Vicar for Catholic Charities:
Very Rev. Kenneth Haydock
Publisher:
Michael L. Reichert
Editor:
Kay Lagreid
Contributing Writers:
Amy Cunningham
Christine Dubois
John Wolcott
Photography:
Mike Penney
Designer:
Mathes Design
Board of Trustees, CCS and AHA:
Very Rev. Kenneth Haydock, Chairman
Patrick J. Sursely
Jack Sullivan
Dennis O’Leary
Leo Regala
Michele Kopp, O.P.
Michael Reichert (ex officio)
Michelle Audino
Elizabeth Thomas
Vincent Mullally
Barbara Schamber, S.P.
John Cunningham
John Stoner
James Hilger
Board of Trustees Development Committee:
Very Rev. Kenneth Haydock
Joe Abel
Michelle Audino
Patty Shepherd Barnes
Richard Bray
John Cunningham
Sheryl Gudaitis
Kay Lagreid
Jim Murphy
Rosemary Zilmer
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Children and Family Services.
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Trouble on the Home Front
By Very Rev. Kenneth Haydock
Very Rev. Kenneth
Haydock is the
Episcopal Vicar for
Catholic Charities
of the Archdiocese of
Seattle, and the chair
of the Board of Trustees
of Catholic Community
Services and the
Archdiocesan
Housing Authority.
The blazing hot housing market has brought great
satisfaction to many homeowners, who have
watched the value of their home skyrocket. But
there is a dark side to the housing boom. Why
People who are homeless find it increasingly difficult
to locate affordable housing. Many of these people are
battered and abused spouses who have fled for their
lives, and people who have lost everything as the result of
catastrophic illness or unemployment.
Workers who earn a minimum wage find it increasingly
difficult to rent affordable housing, let alone purchase
a “starter” house. The average cost of a house in King
County is $375,000. Many elderly people who live on fixed
incomes face three challenges: the cost of decent housing,
the cost of medical care, and the cost of food.
All human beings have a right, in justice, to affordable
and adequate housing. Societies that place no value on
providing safe and affordable housing risk instability, as
we have seen in many inner city environments. In order
to reinforce the quality of family life and provide stability
for families, we must work to provide as much affordable
housing as possible for all citizens of our community.
Cities throughout the United States have made it a
priority to shelter the homeless and to provide affordable
housing for people with low incomes. Government
agencies at all levels have joined with foundations and
civic groups to address this need. In many cases, churches
and nonprofit organizations have assumed the mantle of
leadership in this area.
The Archdiocesan Housing Authority of the
Archdiocese of Seattle works creatively and tirelessly
to address the need for affordable housing in Western
Washington. AHA sponsors shelters for people living on
Seattle’s streets. Among them are the St. Martin de Porres
Shelter, which provides a meal and a bed at night for
homeless men. Noel House is a shelter for women. Sacred
Heart Shelter serves women, children and families. The
Lazarus Day Center provides a meal and a place to stay
during the day.
Sacred Heart Shelter in Seattle serves women,
children and families.
AHA also developed and manages five housing
facilities for farm worker families in the Skagit Valley and
Southwest Washington. Three additional projects are
under development.
Individuals with very limited resources also have
access to affordable AHA housing subsidized by the
government. Chancery Place and the Josephinum in
Seattle are examples of this type of housing.
One area of great need is rent subsidy, that is, Section
8 vouchers provided at the federal level. This program is
the cornerstone of direct federal support and is being cut
by the current administration, exacerbating the problem
significantly. Many new projects are not feasible unless
they can get project-based Section 8 support. Also, the
reduction of vouchers for people with low incomes
significantly reduces their access to housing because they
cannot afford rent.
AHA oversees 1,600 housing units throughout
Western Washington. Many of the housing sites also
provide services for residents, such as counseling and
food programs.
AHA is a strong advocate for adequate and affordable
housing, but it cannot do this work alone. Stable family
life and access to affordable housing for all people require
that each one of us find a way to work with our local and
regional leaders to encourage them to continue to sponsor
such programs. Likewise, as responsible stewards, we are
called to volunteer our time and to assist financially to
ensure that everyone has a place to call home.
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Michael L. Reichert
talks with Cleo Zeno
and Terry Mondhan,
residents of Chancery
Place Apartments in
Seattle.
‘We Have Plenty of Good Stories to Tell’
Welcome to the first issue of Samaritan magazine! All of us
at Catholic Community Services and the Archdiocesan
Housing Authority are delighted to have this new means
of keeping you up-to-date on the important work of CCS and AHA,
and how you can share in that work.
This new publication allows us to bring you in-depth information,
as well as giving you an overview of CCS and AHA programs in your
community and beyond. The first issue is being mailed to more than
25,000 of our friends and supporters.
Since we view our work as serving people in need on your behalf,
we’re committed to keeping you informed. Our website – www.
ccsww.org – has become a vitally important source of information.
And with this magazine, we take another giant step.
Let us know what you think! What stories, topics, or issues would
you like to see covered Please contact Editor Kay Lagreid and share
your ideas.
As you may know, CCS is the largest local private provider of
services to poor and vulnerable people in the State of Washington.
With 71,000 clients, a $75 million budget, 2,650 staff, and 13,000
volunteers, we’ve got plenty of good stories to tell. Look for more of
them in upcoming issues of Samaritan magazine.
Michael Reichert, President and CEO
Catholic Community Services
and the Archdiocesan Housing Authority
CCS Helps Local
Evacuees Build a
Kyle Williams is one of the
lucky ones. He and his 8-
year-old daughter Cristina
are struggling to build a new life in a
new city after losing nearly everything
they owned in Hurricane Katrina.
But at least they’re alive.
“I feel very fortunate and blessed
to be here,” says Williams. “If I can
work out the details, I plan to stay.”
Williams, 46, packed his Dodge
Caravan and left his Gulfport, Miss.,
home just days before the storm
hit. There’s nothing left there to go
back to, he says. He came to Seattle
on Sept. 12 after landing a job as
editor of the monthly magazine,
Washington Thoroughbred, that he
saw listed on the Internet. The Red
Cross put the family up at a motel
in Tacoma and referred them to
Catholic Community Services.
Meanwhile, students at St. Joseph
School in Seattle had raised $1,500
to help pay housing costs for an
evacuee family. When they heard
about Williams and Cristina, school
officials offered to let the secondgrader
attend the school tuition-free
through eighth grade.
Williams is now looking for
an apartment near the school
and looking forward to having a
permanent address.
“Nobody asked me if I’m Catholic
or if I go to church,” he says. “These
folks have not tried to make it about
helping their own. They’re just people
wanting to help someone who needs
help.”
As of mid-November, CCS has
helped more than 300 evacuees from
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Hurricane Katrina
New Life
the Gulf Coast start building new
lives in the Puget Sound area. And
more are arriving each day.
“It’s quite unprecedented,” says
Cameron Levin, coordinator of the
CCS Hurricane Katrina Response,
who notes that this is the first
time in the Refugee Assistance
Program’s 30-year history that it has
provided resettlement services for
people from the United States. The
Archdiocesan Housing Authority, a
sister corporation of CCS, manages
the Refugee Assistance Program.
As they do with refugees, staff
at the Refugee Assistance Program
in Seattle begin by meeting with
the evacuees to determine their
immediate needs. They offer them
bus tickets, clothing, toys for the
children, and gift cards for food and
personal needs. Jackets are especially
welcome. After coming from the mild
southern climate to a Puget Sound
winter, nearly everyone is grateful to
get a coat.
Once the immediate needs are
met, CCS staff start the hard work of
finding the evacuees jobs and longterm
housing.
The mood of the evacuees is “pretty
grim,” Levin notes, but begins to lift
as they see brighter days ahead.
“There’s a lot of trauma and a lot
of disillusionment,” she explains. “A
lot of people are frustrated with how
slow the response can be, especially
with housing. But at the same time,
when we’re helping someone get
established, they’re relieved and
happy to feel supported.”
The Archdiocese of Seattle has
raised $1.5 million for Hurricane
Katrina relief. Of that, $400,000 will
go to CCS and to parish schools to
help meet the needs of evacuees in
this area.
The most pressing need is housing.
About half the evacuees are staying
in motels paid for by vouchers from
the Red Cross or other agencies. The
rest are living with family or friends.
All are anxious to find a place of their
own.
Fortunately, Catholic parishes and
schools are stepping up to help. After
Archbishop Alex J. Brunett called
on Western Washington Catholics
to open their hearts and facilities to
Katrina evacuees, CCS has heard
from many eager to offer housing,
food, jobs, and other assistance.
The challenge for CCS is matching
the offers with the right families.
“It’s like doing improv,” says Levin.
“Working with people on the spot to
How you can help
find a solution to this vast emergency.
We’re creating a model for how we’ll
work with parishes in the future for
emergency relief.”
Annette Quayle, director of
parish services development for
Catholic Community Services of
Western Washington, is creating a
database with specific information
from individuals, parishes, and other
groups about the goods, facilities, and
other help they can offer. CCS staff
will be able to search the database to
find the resources a particular family
needs.
Parishes and schools shine in
times like this, says Quayle, thanks to
their flexibility and pool of dedicated
volunteers.
“We can do together what none of
us can do alone,” she notes. “It’s our
Catholic social teaching in action.”
– Christine Dubois
To add your name, or that of your parish or organization, to the
CCS Hurricane Katrina Response Resource Database, call Annette
Quayle at 206-328-5648 or e-mail: annetteq@ccsww.org.
To make a financial contribution, use the enclosed envelope and
designate your gift for local Hurricane Katrina Response.
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A D A Y I N T H E L I F E O F . . .
The Tahoma Family Center
One Day Makes a Difference
Catholic Community Services’
Tahoma Family Center,
housed in the former St. Leo
High School building in the heart of
Tacoma’s Hilltop Neighborhood, is
the hub for more than 25 different
programs. By carefully integrating
its services with services provided by
other agencies in the community, the
family center is able to mend broken
lives and nourish
self-sufficiency in
individuals and families
throughout Pierce
County.
This snapshot
of a “day in the life”
of the family center
highlights some of its
many programs and
services, and the staff
who provide them.
6 a.m.: The Hospitality Kitchen
When the day starts at 6 a.m.,
Wesley Welton is busy in the
Hospitality Kitchen, putting out
tables and chairs, coffee, doughnuts
and bread to welcome people off the
streets and to provide relief from a
tough night.
Welton, a security guard, has been
with the Tahoma Family Center for
two and a half years. He has many
roles -- caring listener, crisis manager,
resource man. Within 10 minutes,
he guides five people in the right
direction, provides insights from the
lunch menu, and talks to a woman
During a day in the life of the Tahoma
Family Center, volunteers serve lunch
at the Hospitality Kitchen; children
enjoy a hot meal at the Kids’ Place Child
Care and Early Learning Center; a
visitor uses the free public telephone to
access community resources; a girl in
the International Foster Care program
enjoys a light moment; and women find
clothing for the workplace as part of the
Suited for Success program.
who is just off drugs to help her find a
counselor and give her a hot meal.
Welton looks at the people
coming in to see how he can help.
Many are bruised by a hard life --
either on the streets or struggling to
make ends meet. Some people come
in wearing hospital bracelets, and are
very ill. Services, as well as food, are
provided by the Hospitality Kitchen.
A psychologist is on site once a week.
St. Joseph Medical Center provides
chaplain services. A library, with
donations from Half Price Books,
offers reading material.
The Hospitality Kitchen’s
challenge, Welton says, is meeting
the increasing needs of patrons. With
winter on the way, the program is
in special need of bus tickets, socks,
blankets and coats.
The kitchen serves lunch at 11,
averaging 949 meals a day. About
half of the patrons are homeless, and
half are considered working poor. To
contribute food or financial support
to the Hospitality Kitchen, or to
volunteer, call 253-502-2763.
9 a.m. – The Lobby
In the family center lobby, there
is a brief wait to use the free public
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FACT: In 2004, CCS made it possible for 63 refugee children from Sudan, Vietnam,
Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Central America, Mexico, Pakistan,
India and China to live in safety with foster families and to attend school
and classes in life skills.
Susie Hofstedt
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telephone and a computer. This small
business center is a welcome resource
for those who need to touch base with
a counselor or to look up resources.
10 a.m. – The Directors
Susie Hofstedt, family center
director and the clinical director for
the CCS Southwest region, is talking
with staff about the Hospitality
Kitchen and making key personnel
decisions. Hofstedt, who has been
with CCS for 26 years, says she
finds her greatest joy in working
with children and the foster care
programs. An important challenge for
the family center, she says, is meeting
the needs of the rapidly growing
Spanish-speaking community in
Pierce County.
Hofstedt describes the Tahoma
Family Center as “a place where staff
pay attention, listen, show clients
respect, and offer a broad spectrum
of services to enhance their lives.”
More than likely, a visitor to
the family center will find Denny
Hunthausen, the agency director for
CCS Southwest, busy in his office,
making phone calls, responding to
emails, or in a meeting. Hunthausen
has been with CCS for 21 years,
and has been instrumental in
jump-starting many of the family
center’s most successful programs,
particularly in the areas of food
and housing. Like many CCS staff,
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CCS Family Center Locations
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Hunthausen started as a volunteer.
“Our greatest challenge,” he says,
“is upholding CCS’s mission to
provide care, and actively responding
to the call of the Catholic Church in
Western Washington to serve those
most in need. We are problem solvers,
but the most rewarding part of our
job is to champion the causes of our
clients.” Hunthausen has appeared in
court to champion affordable housing
and other services for the community
he serves.
Where will the Tahoma Family
Center be in five years “We hope
that it continues to grow and to
serve more people, such as the
homeless and low-income men who
will find transitional housing at our
new Benedict House in Bremerton,”
Hunthausen says. Currently under
construction, the facility is slated for
occupancy in February 2006.
11 a.m. – The International Foster
Care Program
The International Foster Care
Program provides a safe, stable,
nurturing environment for infants and
children whom the U.S. government
considers refugees. These children
can be described as in transition
between their native country and a
new life in the United States.
Their day starts at the family
center, in a classroom setting with
Colin Glithero, a seasoned teacher
with a British accent who speaks
fluent Portuguese. Glithero focuses
the first half of the day on English
basics and a crash course in American
culture. After lunch, the children
have another class and then their
foster parents pick them up.
One young girl, a preteen with
an engaging smile, has been in the
program for two months. Some of
the children have walked across the
Mexican border into the U.S. Others
FACT: In 2004, CCS enabled 1,209 people, many
with very low incomes, to receive counseling, and
to gain skills and insight to improve interpersonal
relationships and family life.
have come to this country illegally
with their family, and the Immigration
and Naturalization Service (INS)
holds their parents. The International
Foster Care Program works closely
with INS and other government
agencies to ensure that these children
are safely returned to their parents.
Thirty-five children are currently
in the International Foster Care
Program, which can serve up to 50.
Teachers speak many languages,
Northwest Region
Bellingham
Whatcom Family Center
360-676-2164
Everett
Snohomish Family Center
425-257-2111
Mount Vernon
Skagit Family Center
360-416-7546
King County
Bellevue
East King County Family Center
425-284-2211
Seattle
Randolph Carter Family and
Learning Center
206-323-6336
Kent
South King County Family Center
253-854-0077
Southwest Region
Aberdeen
Grays Harbor Family Center
360-533-9470
Bremerton
Kitsap Family Center
360-405-9486
Longview
Cowlitz/Wahkiakum Family Center
360-577-2200
Olympia
Thurston County Family Center
360-586-2960
Tacoma
Pierce County Family Centers
253-383-3697
Vancouver
Clark/Skamania Family Center
360-567-2211
The Archdiocesan
Housing Authority
206-448-3360
The CCS Long-Term Care System
877-870-1582
The CCS
Family Preservation System
800-566-9053
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FACT: In 2004, CCS volunteers in Pierce County provided 6,855 hours of in-home
services to low-income elderly and disabled adults, assisting 177 clients with
transportation, cleaning and grocery shopping.
including Spanish, Vietnamese and
Portuguese. Children under 6 spend
their time at Kids’ Place, the family
center’s child care and early learning
center. Further information about
the program is available from Betsy
Higley at 253-502-2694.
Noon – Kids’ Place
Kids’ Place, a quick walk from
the family center lobby, is a child
care and early learning facility that
provides care Monday through
Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for up
to 50 children per day, ages six weeks
through 6 years. Approximately 95
percent of the children are from
low-income families; many reside
in homeless and domestic violence
shelters in the Hilltop area.
Kids’ Place serves breakfast at
8:30 a.m. and provides learning
opportunities from 9:30 to 11. A
noontime visit finds the kids having
a meal of pita sandwiches, broccoli
with cheese, and applesauce. Upstairs
in the infant room, a six-month-old
naps underneath the colorful mobiles
and painted sky in the room.
Services are provided to all
children and families, and are based
on the best knowledge of child
development and early learning.
Literacy, field trips, art, music,
and outdoor play are important
components of the curriculum.
Further information is available
from Cora Ramirez, the director of
Kids’ Place, at 253-305-0836.
1 p.m. – The Phoenix Housing
Network
A short drive from the family center
takes a visitor to the Phoenix Housing
Network (PHN) office and the
program director, Alan Brown. PHN
is a transitional housing program that
offers families a new outlook on life.
The PHN has 50 apartments located
at several sites available for homeless
families in transition. Families are
able to live in their apartment for one
to two years, paying rent based on
30 percent of their income. Families
receive support services, including
life skills classes, while they work
toward their goal of self-sufficiency
and permanent housing.
PHN is housed in a former parish
school building. Seven days a week it
offers facilities for showers, laundry,
telephones, cooking and classes. Its
“Suited for Success” program offers
life skills classes for low-income
women entering the workforce.
2 p.m. – The Suited for Success
Program
Barbara Severson, program
coordinator, buzzes around the
boutique, helping women find the
items that will complete their look.
Severson makes sure the front office
is staffed and works with the state
Department of Human Services to
facilitate the workshops.
According to Severson, “85 percent
of getting a job is the attitude you
present at the time of the interview.
We are here to give these women
the resources they need to start and
maintain a successful career.”
The classes offer soft skills on
body language, self-confidence and
interview tips. At the conclusion of
the three-hour class, women are able
to “shop” for five to 10 core outfits and
accessories from a boutique in one of
the rooms in the school. All of the
clothes are donated by career women
in the community. The boutique also
offers hosiery, jewelry and makeup.
All items are in impeccable
condition.
The Suited for Success program is
always in need of larger sizes, hosiery,
unused make-up and trouser socks.
All clothing should be in readyto-wear
condition, clean, and in
conservative colors. Donations are
accepted Mondays from 8 a.m. to
noon, and Wednesdays from 1 to 5
p.m. The boutique is open on Tuesday
afternoons from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Further
information is available from Barbara
Severson at 253-471-5340.
–Amy S. Cunningham
This “Day in the Life” of the Tahoma Family
Center is intended as an overview of the
work of Catholic Community Services in
urban communities, and as a sample of the
programs and services that CCS provides.
For more information about the Tahoma
Family Center, or to volunteer time or
contribute financially, contact Susie Hofstedt
at 253-502-2618.
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P R O F I L E
CCS Highlights an Outstanding Volunteer
Theresa Meurs
Hope House Angel and Energizer Bunny
AMY S. CUNNINGHAM
Volunteer Theresa Meurs oversees the
preparation of lunches for homeless persons
served by the CCS Hope House Street
Ministry in Bellingham.
At a time when human needs
often seem insurmountable
and resources are low,
Theresa Meurs has been like a breath
of fresh air to Catholic Community
Services in Whatcom County. “She
has a real ‘can do’ attitude that can
get things going,” said Rod Elin, chief
of staff at the CCS family center in
Bellingham.
Two years ago, this energetic
volunteer and a friend, Henry
Delgardo, started the Hope House
Street Ministry. It serves people who
are homeless where they are – under
bridges, in camps in the woods, and
on the street.
The ministry is an extension of
the work of the Hope House Multi-
Service Center in Bellingham, a
collaborative effort between CCS
and the Catholic parishes in the city.
Social service agencies throughout
the Whatcom County issue vouchers
for individuals and families to shop
at the service center free of charge at
designated times.
Meurs was a volunteer with Hope
House when she and Delgado started
the street ministry. For several years
Meurs had assisted with the “Spirit
of Hope Treasure Sale” fund-raiser
that brings in thousands of dollars
annually to support the multi-service
center. That event was a “natural” for
Meurs, who owns her own business
organizing and overseeing estate
sales.
Meurs’ compassion for others,
especially those in need, was the
impetus for the development of the
Street Ministry, Elin said. “Theresa
truly seeks to live out Christ’s
teachings in all that she does. She
is spirit-filled, eager to help, very
hard-working, and able to bridge
frustrations.”
The Street Ministry, which started
with a few hamburgers and hats,
has grown to 85 lunches, two vans
chock full of basic needs items, and
warm gloves, sleeping bags and long
johns that are given to those who are
hungry, cold, and tired.
Without Muers’ effort, and the
effort of other volunteers, “much
of the good works that are being
done for those less fortunate here in
Whatcom County would be difficult
to do,” Elin said. “Our volunteers are
a tremendous resource.”
Cheri Woolsey, program manager
at Hope House, has worked closely
with Meurs and describes her as
both the “Hope House Angel” and
the “Energizer Bunny.”
“Theresa possesses the desirable
volunteer traits,” Woolsey says.
“These include the willingness to go
the extra mile, the ability to perform
without constant supervision,
trustworthiness, and follow through.
She does what she says she will do.”
In addition, “Theresa motivates other
volunteers by working as hard as they
do. She holds mini-retreats to train
staff. Her enthusiasm is infectious.”
Hope House is staffed by
volunteers and is supported by the
generosity of the community. For
information or to volunteer, call 360-
676-2164 or 888-300-2439.
– Amy S. Cunningham
Five Tips on
Volunteering
1 Research the causes that are
important to you. You are
more likely to put your heart
and soul into something
you believe in and are
passionate about.
2 Don’t over-commit your
schedule.
3 Consider the skills you have
to offer. For a mutually
beneficial volunteer
experience, evaluate your
skills to see where you can
best contribute.
4 Consider volunteering as
a family.
5 Consider Virtual Volunteering
if you have access to a
computer and have limited
time. This could take the
form of free professional
advice or keeping in contact
with a homebound person
via email.
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Funds donated through CCS Week will support programs
that help people, including counseling, child care, food
distribution, emergency shelter, and other services.
CCS Week Campaign Addresses
‘The Enormous Need Right Here’
More than 130 parishes
in Western Washington
will give their members
a chance to learn about and support
the work of Catholic Community
Services during the annual CCS
Week campaign, which takes place
during December. This year’s theme
is “Providing Help. Creating Hope.”
CCS Week began in the early
1990s as a way to educate local
Catholics about the work of CCS
and the Archdiocesan Housing
Authority. In 2000, Bob Corcoran,
newly retired after 13 years as
director of the Catholic Fund of the
Archdiocese of Seattle, volunteered
to be a CCS Week parish speaker. He
was surprised to learn that speakers
didn’t ask for donations.
“Nobody’s going to give unless
they’re asked,” says Corcoran, who,
with his wife Lee, will speak at three
parishes this year. Ask he did, with
overwhelming results, and CCS Week
soon became a major fund-raiser as
well as an educational undertaking.
Last year CCS Week raised nearly
$600,000. For the first time this year,
donors will have the option of making
their gift in three monthly payments.
Money collected in each parish
benefits the CCS family center that
serves that area. Since CCS operates
with an overhead of just 10 percent,
90 percent of funds donated will
support programs that help people,
including counseling, child care, food
distribution, emergency shelter, and
other services. In addition, through
the CCS Partners in Service program,
a parish can ask to have 25 percent
of its CCS Week collection returned
to the parish to help support its
outreach ministry.
Returning money to the parishes
is a way of recognizing and thanking
them for their work on behalf of the
poor, says Rosemary Zilmer, CCS
director of development. “A lot of
parishes partner with our programs,”
she says. “We’re in this ministry and
carrying out the Gospel together.”
In their brief parish presentations,
CCS Week speakers look for ways
to help parishioners learn about and
relate to CCS, the state’s largest local
private provider of social services.
Rather than presenting statistics,
they focus on a program that serves
the local community.
In his talks, Rod Elin, chief of staff
of the CCS family centers located
in Bellingham and Mount Vernon,
points out that Hope House, which
provided food, clothing, and other
assistance to more than 9,000
low-income and homeless people
in Bellingham last year, relies on
funding from CCS Week. “Without
CCS Week, we wouldn’t be able to do
any of that,” he says.
As valuable as the CCS Week
funding is, awareness and education
are also important, notes Annette
Quayle, CCS director of parish
services development. Through
CCS Week mailings and speakers’
presentations, parishioners learn
what services are available to them,
what CCS is doing to serve the poor
on their behalf, and the opportunities
that are available for volunteers.
“It’s helping people connect our
work with their faith,” she says.
Father Kenneth Haydock, pastor
of Holy Rosary Parish in Edmonds
and the archdiocesan Episcopal Vicar
for Catholic Charities, believes people
will be generous with their time and
money, despite the recent string of
natural disasters worldwide.
“There’s an enormous need right
here,” he says. “If people knew their
neighbor was living on $800 a month
and couldn’t afford her medications, I
think people would want to help. It’s
a matter of getting the story out.”
– Christine Dubois
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H O L I D A Y P R O J E C T R O U N D - U P
People of All Ages Benefit from CCS Holiday Projects
Children served by the CCS Hope House enjoy a visit from Santa at Assumption Parish
in Bellingham.
During the holiday season,
Catholic Community
Services teams up with
individuals, parishes, businesses,
and community organizations to
sponsor a variety of holiday events
and projects that assist individuals
and families in need. Planning is well
under way, and now is the time to get
involved! The events and projects are
described by region.
CCS King County
The three King County family
centers collaborate on the “Adopt
a Family” program to provide gifts
and gift certificates for low-income
families. Clients are referred from
several programs. After a family fills
out a holiday wish list, the family
center refers the list to a generous
donor, who works to fulfill requests.
Donors are able to meet with families
to deliver the gifts. Potential donors
can contact one of the King County
family centers for more information:
The Randolph Carter Family and
Learning Center in Seattle, 206-328-
6854; the East King County Family
Center in Bellevue, 425-284-2211;
and the South King County Family
Center in Kent, 253-854-0077.
Christmas for Families: A
Celebration of Hope is an annual
fund-raising event benefiting the
King County family centers. This
year’s celebration, to be emceed by
local television personality John
Curley, will take place December
2 at The Westin Hotel in Seattle.
Three annual CCS awards will be
presented: the Archbishop Thomas
J. Murphy Servant Leadership
Award; the Archbishop Raymond G.
Hunthausen Humanitarian Award;
and the Archbishop Alex J. Burnett
Outstanding Benefactor Award.
Invitations to the event are sent to
previous participants. Others who
would like to attend the celebration
may call Naomi Tuttle at 206-328-
5703. The ticket cost is $150 per
person.
Holidays at the Hardwoods is a
CCS fund-raiser in conjunction with
the Seattle SuperSonics. Starting
November 30, the Sonics will put the
CCS web site link on their site, www.
supersonics.com, for donations. In
addition, CCS will be featured during
the Sonics’ game against Houston on
December 15.
Volunteer Chore Services (VCS)
of King County sponsors an annual
“Shoeboxes of Joy” project that
provides holiday gifts for low-income
elderly and disabled persons in need.
Parishes, businesses, organizations
and individuals are invited to fill
wrapped shoeboxes with useful
quality items, as well as fun and
specialty items, for delivery during the
holidays. The boxes typically include
toiletry items, specialty food items
for those that are diabetic, batteries,
flashlights, gift cards for groceries,
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phone cards, games, socks and
stamps. A list of recommended items
is available. Persons who would like
to participate in the project should
contact the project information line
at 425-284-2240 by early December.
For further information about
CCS holiday programs in the King
County area, contact Josephine
Tamayo Murray, CCS King County
agency director, at 206-328-5701 or
josephinetm@ccsww.org.
CCS Northwest
The annual Holiday Giving
Project and Community Dinner,
a project of the Snohomish Family
Center in Everett, provides lowincome
families with gifts, food
certificates and food baskets during
the holiday season. Families submit
a wish list of clothes and toys;
donors select items from the list,
purchase and wrap the items, and
take them to the family center. For
the community dinner, CCS invites
all persons who are hungry to enjoy
a home-cooked hot meal, prepared
by volunteers. Further information
is available from Sharon Paskewitz
at the Snohomish Family Center,
425-257-2111.
The CCS Hope House Christmas
Project adopts 50 to 60 families in
the Whatcom County area. These
families each receive three toys, one
outfit, and one stocking per child,
as well as a gift for each parent.
Members of Assumption parish in
Bellingham who take tags from the
parish “Angel Tree” provide the gifts,
and classes at Assumption School
adopt one or two families. Individual
families and community groups
also adopt families. The families
pick up the gifts at Hope House a
few days before Christmas. Further
information is available from Cheri
Woolsey, at Hope House, 360-223-
6141.
The Giving Tree is organized by
volunteers from Sacred Heart Parish
in Bellingham, in collaboration with
the CCS Whatcom Family Center in
Bellingham. The program provides
gifts for families and children in
need. Each recipient usually has one
“wish” and one “need” fulfilled. Gift
tags can be chosen from the Giving
Tree during Masses at Sacred Heart
Church, beginning November 20.
CCS staff will pick up their clients’
gifts in the parish hall December 8
and 9, and distribute them as clients
come in for services.
Further information is available
from Ellen Fryxell at the Whatcom
Family Center, 360-676-2164.
Carefully wrapped and filled “Shoeboxes of
Joy” await delivery to low-income elders and
persons with disabilities.
CCS Southwest
The Tacoma Community
Christmas Dinner will take place
on Christmas Day, December
25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
Tahoma Family Center. The event
provides a holiday meal for families
and individuals in need. In addition,
hot meals are delivered to some 200
homebound elderly and disabled
persons in the Pierce County area.
CCS assumed sponsorship of the
dinner when the Red Cross ended
its contract with Pierce County to
provide senior nutrition services. Toy
donations for children are accepted,
but must be new, and in their original
wrapping, for ages newborn through
16. Gifts for children ages 5-13 are
most needed. Further information
about toy donations is available
from Pam Conn at 253-921-4668
or connpamela@yahoo.com. For
other information, and to volunteer,
contact Susan Schoberl at 253-474-
1200 or susansc@ccsww.org.
The Tahoma Family Center and
Volunteer Chore Services of Pierce
County collaborate on an “Adopt
a Family” project, which provides
food for Thanksgiving and gifts for
Christmas. Further information is
available from Linda Dombrowski at
253-502-2741 orlindad@ccsww.org.
The CCS Clark/Skamania Family
Center in Vancouver coordinates a
Family Assistance program during the
holidays. Family center staff work with
CCS Family Preservation Services
(FPS) and the local Salvation Army to
assist families in need, many of whom
are FPS clients. Further information
is available from Tami Kuzmovich at
360-567-2211 or 800-316-6454.
Archdiocesan Housing
Authority
During the holiday season, the
Archdiocesan Housing Authority
(AHA) invites friends, donors and
staff to “Shop AHA.” The Giving
Tree program has 10 locations
where handcrafted wooden toys can
be purchased, as well as at www.
ccsww.org/givingtreetoys/catalog.
php. The workshop is located at 2008
Westlake Ave. in Seattle. Further
information is available from Steve
Sterling at 206-340-1575.
AHA’s Noel House sells holiday
cards and CDs to benefit the
program for homeless women.
Further information is available at
www.noelhouse.org/index_holiday.
html, and from Gillian Parke at 206-
441-3210.
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AHA, CCS help thousands find
Home
A Place to Call
©PHOTO BY MIKE.COM
Sergio Paramo and his wife, Dolores Valencia, receive an ovation after a ribbon-cutting
ceremony at La Casa de la Familia Santa in Centralia. The couple has three children:
Sergio, Jr., Anthony, and Ilse (not pictured). Archbishop Alex J. Brunett of Seattle (left)
blessed the 46-unit housing facility for farm worker families September 8. Also pictured
are Deborah Saweuyer-Parks, president and CEO of Homestead Capital, a major
funder, and the Very Rev. Kenneth Haydock, Episcopal Vicar for Catholic Charities and
chair of the CCS and AHA Board of Trustees.
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Today, AHA and CCS provide more than 1600 affordable housing units in
32 facilities throughout Western Washington, helping thousands of
low-income families, seniors and disabled people find a place to call home.
Finding affordable housing
for low-income families
is reaching a crisis level in
Western Washington, presenting a
growing challenge that has brought
innovative efforts and solutions from
the Archdiocesan Housing Authority
and Catholic Community Services.
The region’s economy is on an
upswing, employment is increasing,
and hundreds of homes are going
up in the suburbs. New apartments
and condominiums seem to be
everywhere. Empty lots are eyed for
new homes.
Yet a large segment of the
population can’t afford such homes.
Record-setting sales in the area’s
soaring real estate market pushed
the median cost of a home in King
County to $375,000 last June, more
than double the 1995 median price of
$166,000.
Apartment options offer few
alternative solutions for low-income
residents. In King County, a fulltime
worker needs to earn $19.17
an hour to afford an average twobedroom
apartment at $996 per
month, according to a King County
government report on affordable
housing issued last November. This
is based on a worker’s spending
30 percent of his or her income for
housing. More than 36,000 very lowincome
households are paying more
than half of their income for rent, the
study found.
Figured another way, for those
earning King County’s median
income of $72,250, a monthly rent of
$1,806 is considered to be affordable.
For those families earning $38,950
(50 percent below the median level)
the affordable rent ceiling drops to
$974. There are thousands who earn
far less, restricting their housing
options even more.
To help low-income families
find affordable housing, Catholic
Community Services (CCS) formed
the Archdiocesan Housing Authority
(AHA) in 1979 to develop and build
affordable housing. Today that work
continues, but the challenges have
reached epic proportions.
“Today the housing situation is
difficult even for working people
with good incomes,” said John
Hickman, AHA’s director of finance
and operations. “Our emphasis is on
homelessness and those families with
very low incomes. With federal moves
to reduce rent subsidies, the situation
is becoming even more difficult.”
To use limited federal and state
housing funds most efficiently, AHA
focuses on developing multi-unit
rental housing. But Hickman said
finding available buildings or land
at prices that will pencil out for the
agency is increasingly difficult.
“We receive financing only through
once-a-year funding cycles, since we
rely heavily on tax credit financing,”
Hickman said. The state’s Housing
Trust Fund and Housing Finance
Commission don’t have funding
available all of the time. When we buy
land we have to find a seller who will
allow us six to nine months before
closing. Most sellers want to close
deals in 90 days in today’s heated up
market,” he said.
With prices rising, even available
government funding doesn’t often
beat out private contractor bids
for property the AHA needs for its
housing, making matters even worse.
“One bright spot is the city housing
levy passed in Seattle that provides
funding for affordable housing,”
Hickman said. “Not every city does
that. We’re fortunate to have that
resource.”
AHA and its sister organization,
Catholic Community Services, often
work collaboratively on projects,
Hickman said. Examples are the
Washington Grocery Building
development in Bellingham, an
AHA-sponsored project with CCS
as the primary tenant of the mixed
housing and retail facilities.
“Typically what drives ownership,
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whether by AHA or CCS, is how we get
the funding, and that can be complex,”
Hickman said. “The two agencies
work closely on all opportunities to
bring more affordable housing into
the market. When the tax credit is
your primary mechanism for funding
affordable housing, we act as the
nonprofit sponsor and manager, with
a tenth of a percent ownership. The
limited partner has 99.9 percent,
with investments coming from banks
and other financial resources in the
private sector.”
Although the Archdiocesan
Housing Authority has a $10 million
annual budget and assets of more
than $25 million in properties
owned or managed by the agency,
the shortage of affordable housing is
overwhelming.
“We’re not under any illusion that
we are going to solve the problem of
homelessness but we can address it
in a positive way that also witnesses
to the church’s social justice teaching,
working to offer people the dignity of
life that housing provides,” Hickman
said. “We’re one of many, many peers
all trying to solve this, but we are also
doing it as a mission of the church.”
Today, AHA and CCS provide
more than 1,600 affordable housing
units in 32 facilities throughout
Western Washington, helping
thousands of low-income families,
seniors and disabled people find a
place to call home.
Both organizations share a
common mission, serving the people
of Western Washington through
a faith-based and values-driven
outreach of the Catholic Church, a
mission that focuses on the Gospel
call to loving and compassionate
service and respecting the dignity of
every human being. Far more than
being simply property developers
and landlords, AHA and CCS are
concerned about the worth of each
person, offering them a variety of
other services in addition to shelter,
and being interested in them as
people, not just tenants.
In September, two newly opened
housing facilities developed by the
AHA were blessed by Archbishop
Alex J. Brunett, one in Seattle, the
other in Centralia.
Katharine’s Place–named for St.
Katharine Drexel, founder of the
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament who
established ministries in the United
States to serve African Americans
and Native Americans–is at 3512
S. Juneau Street in Seattle’s Rainier
Valley.
All 10 of its transitional housing
units for homeless families are
filled, along with the 15 other units
for permanent residents. All of the
living units provide opportunities for
families to create more stable family
lives and to become more involved in
community life.
“Katharine’s Place is exactly the
kind of project the city and county
really need to attack homelessness,
including project services,” Hickman
said. “Typically, people are low income
for a reason – recent immigration,
health issues, substance abuse, and
other issues. Housing is not their
only problem. We stabilize their lives
with housing but then we can work
on life issues. Katharine’s Place is a
very good model.”
Both Katharine’s Place and La
Casa de la Familia Santa, at 1809 N.
Pearl Street in Centralia, have onsite
managers, a community meeting
place, and children’s play areas.
La Casa de la Familia Santa has
45 new resident units, all filled. It
is AHA’s fifth affordable housing
development for farm workers.
Others are being developed.
“We’re developing more housing
for agricultural workers from
Whatcom County to Clark County,
including two projects in Mount
Vernon and one in Sedro Woolley,”
said Gloria Burton, AHA housing
developer. “In the Woodland area,
where we have a 50-unit building, we
have another being developed with
25 units. Another is being planned
for Kelso. The challenge throughout
Western Washington is that the need
is so great.”
Another example of affordable
rental developments in Western
Washington is the Matsusaka
Townhomes in Tacoma. AHA built
26 units of family housing with two-,
three- and four-bedroom apartments
on a site across from a lot being
developed for office space. It’s home
to nearly 100 people, including 60
children. The design concept was
focused on families, resulting in a
play area in the back, a large jobtraining
program, child care services,
and a social service agency across
the street. It is one example of how
AHA and CCS continue to provide
not only much needed low-income
housing, but also improvements
to neighborhoods and the local
economic mix.
The Matsusaka Townhomes have
been used as a statewide example
to showcase how to do affordable
housing well.
One of the newest projects,
currently under construction, is
Chestnut Street Apartments in
Bellingham, an AHA “eco-friendly”
development with 40 studio and onebedroom
apartments for individuals
at 30 percent and 50 percent of the
area’s median income. Eight units
are set aside for formerly homeless
tenants, and eight units are for
tenants with disabilities. Four floors
of housing are being built atop streetfront
commercial, with one level of
parking below grade.
It will also be a LEED (Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design)
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Where You Will Find Us
Bellingham
Family Center
Long Term Care Services
(available in every county)
Family Preservation
Child Care Center
AHA Housing
AHA Special Ministries
Sedro Woolley
Mount Vernon
Everett
Poulsbo
Redmond
Catholic Community Services
of Western Washington serves as
the official social service agency
outreach of the Catholic Church in
Western Washington. It includes 12
family centers located throughout
Western Washington, a Long Term
Care System, Family Preservation
System, Child Care System, and the
Archdiocesan Housing Authority.
CCS/AHA annually serves tens
of thousands of people through
more than 70 programs, including
affordable housing, emergency
shelter/services, counseling, home
care for elders and the disabled,
Volunteer Chore Services, youth
services, family support, life skills/
parenting education, adoption, foster
care, child care, pregnancy support,
Hispanic outreach, food programs,
chemical dependency services,
literacy, job and career counseling,
and mental health services.
Aberdeen
Seattle
Bremerton
Tacoma
Spanaway
Olympia
Tumwater
Centralia
Longview
Woodland
Vancouver
Bellevue
Renton
Kent
Sumner
certified building, constructed by Rafn
Construction, the general contractor
who built AHA’s Traugott Terrace
in downtown Seattle, an awardwinning,
LEED certified building.
That means it will feature good
indoor air quality (helped by the use of
non-toxic and low-toxic finishes and
materials) and thorough ventilation
of occupied spaces. The building’s
water and energy consumption
will be reduced through the use of
rapidly renewable materials, locally
harvested or manufactured materials,
and recycled materials.
The Opportunity Council of
Bellingham will provide services to
tenants. Prospective tenants may
apply for housing in March 2006.
Chestnut Street Apartments will be
the third AHA affordable housing
facility in Bellingham.
–John Wolcott
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Catholic Community Services partners with
St. Olaf Parish in Poulsbo, the site of the CCS
St. Olaf ’s Child Care and Early Learning
Center. Pictured from left are Annette
Quayle, CCS director of parish services
development; Sister Pat Millen, OSF, Kitsap
Family Center developer; and Father David
Mayovsky, pastor of St. Olaf Parish.
Natural Companions
CCS, parishes combine resources to address community needs
Deanna faced going home to
an empty apartment with
a newborn baby boy after
an emergency C-section. She had
no family, and one friend, in all of
Seattle.
Having left home at age 16,
Deanna made a career out of longdistance
trucking. She settled in
Seattle shortly before her due
date, wanting a more stable life
for her baby. The hospital social
worker called the CCS Pregnancy
Support counselor, who called the
volunteer coordinator for Pregnancy
Support Ministry (PSM), a fabulous
partnership between St. James
Cathedral Parish and CCS Pregnancy
Support Services.
PSM serves pregnant and
newly parenting women who are
often alone and in need of support
and resources. CCS provides the
professional counseling and case
management services, while St.
James’ trained volunteers assist with
transportation, meals, chore help,
mentoring, and emotional support
to clients of CCS and others working
with hospital or agency social
workers. It’s a match made in heaven.
The volunteers meet monthly to
pray, problem-solve, and support
one another in answering their call to
serve in this way.
Catholic Community Services and
parishes are natural companions. In
our mutual search for justice, in
our quest to live out the Gospel call
to serve and to act on our Catholic
social teachings, the church’s faithbased
and values-driven outreach –
CCS – and the church’s communities
of faith, action, and hope – the
parishes – bring our strengths and
resources together. But, as great as
parish relationships are, they are
not enough. We must use those
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elationships to serve. The poor and
the poor in spirit need and deserve
the resources parishes and CCS can
provide together. Often faced with
overwhelming hardships, these men,
women and children deserve the
synergy, creativity, and hope that our
partnerships provide.
PSM volunteers provided Deanna
with meals, groceries and emotional
support. Still, Deanna called our
volunteer coordinator one day
sobbing so hard she couldn’t catch
her breath, saying she hadn’t slept
because the baby had been up all
night. Deanna was afraid to take her
pain medication because she was
concerned she wouldn’t hear the
baby and was at her wit’s end. The
coordinator called a parish volunteer
who went over immediately, held
the baby while Deanna took her first
shower in days, and then just talked
with her, quietly assuring her that
she wasn’t in this alone. Deanna told
the volunteer, “I didn’t know people
could care for a stranger like this.”
Fifteen families have been cared for
and nurtured by PSM. It has been a
tremendously successful partnership
and is ready to be replicated in other
parishes. As a client said to a friend
who had been offered services, “Girl,
just use them. They’re good and
there’s no strings attached. They just
want to help!”
PSM is just one of several
partnerships that CCS and AHA
have with St. James Cathedral,
including Volunteer Chore Services
and the Solanus Casey Center. Father
Michael G. Ryan, the pastor of St.
James Cathedral Parish, states, “CCS
has supported parish programs for
many years. It has been a very fruitful
relationship.”
On Seattle’s waterfront, some 250
men file in from the streets every
night of the year for a good meal;
212 of them will have a warm, dry,
safe place to sleep. The “turnaways,”
between 30 and 50 men, will be taken
back to the streets after dinner due to
a lack of shelter beds.
St. Martin de Porres Shelter could
not begin to provide for these basic
human needs without its parish
partnerships. Bob Goetschius,
program director at the shelter, states,
“The volunteers do much more than
serve a meal. Homelessness is its
own subculture. The guys here get a
touch of mainstream culture through
the volunteers. A spiritual thing
happens. I can see the experience
feeding the volunteers, also.”
Longtime volunteer Barb Ascanio
from St. Brendan Parish in Bothell
agrees. “I started volunteering for the
homeless through my parish and I
loved it! When I began at St. Martin’s,
I was coming home super-high every
night. A few months into it, my
husband, Tony, said he was going
to go with me and see what was so
special about this place. That was 22
years ago.”
Hundreds of parish partnerships
with CCS and AHA exist throughout
Western Washington. In Bellingham,
Assumption Parish and the CCS
Whatcom Family Center together
provide emergency services to
hundreds of people each year through
Hope House. Holy Rosary Parish
in Edmonds supports several AHA
shelters with funding, volunteers,
and in-kind donations. St. Theresa
Parish in Federal Way will host a
series of information sessions for
seniors, one featuring Catholic
Community Services’ Long Term
Care Services.
The Kitsap Family Center in
Bremerton is partnering with
several Olympic Deanery parishes
and congregations to provide meals
and housing for homeless men. In
Aberdeen, the Grays Harbor Family
Center shares space with St. Mary
Parish volunteers serve meals at the St. Martin
de Porres Shelter in Seattle, and assist the
program in other ways.
Parish and, along with volunteers
and support from other parishes and
churches in the area, provides meals
to dozens of people each day through
their Feed the Hungry program.
CCS has more than 200
partnerships with parishes. Some
are longstanding, others are brief,
and they vary widely. All are created
in response to unmet needs in our
communities. All take time, talent,
and treasure. All begin with a desire
to serve.
In what way are you called to serve
those most in need How can you
help What parish, congregation, or
group do you belong to How might
you partner with CCS and AHA to
serve those most vulnerable and in
need As another longtime volunteer
at St. Martin’s, Dorothy Murphy, said
in a most straightforward and loving
tone, “The ability to reach out to
other people is what we are called to
do. If an opportunity walks into your
life, you gotta grab it.”
As Director of Parish Services
Development, my job is to work
with parishes to bring our resources
together to best serve those in need. I
would like to discuss the possibilities
of partnering with CCS and AHA.
You can reach me at 206-328-5648
or annetteq@ccsww.org. Let’s grab
those opportunities together!
–Annette Quayle
Annette Quayle is the CCSWW Director of
Parish Services Development.
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A Mother’s
Story:
‘Catholic Community
Services became
my lifeline’
Lisa Jones’ oldest daughter,
Megan, suffered brain damage
from an accidental drug
overdose right after her 13th birthday.
Until then, the girl had been highly
successful, outgoing, and loving. After
the overdose, Lisa noticed strange
behavioral problems developing in
her daughter that ultimately resulted
in a frightening psychotic change.
Physicians told her that this was the
beginning presentation of a mental
illness. “Bipolar,” “schizophrenia,”
“borderline personality” – the labels
changed with Megan’s presentations.
Lisa was also told that this
could not have been caused by the
overdose, although Megan had seized
and had been in a coma. Lisa recalls
one physician’s words after Megan’s
first discharge from a psychiatric
unit: “Your daughter has less than
a 50 percent chance of surviving
adolescence. You are in for a bumpy
ride, and you need to accept it.”
How does a parent accept a
pending death sentence for a child
Lisa refused to accept it, although
the doctor was right about the
bumpy ride. Megan “melted into a
fugue world of multiple psychotropic
medications,” Lisa said, and for four
years “911 lived at our house or my
daughter lived in repeated short-term
psychiatric inpatient care. Voices in
her head told her to do terrible harm
to her body, and medications bloated
Lisa Jones and her daughter, Megan Gaines.
her small body to 200 pounds. We
(her family) lived in daily fear of harm
for us or for her. It was a nightmare
that we could not wake from.”
Two years into this nightmare, the
family moved back to Washington
state from a neighboring state. A
month after the move, Megan’s
behavior deteriorated rapidly. She
became impulsive and violent,
experienced extreme highs and
lows, and harmed herself. The
hospital put Lisa in touch with the
state’s Department of Social and
Health Services, and a caseworker
there referred her to the Catholic
Community Services office in
Tacoma. CCS’s Family Preservation
System team quickly stepped in.
“CCS became my lifeline,” Lisa
said. “They held my hand when the
strain of living like this – trying to
keep my child alive, trying to access
help, protect her and her younger
sister, and keep our family together
and still work to support us all –
almost broke me. At one point, when
my family begged me to give up and
commit my daughter, CCS helped me
find the strength to believe in a better
tomorrow.”
Lisa said the CCS team did not
make the family – with its frequent
needs for crisis intervention, respite,
case aides, and other assistance – feel
like a problem. “What was always
provided was calm, caring support
to get us through those times, an
amazing flexibility to meet everchanging
needs, and a belief in our
family’s strength and love,” Lisa said.
With CCS support, Megan’s family
convinced her physicians to evaluate
her for a potential organic brain injury
and indeed, they found that she had
suffered significant brain damage.
The physicians stopped treating
her with medications and turned to
neuro-rehabilitation.
Megan, now a young adult, works
for the Family Preservation System
in Tacoma as a Community Support
Specialist (CSS) and Youth Partner. In
that position, she works closely with
the team of professionals supporting
the child and family. Community
support specialists teach appropriate
social skills and those that prepare
youth for adulthood; mentor youth;
and provide in-home support to the
family. Said Cheryl WiIliams, the
CCS therapist: “Megan is a wonderful
young woman, with a life of potential
ahead of her.”
©PHOTO BY MIKE.COM
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N E W S B R I E F S
Changes aimed at enabling King County
agency to better serve
Changes under way at CCS King County are aimed at enabling the
agency to better serve its clients and other constituencies, according
to Josephine Tamayo Murray, agency director.
The agency, which has been preparing for the changes over
two years, implemented a new reporting structure November 1.
Conversations about change, improving systems, and enhancing
services will continue.
The change process began with the convening of a Management
Restructure group in mid-2004. Group members consisted of program
managers, family center directors, and the administrative team, who
began looking at needed process improvements for the agency.
The group concluded that:
• CCS’s continuing acknowledgement and celebration of
the diversity present in the communities it serves should be
reinforced;
• Alignment with the agency’s mission should be enhanced;
• The efficiency and integration of services and program sites
should be improved.
Two significant staff changes have taken place. Evelyn Allen,
former director of the Randolph Carter Family and Learning Center
in Seattle, has been appointed the director of the African American
Services Ministry of Catholic Community Services of Western
Washington. Cameryn Flynn, former South King County Family Center
director, is now the associate director of the King County agency.
According to Tamayo Murray, the Randolph Carter Family and
Learning Center, the East King County Family Center in Bellevue,
and the South King County Family Center in Kent will continue CCS's
service presence in these local communities.
Further information is available from Tamayo Murray at 206-328-
5701 or josephinetm@ccsww.org.
Gov. Gregoire to keynote KINSHIP dinner
Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire will be the guest speaker at
the CCS Thurston County Family Center’s fifth annual KINSHIP Dinner
on Friday, May 5, 2006, at the Worthington
Center at St. Martin’s University in Lacey.
Gregoire was invited by the family center’s
advisory council because of her long history
of service, compassion and commitment
to the poor in Washington state, said Gary
Sandwick, family center director.
The primary purpose of the dinner is to
Gov. Christine Gregoire raise awareness of the most vulnerable people
served by CCS in Thurston County. Funds
from the event will be used to serve homeless and low-income
children, adults and families in the family center’s child care, family
preservation, counseling and community kitchen programs.
Further information and tickets are available at 360-586-2915.
CCS receives Franciscan Humanitarian Award
Catholic Community Services and Denny Hunthausen, CCS
Southwest agency director, received the 2005 St. Francis Humanitarian
of the Year Award Oct. 25. The ceremony took place at the St. Joseph
Medical Center Chapel in Tacoma.
The annual award, in its 24 th year, honors individuals and
organizations in Pierce and King counties that exemplify the values
and philosophy of St. Francis, the patron saint of Assisi. It is sponsored
by the Order of the Sisters of St. Francis and the Franciscan Health
System Foundation.
“Denny and Catholic Community
Services build bridges of hope and
opportunity for the underprivileged,”
said Bob Krotz, president of the
Franciscan Foundation. “Both he and
the agency have long been dedicated
to promoting human dignity and social
justice. Countless hearts have been
touched and lives improved because Denny Hunthausen
of his compassion and commitment.”
CCS assists new ARISE program
ARISE – the “Area of Renton Interfaith Shelter Endeavor” – opened
its doors Nov. 1 at St. Anthony Church in downtown Renton. The
CCS South King County Family Center in Kent provides staffing and
case management and screens the men, which includes a criminal
background check.
ARISE is an extension of the Homeless Outreach Mobilization
Effort (HOME) in Kent. Among the men it serves are those who have
not been served previously, or have been turned away in Kent.
Participating churches will host the men during the colder winter
months. The cost of providing the shelter is approximately $12
per man per night, $84 per man per week, and $260 per man per
month.
Donations can be made to “HOME” and sent to P.O. Box 6474,
Kent, WA 98064-6474. Donors should indicate in the memo area that
the donation is for ARISE operations.
For further information contact Jennifer Malloy, 253-850-2516.
Housing construction to begin next spring
Construction of the Devoe Street Housing Continuum in
Olympia is set to begin in the spring of 2006. The project will enable
CCS Southwest to reach out to homeless men and women. It will
be unique in integrating shelter and transitional and permanent
supportive housing at one site.
The architectural design is being finalized and the project is in
the contract phase with various funders, including the Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Washington
State Housing Finance Commission, and the State of Washington
Department of Community Trade and Economic Development
(DCTED). CCS received a $350,000 no-interest loan from the City of
Olympia last year to assist in buying the property for the project.
Potential names for the project are being evaluated. The naming
committee is comprised of CCS advisory council members, social
service providers, and elected officials.
According to Gary Sandwick, CCS Thurston County Family Center
director, “The support CCS has received from local, state and federal
agencies, social service agencies, elected officials, parishes and others
in the community has been instrumental in the development of this
project.” Further information is available at 360-586-2915.
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Benedict House set to open in February
Construction is under way on Benedict House, a group residential
facility in West Bremerton with supportive services for chronic lowincome
homeless men. The 6,000-square-foot facility, a program of
the Kitsap Family Center, is expected to open on Feb. 11, 2006.
Benedict House is an outgrowth of the Homeless Outreach
Shelter Team (HOST) program operated by area churches to provide
temporary winter housing for men.
The program has hired a former client, and many unemployed
workers in Kitsap County, to help build the facility, which is located at
the corner of Rodgers and Cambrian.
Further information is available from Sister Pat Millen, OSF, Kitsap
Family Center developer, at 360-405-9486.
Construction of Benedict House is under way.
Programs expand in southwest region
CCS Long-Term Care (LTC) and Family Preservation Services (FPS)
have expanded in the Vancouver and Longview areas.
Long-Term Care is new in the area. The office is located at the CCS
family center in Vancouver. Family Preservation Services is expanding
to include Multnomah County (Portland, OR), with the Vancouver
team heading up educational trainings using the FPS model.
CCS is the largest provider of home care services in the state. More
than 2,500 people are served daily and more than 1.5 million hours of
service are provided annually. CCS Long-Term Care provides personal
care services to frail elderly persons and persons with disabilities.
According to Peter Nazzal, LTC director, home care services are
being offered in the area in response to requests from people who
asked for services from a faith-based agency. Nazzal added that the
largest agency in the area, a for-profit, “does a good job providing
home care services.”
Nazzal said that LTC staff “had a hunch that if we provided services,
we would be welcomed by the community. In July 2005 we opened
for business. Our hunch was correct. Within 10 weeks, we went from
zero to 30 clients.”
LTC has two offices in the area, in Longview and Vancouver,
serving, Clark, Wahkiakum, and Cowlitz counties. Information about
services is available toll free at 877-879-1582.
Everett child care center shifts focus
Childspace: A Child’s Place, located in Everett, is changing its focus
to serve children whose parents are in CCS recovery programs.
The original purpose of the child care and early learning center,
established in 1994, was to serve such children. Since then, the center
expanded to accept children with special needs, and has been
open to the community. In recent months, the center redefined its
target group. Children of parents with substance abuse problems are
considered special needs children.
The program can serve up to 43 children and currently serves
eleven. Parents of these children are being treated for alcohol and
drug abuse. The children may also have suffered physically, socially,
and emotionally.
Housing is available for mothers in recovery and for homeless
parents expecting a child. CCS offers child care, mental health
services, and domestic violence programs. Parents are also able to
get employment training to support their children. It is the goal of
CCS in Snohomish County to provide housing that compliments the
county’s Section 8 program.
Further information is available from Daljit Grewal, Childspace
director, at 425-316-0728.
Monte Cristo Apartments to be purchased
The Archdiocesan Housing Authority (AHA) and CCS of Snohomish
County have collaborated to purchase and manage the Monte Cristo
Apartments in Everett in early December.
AHA will be responsible for development of the low-income
housing complex and the day-to-day management of the facility.
Twelve of the 69 apartments will be reserved to provide permanent
supportive housing for chronically homeless single women. On-site,
individually tailored case management services will be provided
through CCS.
Further information is available from Sharon Paskewitz, chief of
staff at the CCS Snohomish Family Center, 425-257-2111.
St. Patrick’s Day event
will benefit Grays Harbor
Family Center
The second annual St. Patrick’s Day
fund-raiser benefiting the Grays Harbor
Family Center in Aberdeen will be held
Thursday, March 16, 2006.
The event will include a traditional
meal of corned beef and cabbage, salad,
soda bread and desert. Items for the silent and oral auctions will be
displayed prior to dinner. These include handmade quilts and knitted
items, woodwork, and smoked salmon. Other items are donated by
local businesses.
Volunteers staff the event, preparing and serving the meal,
setting up auction items, and providing entertainment. Proceeds
benefit the family center’s Feed the Hungry Program. The 2005 event
raised $5,000.
Further information is available from Mike Curry, family center
director, at 360-533-9470, Ext 117.
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T H A N K Y O U
We are Blessed by All Who Share Their Gifts
We are deeply grateful to the individuals, organizations, corporations, and foundations listed who supported us this past fiscal year
ending June 30, 2005. We also recognize, though not listed, the 12,639 generous donors of gifts under $500. In addition, we honor the
valuable assistance of 12,790 dedicated volunteers and hundreds of others who provide in-kind goods and services for our programs.
(Please note: some CCS Week 2004 donations may not be included by name but are reflected in the total giving of the donor’s parish.)
Visionary (10,000+)
Altria Corporate Services, Inc.
Amgen Foundation
Anonymous (8)
Archdiocese of Seattle - Rice Bowl
Association for Catholic Childhood
The Babare Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Burgess
Catholic Charities USA
Ms. Sharon Coleman
Corporation of the Catholic Archbishop
of Seattle
John and Carolyn Cunningham
D.A. Davidson & Company
Elizabeth A. Lynn Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Eshelman
Estate of Jeannette G. Huneau
Estate of Katherine Brandstrom
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fahey
First Presbyterian Church
Mr. Richard J. Fitzpatrick
Fleck Family Foundation
Forest Foundation
The Foster Foundation
Gottfried & Mary Fuchs Foundation
Karl and Pamela Garand
Geneva Foundation
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Harding
Mark H. and Blanche M. Harrington
Foundation
The Harvest Foundation
Holy Rosary Parish - Edmonds
HomeStreet Bank
Mr. David J. Hovind
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hughes
LA Weight Loss Centers
Legal Foundation of Washington
The Lochland Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John L. MacKenzie
The Mannix Canby Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Jerry L. McKain
McKay Chadwell, PLLC
Merrick & Olver, P.S.
Microsoft Giving Campaign
Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Morrissey
Muckleshoot Casino
Jim and Norma Murphy
MWSH Auburn LLC
Nesholm Family Foundation
The Norcliffe Foundation
Northwest Children’s Fund
Providence Everett Medical Center
Rose Magrini Endowment Fund
The Seattle Foundation
Sheppard Group of Marcus & Millichap
Sovereign Military Order Of Malta-
Western Association
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
St. James Cathedral
St. Martin’s Abbey
St. Martin’s Programs
The Stewardship Foundation
Stocker Foundation
The Farrell Group
The Foster Foundation
The Warm Foundation
Travelers Express Company
Tulalip Tribes
United Way of Cowlitz County
United Way of Grays Harbor
United Way of King County
United Way of Kitsap County
United Way of Pierce County
United Way of Skagit County
United Way of Snohomish County
United Way of Thurston County
United Way of Whatcom County
Washington Mutual Employee Giving Fund
Estate of Irene C. Weber
Benefactor (5000-9999)
Mr. and Mrs. Dick W. Abrams
Maj. and Mrs. Frederick M. Adolf
Adrian Dominican Generalate
Alcoa Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Alhadeff
Anonymous (2)
Attorney General of Washington -
Consumer Public Division
Tony and Michelle Audino
E. K. and L. F. Bishop Foundation
Blue Sky Charities
The Boeschoten Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Borgman
Michael R. Brown
Ms. Patty Burgunder
Mrs. Colette G. Butterfield
Catholic Woman’s Club
Church of the Assumption
Mr. Todd Clarke
Coalition for Community Development
Combined Federal Campaign of King County
The Community Foundation
Community Foundation for Southwestern
Washington
Costco Companies, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Curran
DBA Harvest Rsources
Digital Music Systems
Employees Community Fund of Boeing
Puget Sound
The Everett Clinic Foundation
Ms. Johanna P. Flanagan
The For All Kids Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Frazier
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Genise
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Greene
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Hannula
Mr. Thomas W. Healy
Wyman J. Johnson
Karr Tuttle Campbell
Kelly Foundation of Washington
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kerner
Kilworth, William Foundation
MAC Global Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Martz
D. V. and Ida J. McEachern Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Ravi K. Menon
Metropolitan Market
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
New Options
PacifiCare Health Systems
Princeton University Class of 1969
Community Service Fund
Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Mr. and Mrs. Don F. Raftis
Rainier Pacific Bank
Rotary Club of Tacoma #8
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Rumberger III
Russell Investment Group
The Satterberg Foundation
Mr. Robin L. Schultz
Dwight L. Schwab
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schwab
Seattle Times Fund for the Needy
Seattle Tractor Parts and Equipment, Inc.
Seattle University
Dr. and Mrs. Frank M. Senecal
Sisters of Providence
Smith Barney Inc.
Ms. Sharon S. Snuffin
Mr. Jerome F. Soler
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Solimano
St. Anthony Parish
St. Bridget Church
St. Charles Borromeo - Tacoma
St. Jude Parish
St. Monica’s Friends of Needy
St. Patrick Parish - Seattle
St. Vincent de Paul Parish
Surface Art
Tacoma Longshoremen Union #23
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Tanasse
Estate of Margaret Taylor
The Estate of Marie J. Franklin
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert S. Thomson
Mr. and Mrs. James Thorp
Thorp Properties, Inc.
Mr. Frank J. Tonkin Jr.
Tosa Foundation
Union Bank Of California, N. A.
Trust Department
United Way of Clallam County
United Way of Lewis County
University of Washington - Financial
Services
US Bancorp Piper Jaffray, Inc.
Clifford and Roma Van Dyke
Volunteers of America
Washington Health Foundation
Washington Mutual Bank
Ms. Marie D. Webster
Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation
Yohowudoin.com
Zurcher Dairy
Leader (2500-4999)
Mr. and Mrs. Dominick S. Agresta
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory K. Alex
Altria, Inc.
Anonymous
ARINC Charitable Team
Bank of America
Bank of America United Way Campaign
Banner Bank
Battelle - The Business of Innovation
Mr. Tom Bichsel
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Boulanger
Boullioun Aviation Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Boyle
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Brajcich
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Brenner
Broadway Cares - Equity Fights AIDS
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Brotherton
Mr. and Mrs. Dormel L. Brown
Nick and Mary Bujanovich
Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Cangany Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Carroll
Chief Seattle Club, Inc.
The City Church
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Corcoran
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin W. Crow
Mr. Mark Dexter and Ms. Deborah Cowley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Diens
DiMartino Associates, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory DiMartino
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Dunnam
M. J. Durkan, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Ellingson
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Employees of BP Refinery
Exponent
Fales Foundation Trust
Mr. and Mrs. William O. Ferron
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Flaat
Foster Pepper & Shefelman
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Fouty
The Fred Meyer Foundation
Leo & Katherine Gallagher Trust
Gordon Trucking
GST Telecom, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Hanika
Mr. and Mrs. Donald T. Harrington
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hedreen
Mr. David Hernandez
Holy Family Parish - Kirkland
Holy Spirit Parish - Kent
Housing Development Corp of WA
Mr. Douglas Hutchens
Irving A. Lassen Foundation
John L. O’Brien & Company
Mr. and Mrs. David Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Kane Jr.
Kenco Brokerage, Inc.
Key Foundation
Mr. Dennis Kibby
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Knight
Korum for Kids Foundation
Mr. David M. Lincoln
Louella Cook Foundation
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Dr. and Mrs. Haward G. Maron, M.D.
Martin Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Martonick
Mr. Patrick L. Mathiasen MD and
Mrs. Jenner Roth
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McAleese
Mr. Ronald P. McFadden
Merck Partnership for Giving
Mr. and Mrs. John Messina
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mitchell
Mrs. Donna L. Nichols
Mr. Steve Nichols
Ohno Construction Co.
Olympia Federal Savings
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. O’Shea
Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Pasquier
Pierce County Medical Society Foundations
Pinkerton Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Proctor
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Radovich
Regence BlueShield
The Riener Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Rompa
Mr. and Mrs. David Ross
Ms. Mary J. Ryan
Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation
Mr. Oscar D. Scarborough
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell S. Scott
Seattle Police Employees Charity Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Darren Shakib
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Mr. and Ms. Paul Sleeth
Rob and Nancy Sonderman
Mr. Christopher Sopcak
Span-Alaska Consolidators, Inc.
St. Benedict Parish
St. John Parish
St. Joseph Parish - Ferndale
St. Joseph Parish - Issaquah
St. Joseph Parish - Seattle
St. Leo Parish
St. Louise - Social Concerns Commission
St. Rose de Viterbo Parish
Synergy Construction, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Tucci
United Good Neighbors Fund of Jefferson
County
United States Trust Company
United Way of Mason County
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ursino
Mr. and Mr. Donald M. Verkest
Wal-Mart Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Wartelle
Washington State Bar Association
Wells Fargo Private Client Services
Whitaker Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Wickstrand
Windermere Foundation Trust

Founder (1000-2499)
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Dr. Jan Agosti and Mr. Frank Woodruff
AHBL, Inc.
Alaskan Copper & Brass Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Alkire
Ms. Evelyn T. Allen
Mr. Curtis D. Anderson
Mr. Eric J. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Anderson
Ms. Karen C. Anderson
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Andre’
Mr. Sidney S. Andrews
Anonymous (4)
Mr. Sarafin Aquino
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Arbuckle
Mr. Michael Arnold
Associated Ministries
Assumption Catholic Church
Mr. George M. Babare
Mr. and Mrs. Barry J. Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Baumann
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Belgau
Bellarmine Preparatory School
Ms. Brooke Belman
Ms. Martha Benshoff
Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Bernitt
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bialek
Biella Foundation
Black Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Blais
Mr. William Blazer
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Blume
Boeing Goverment & Community Relations
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Boguch
Mr. Michael J. Bonck
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Borte
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Bourgault
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Boyce
Ms. Delores Boyle
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bradford
Dr. and Mrs. William Brennan
Brooks Manufacturing Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Bunney
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Buskirk
Ms. Susan C. Campbell
Mrs. Geraldine T. Capps
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Carriveau
Ms. Judith A. Carter
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Case
Mr. Mark C. Chambers
Yimhung Chan and Wei Kit Lau
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Check
Rev. Fr. Peter Chirico
Church World Services
Mr. Brian Clancy
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Cline
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Clinton
Mr. Jeffrey Coblentz
Ms. Charlotte Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Coleman
Mr. John Colleran
Mr. James Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Colombini
Domenico & Mary Coluccio Foundation
Combined Federal Campaign of North
Puget Sound
Mr. Loren D. Combs
Common Cents
Consorta
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Corbin
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cornick
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Corr
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Costello
Mr. and Mrs. Grant E. Courtney
Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Cowell
Mr. James H. Cox
Mrs. Sandra E. Cozzetto
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Crinkey
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Cronin
Mr. Donald E. Culver
Mr. Khoi (Michael) Cung
Ms. Mary Ann Currier
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Dahl
Ms. Lois Dambacher
Ms. Janet Darragh-Fastabend
Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Davidson
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley A. Del Matto
The Luino and Margaret Dell’Osso
Family Foundation
Robert and Renee DeVinck
Dick’s Drive-In Restaurants
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Diller
Ms. Joyce Dixon
Ms. Cathy L. Doperalski
Mr. John V. Dovey
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Drury
Ms. Elvera M. Duffy
Ms. Janet Dyckman
Mr. and Mrs. James O. Eckstrom
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Edelhauser
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Edwards
Mr. Michael Eidson
CB Richard Ellis
Ms. Juliana Ellis-Billingsley
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Erickson
Ms. Kathryn L. Evered
Evergreen Olympic Properties, Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Ewings
Expeditors International of Washington
Ms. Jan Faull
Feed Washington
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Feist
Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Ferullo
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
First Christian Church of Kent
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence G. Fisher
The Fishing Company of Alaska, Inc.
Ms. Judith A. Folden
Ms. Meagan Foley
Fort Lewis Chapel Tithes & Offerings Fund
Mr. Robert Fortner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Foster
Dr. and Mrs. Lynn R. Frary
Mr. Joe Frazier
Fred Meyer Public Affairs Department
G M Babare Foundation
Ms. Kristin Gaerttner
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Gaffney
Mr. and Mrs. J. James Gallagher
Ms. Diana L. Geary
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gehrig
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Geisen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. George
Mr. and Mrs. Randall C. Gilliam
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Gockel
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander P. Golitzin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gorman
Alexander Gow Fire Equipment Company
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Gowell
Grace Lutheran Church
Mr. Donald G. Graham Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Grambihler
Mr. and Mrs. Josef E. Gray
Mr. Michael Gray
Mr. J. P. Guedet and Ms. Laurier D. Mailloux
Mr. James R. Hagen
Mr. Thomas G. Hamerlinck
Mr. Dennis Harn
Mr. Daniel T. Harrington
Ms. Lindsay A. Harris
Dr. and Mrs. Francis J. Harthorne
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Harvey
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick W. Harvey
Mr. Peter A. Hashisaki and
Ms. Sandra J. Diangi
Ms. and Mr. Virginia M. Haver
E. John and Victoria Helmon
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos E. Herrera
George Hess
Reverend Oliver L. Hightower
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas W. Hilger
Ms. Rebecca A. Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hogan
Holland America Line Westours, Inc.
Mr. John H. Holliday Jr.
Holy Family Parish - Seattle
Holy Family Social Concerns
Holy Rosary Parish - Seattle
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Honda
Mr. John G. Hoos
Mr. Richard A. Hopp
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Hopps
Mr. E. W. Hounsell
Howarth Trust Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Keith C. Howell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hughes
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IKEA
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Immanuel Lutheran Church Women
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Isaksen
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Jacobson Jarvis & CO, PLLC
Clair and Nancy Jenkins
Jesuit Community Seattle University
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Kawabe Memorial Fund
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Keane
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Kelly Jr.
Kenco Foodservice, Inc.
John F. Kennedy Memorial High School
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Kennedy
Mr. and Ms. Barry Kenney
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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Kieffer
Mr. and Mrs. John J. King II
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Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Klee
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Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Knoff
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Mr. William M. Pease
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Koenig
Koeplin Family Foundation
Mr. Bill Korum
Ms. Leah Kosik
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L.G. Isaacson Company, Inc.
LA Inc.
Ms. Beverly Lacore
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Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Legge
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Mr. Eugene A. Liekhus
Mr. and Mrs. Terence A. Limb
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Dr. Ann D. Liou DDS
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid G. Loeken
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Luvera
Ms. Cecille A. Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Shawn MacPherson
Madigan Army Medical Center
Mr. Sean Maloney
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Mr. Melvin L. Marklein
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Mr. and Mrs. William R. Martin IV
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Martinez
Mary Queen of Peace Church
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis P. Massoth
Mr. and Mrs. Leon P. Maurice
James and Judith McAteer
Jack McCann, Inc.
Ms. Mary E. McCarthy
Mr. Steven P. McClean
Ms. Susan M. McConnaha
Randy McCormick
Mr. Randy McDaniel
Mr. and Mrs. Larry McDonald
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDonald
Ms. Mary J. McHugh
Ms. Vera C. McKernan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. McSweeney
Medina PTSA
Mr. Douglas I. Medley
Mellon Bank
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Merle I. Smith Charity Trust
Messina - Bulzomi
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Meyer
Dr. and Mrs. James G. Mhyre
Mr. Jonathan R. Miller and
Ms. Rebecca J. Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Mitchell
Moctezuma’s Restaurant
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Molteni
Michael and Janet Monda
Shaughn Moore
Mr. Glenn Moran
Mrs. Melinda Muchmore-Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Mullally
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Murphy
Murray Pacific Management, Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mylet
Lt. Col. and Mrs. J. Patrick Naughton
Ms. Irene Neale
Ms. Joanna R. Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Nitkey
Mr. Arthur E. Nordhoff
Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Nowak
Mr. Martin Ochsner
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie O’Connor
The O’Donnell Family Charitable Foundation
Mr. Jeffrey G. Ojemann and
Ms. Karen L. Selboe
O’Keefe Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis O’Leary
Ms. Dolores F. O’Leary
Ms. Jill K. Oshel
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Osterhaus
Ms. Katherine Oswalt
Pacific Northwest Healthcare
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Mrs. Carmi Parker Danks
Ms. Violet I. Paschke
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Mr. and Mrs. David R. Paux
Mr. Charles A. Pearson
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Perfect Lawns, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Peterson
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Hienthuc T. Phan
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Prince Of Peace Lutheran Church
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Puget Sound Capital Corporation
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John and Jan Rittenhouse
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Robison Construction Inc.
Reverend Stephen T. Roman
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Mr. Rodney A. Ryan
Sacred Heart - Battle Ground
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Safeco Your Gift Plus
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Ms. M. Victoria Ries
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Mr. and Mrs. Craig P. Schiedermayer
Ms. Carol Schifsky
Mr. Chris Schmidt
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Schneller
Mr. and Mrs. James Schumacher
The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving
Mr. James J. Schwartz and
Ms. Renee Willette
Ms. Frances M. Schwendiman
Mr. Felix M. Sciulli
Seattle King County Dental Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Segale
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Selis
Ms. Donna Sexton
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Shephard
Mr. and Mrs. Seth L. Siegal
Sisters of St. Francis
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Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Skahill
Ms. Maria Skilton
Mr. and Mrs. Don Sly
Mr. George Smeby
Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Noel L. Smith
Ms. Mary E. Snapp
Dr. Donald J. Soltero
Soroptimist International of Bremerton
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St. John Bosco Parish
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St. Mary Parish - Anacortes
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St. Matthew Parish
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Mr. Joseph C. Stack
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Stamper
Starbucks Matching Gifts Program
Dr. and Mrs. Mark J. Stephan
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Stuart
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Studer
Mr. Karim M. Suleman
Father Gary Sumpter
Swedish Health Services
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Community
Ms. Josephine V. Tamayo Murray and
Robert Murray
Target Stores
Ten For Children Foundation
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Thorbeck
Mr. and Mrs. Vern G. Thoreson
Mr. George J. Thornton
Ms. Michele T. Thornton
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tomberg
Mr. Christopher Treacy
Tucci and Sons
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Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ulacia
Mr. Todd Ungerecht
United Way of Columbia-Willamette
United Way of Island County
University District Service League
Dr. Steven J. Urback DDS
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Vehicle Donation Processing Center
Mr. Michael L. Verhaar
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Vimont
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. VonLehman
Ms. Florian Waas
Ms. Leslie Wagner and
Mr. Edward C. B. Curtis
Wal Mart of Bentonville
Ms. Elaine S. Waller
Mr. Scott A. Wallick
Maria and Daniel Wallig
Wal-Mart of Port Orchard
Mr. James A. Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Walton
Mr. Ian P. Warren
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer T. Weber
Kathleen and Bruce Webster
Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Wellington
Mr. Christopher S. West
Dr. Robert S. Wharton
Wheeler Charitable Trust
Whisker Club
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh G. Wilde
Ms. Nancy L. Wilder
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Wilke
Ms. Gertrud Williams
Mr. Jeffrey Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Williamson
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Witte
Women of The ELCA
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Woodward Canyon Winery, Inc
Mr. Jeffrey A. Woodworth
World Reach, Inc.
Mr. William B. Yarbrough
Marcia W. Zech Foundation
Ms. Mary G. Zembrycki
Reverend Gary M. Zender
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ziegler
Mr. and Ms. Ed G. Zigweid
Mark and Rosemary Zilmer
Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Zimmerman
Ms. Margaret L. Zurcher
ZymoGenetics, Inc.
Sponsor (500-999)
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Abbruzza
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Adsitt
Aerojet
Agilent Technologies
Ms. Anita Alerich-Lobdell
Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Allen
Allstate Giving Campaign
Ms. Mary L. Almonte
Mr. Steven D. Altman
Altrusa International of Lake Washington
East
Analytical Chemistry Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Erik B. Anderson
Mr. Terrence M. Anderson
Ms. Alison S. Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Archbold
Ms. Nancy L. Arndt
Mr. Joseph G. Asaif
Ms. Sharon D. Ashley
Associated Catholic Cemeteries
Associated Petroleum Products
Ms. Karla Ayala
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh F. Bangasser
Mr. and Ms. Tomas C. Barajas
Mrs. Margaret Baran
Mr. Paul S. Barbano
Ms. Marilynne Barberis
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Barker
Mr. and Mrs. Victor J. Barry
Dr. and Mrs. James C. Beard
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Mr. Douglas P. Beighle
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Beil
Bellevue Christian Reform Church
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Benshoof
Ms. Daniel Benson
Mr. and Mrs. William Bichsel
Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Bigger
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Bligh
The Boeing Company
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Mr. and Mrs. Dave Boitano
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Mr. Robert A. Briscoe
Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Brooks
Brown & Brown Insurance
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Ms. Jeanne M. Brown
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Ms. Ann C. Burris
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Ms. Sharon Callahan
Ms. Therese A. Campion
Ms. Beckey Candini
Mr. William Caples
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Capone
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Carlsen
Ms. Patricia B. Carmody
Central Kitsap Presbyterian
Mr. Norman Chamberlain
Mr. William S. Charters
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Chilenski
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Christofferson
Ms. A. Marguerite Clark
Mrs. Sophia Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence T. Clark
Mr. Jon Clarke
Margie and Nate Clinton
Ms. Joan Clough
Mr. and Mrs. Dominic J. Colasurdo
Ms. Teresa Colby
Mr. Robert J. Colella
Mrs. Dorothy Coleman
Columbia State Bank
Computer Associates International, Inc.
Mr. Joseph E. Connelly
Ms. Jill S. Conner
Mr. Arnold J. Conrad
Costco Companies, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Costello
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry F. Coupe
Coyote Resource and Recycle, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. Crocker
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Crowley
Ms. Mabel L. Curran
E. J. Curry
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Curtis
Custom Fence Company
Mr. Matthew Daly
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D’Ambrosio
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Daubenspeck
Ms. Phyllis Davie
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Davies
Mr. and Mrs. John Dawes
Mr. Robert M. Dec
Mr. Joe S. Deck
Defiance Forest Products
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Defiesta
Delivery Express, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. DeMuth
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deschamps
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Dickson
Mr. and Mrs. P. Stephen DiJulio
Mr. Juan Donato L. Dinio
Ms. Mary E. Dittmann
Mr. William Dittrich
Mr. and Ms. Budyanto Djunaedi
Mr. John Dominguez
Dominican Sisters of Edmonds
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Very Rev. Joseph H. Doogan
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Mr. and Mrs. Albert Druzianich
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Mr. Dennis J. Dunphy and
Ms. Roxie J. Dufour
Mr. Gerald L. Duppler
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Durr
Reverend James Eblen
Ed Burby Construction and Remodeling
Edwin C. Dwyer Co.
David L. and Sarah B. Eitelbach
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Mr. Kendall Ellingwood Jr. and
Ms. Betty Lau
Ms. Eileen P. Ellis
Vern and Laurie Endres
Mr. John P. Engel and Ms. Susan M. Reis
Mr. William Erwert
Estate of Helen Stutzke
Dr. and Mrs. Blair Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Evans
Evergreen Excavation, Inc.
Ms. Carol Fawcett
Mr. and Mrs. Brett Ferullo
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie J. Ferullo
Dirken Field
Mr. Thomas P. Finch Sr.
First Presbyterian Church
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Mr. Emilio Fonzo
Ms. Katherine Forbush
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Kathleen and Shane Frigon
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Mr. and Mrs. John Fruzzetti
Mr. Dwight E. Funai
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Furst
Reverend William E. Gallagher
Dr. John J. Gallucci
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Ms. Vickie L. Glastetter
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Glew
Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Glivar
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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Ms. Karen E. Gordon
Mr. Stephen Gordon and
Ms. Megan M. Lantry
Ms. Sharon E. Gorham
Mr. and Mrs. James Gorringe
Mr. David E. Goulet
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Mr. Matthew W. Granquist
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Jodi Higman
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Michael W. Hoder
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Ms. Veronica A. Holland
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Holman
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Holmes
Holy Family Parish - Auburn
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Homchick
Horizons Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Horton
Ms. Kristin C. Houle
Mr. Frederick A. Howell
Ms. Marsha A. Hubbard
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Hudson
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Hushek
Rev. Tim W. Ilgen
Immaculate Conception - Seattle
Ms. Pam Ingalls
Mrs. Lisa A. Irwin
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Mr. and Mrs. Mike F. Janicki
Mr. Timothy J. Jenkins
Jesuit Fathers of Seattle Prep
Ms. Sindy Jo
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Ms. June A. Johnson
Mr. Lyn K. Johnson and
Mrs. Mary A. Murphy-Johnson
Mr. Thomas F. Johnson
Mr. Brian Jones
Junior League of Tacoma
Kappert’s Waterfront Construction
Ms. Kathleen Karp
Kaufman Brothers Construction
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Mr. John W. Keenan
Pat and David Kelley
Mr. James F. Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Kelso
Mr. Matthew Kerner
Mr. Michael P. Kieltyka
Mr. and Mrs. David P. Killen
Kimberly-Clark Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knetzger
Knights of Columbus #3598
Knights Of Columbus #8150
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Knuckey
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kolp
Ms. Myra J. Kopf
Mr. Emil J. Korjan
Mr. and Mrs. David Korkowski
Mr. Victor E. Koury
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kraetsch
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kragelund
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Kreilkamp

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Ms. Irma L. Krueger
T. Eileen Krueger
Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Krupa
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Mr. Andrew D. Laird and
Ms. Maureen M. Cyr
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Laird
Ms. Toni M. Lally
Ms. Mary R. Lamb
Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Lamb
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney C. Langer Jr.
Langhauser Cable Contractors
Mr. E. C. Larson
Mr. Jeffrey D. Laveson
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick LaViollette
Law Office of Robert Sifferman
Ms. Marion K. Lawber
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Ledoux
Ms. and Mrs. Maureen T. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Rhoady Lee Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James Legaz
Legg Charitable Trusts
Ms. Catherine Leone-Wood
Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Lichon
Ms. Rebecca Liebman
Lifeline
Mr. Phillip L. Lipe and Ms. Megu Hagiwara
Ms. Carol Litten
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Little
Darraw Littlefield
Ms. Ada Lochridge
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lockemy
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Lombardi
Mrs. Mary Long
Ms. Sharon L. Losey
The Lucarelli Family
Ms. Lisa M. Lundgren
Mrs. Robert F. Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Lyon
Ms. Jean M. MacDonald
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. MacDonald
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. Mack
Mr. James L. Mack
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan MacLean
Mr. Murnane H. Maenhout
Magnolia Lutheran Church
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Mahoney
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Mahre
Ms. Carla Main
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Mann
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Mann
Ms. Kristina A. Manthie
Ms. Barbara C. Marilley
Ms. Celeste S. Maris and Mr. John O’Connor
Ms. Helen K. Mark
Mr. Bert Markovich
Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Martineau
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Mason
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Mathern
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Matson
Mrs. Dorothy G. Matuska
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Maxwell
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. McAlister
Mr. and Mrs. McCarry
Mr. James McCrae
Mr. John W. McDonald
Mr. and Mrs. Michael McDonnell
Mr. and Mrs. Tab McFadden
Mr. Brian McFaul
Mr. Michael H. McGivern
Mr. Van S. Mckenny III
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. McLaughlin
Ms. Mary C. McNerthney
Ms. Mary Means
Frances Mednikoff
Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Meiklejohn
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Melville
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Menard
Mr. John G. Merry Jr.
Mr. William G. Merz
MGC General Contractors Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Michaels
Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Miles
Milgard Manufacturing
Mrs. Diana D. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miraldi
Ms. Suzanne M. Mitchell
Mr. James Moceri
Mr. Richard D. Moldenhauer
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Molloy
Mr. David H. Monteith
Mr. Cecile J. Montgomery
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G. Monty
Mr. William Moreton
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Morford
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold J. Moser
Ms. Magdalena Motta
Ms. Janet M. Mueller
Ms. Colleen Mulligan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Murphy
Murphy’s Kids
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Naughton
Naval Air Station Whidbey Is
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Nearn
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Nelson
Mr. William D. Nettles
Mr. Mark J. Nielsen and
Ms. Mary C. Peterson
Nippon Paper Industries
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose P. Noonan
Mr. Timothy D. Noonan
Mr. Patrick Noone
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Ratzlaff
Mr. and Mrs. George Norton
O’Blarney’s, Inc.
John L. O’Brien & Company
Mr. Michael P. O’Connell
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Odegard
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. O’Donnell
Mr. Bryan Ohalek
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Olson
Olympic Credit Fund
Ms. Norma H. Oneill
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Orlando Jr.
Mr. Henry E. Ortiz
Mr. Gerald T. Osborn
Our Lady Of Fatima Parish
Our Lady of Sorrows Parish
Our Lady Queen of Heaven
Pacific Northwest Title Co.
Packaging Machines International
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Pankanin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Parks
Mrs. Lucy Pasquier
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Patsula
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Paul
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Paulson
Ms. Karen A. Pavletich
Mr. Thomas W. Pearson
Ms. Mary C. Peppard
Mr. John Perron
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Peters
Mr. James L. Peterson
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Peterson
Pierce County Budget and
Finance Department
Mr. John Pietromonaco
Mr. Michael J. Pizzo and
Mrs. Kathryn A. Pizzo
Mr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Plakinger
Ms. Linda Pleger
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pletcher
Polish Catholic Community
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Porterfield
Portfolio Strategies Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Pospisil
Mr. and Mrs. Laird M. Post
Poulsbo North Kitsap Rotary
Mrs. William F. Powers
Ms. Margarita Prentice
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Proteau
Providence Medical Center
Providence St. Peter Hospital
Mr. Angel Quant
Mr. and Mrs. George Rademacher
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Rafferty
Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Rainer
Rainier Investment Management
Rames Family
Ms. Charlotte Ranarui
Eileen and Thomas Rasnack
Mrs. Margaret Read
Ms. Gingie S. Reder
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Reeves
Mr. Othel R. Reeves
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Mrs. Mary Reid
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Ms. Jean M. Reynolds
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Rice
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Ridlon
Dr. and Mrs. Francis X. Riedo
Reverend George O. Rink
Mr. Ronald M. Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Roland
Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Rollins
Roof Doctor, Inc.
Roo-Lan Healthcare Center
Mrs. Helen M. Roozen
Dave and Patty Ross
Rotary Club of Bellingham Foundation
Rotary Club of Lacey
Mr. Rene N. Roussel
Ms. Marilyn Rowe
Dr. and Mrs. John H. Rowlands
Mr. Antonio C. Rufin
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Russo
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Ryan Jr.
The Salvation Army - Northwest Division
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sambataro Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. Samora
Ms. Helen A. Saulnier
Ms. Bernadette B. Savino
Ms. Amelia D. Sazon
Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Scarff
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M. F. Schlanbusch
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schmidt
Dr. and Mrs. Ulrich C. Schoettle
Ms. Leslie M. Schofield
Ms. Marcia C. Schonlau
Ms. Ellen F. Schram
Ms. Jennifer Schroder
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Schultheis
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald F. Schumacher
Ms. Katherine J. Schwarzmann
Mr. M. J. Sebastian
Mr. and Mrs. David Seiwerath
Senior Action Network
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Mr. and Mrs. Boyd E. Sharp Jr.
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Mr. and Mrs. John M. Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Skinner
Mr. and Mrs. M. John Slikas
Mr. Phil Smart Jr.
Ms. Dianne E. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Smith
Mr. John E. Smith
Ms. Patricia M. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel O. Smith
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Mr. and Mrs. John W. Southall
Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Spahr
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Spane
Mr. Jeffrey Spelman
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Spencer
Ms. Carolyn W. Sperry
Mr. Harold L. Spiess
Mrs. Adele M. Spillane
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Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stilin
Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Stokke
Mr. William Stone
Mr. and Mrs. John Stoner
Mr. Harold Storm
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Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sullivan Jr.
Summit Family, a Washington Foundation
Summit Partnership Services, LLC
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Ms. Sharon Swift
Tacoma Harley Owners Group 5380
Mr. and Mrs. James Tannesen
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Tavis
Mr. Ronald S. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Tenkhoff
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Tesch
The Lakes At Gig Harbor
The News Tribune
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Ms. Carol Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Thomas
Mr. Warren Thomas
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Tiger Mountain Stag Alcoholics Anonymous
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Dr. and Mrs. Mark A. Tomski
Dr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Toomey
Ms. Paula F. Towne
Toyota Motor Sales
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Mr. Geoffrey Tupper
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University Congregational United Church
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US Bank
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Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Van Inwegen
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Washington Mutual Matching Gift Program
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Mrs. Virginia Watson
Mr. and Mrs. Phyllis Webb
Ms. Sally Webster
Mr. Michael Wehrman
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Welch
Mr. and Mrs. Glen L. Weller
Mr. Tram B. D. Weller
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
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West Vocational Services, Inc
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Whatcom Educational Credit Union
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Ms. Mary A. Hotchkiss
Ms. Mary A. Whitley
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wightman
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Ms. Deanne L. Witt
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Ms. Kathleen Wolf
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Pete and Nancy Wright
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The Good Samaritan Society
“One of the values that we live by deals with feeding,
clothing and comforting the poor. Nobody does
that better than CCS. Certainly include CCS in your
current will. Establish a will if you do not have one.”
–John & Marsha Baumann, Renton
Vincent Van Gogh, “The Good Samaritan”
“No one organization does more
for the less fortunate than CCS.
We strongly recommend that you
include CCS in your estate planning.”
–James G. & Norma Murphy, Edmonds
Catholic Community Services and the Archdiocesan Housing Authority
have established the Good Samaritan Society to honor those of all faiths
and all backgrounds whose bequests or planned gifts will support our
mission into the future to serve children, the poor, the elderly, and the
physically challenged.
The New Testament parable of “the Good Samaritan” (Luke 10:29-37) has
come down through the ages, is honored by all cultures, and resonates in
the stories of all religious traditions. The Good Samaritan exemplified “love
made real, compassion made visible.”
Membership in the Good Samaritan Society is comprised of those who
have made:
• Bequest in their will or living trust
• Charitable Gift Annuity
• Beneficiary designation in their IRA/retirement account
• Real estate or property gift
• Beneficiary in their life insurance or contribute paid-up policy
• Stock, bonds or mutual funds donation
• Endowment gift
To become a member of the Good Samaritan Society, or for more
information, please contact 206-328-5707 or plannedgiving@ccsww.org.
You can also visit our planned giving website at www.ccswwlegacy.org.
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