2000-2001 Annual Report

Agency-Wide Programs

Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Volleyball play-offs were held at St. John Chrysostom School. Archdiocesan Youth Employment Services (AYE) serves 3,100 young clients, ages 14 to 21, to alleviate some of the serious problems facing youth, such as school dropout illiteracy, crime, teen pregnancy and unemployment. AYE achieves this goal through partnerships with employers, community-based organizations and local education agencies. Over 90% of the participants have received paid internships with public and private companies. Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) is the largest privately funded youth program in California. Over 19,000 young athletes participate in 400 inter-scholastic events scheduled each week. Central Intake Unit (CIU) maintains two programs that helped 20,279 newly arrived immigrants make the transition to American society — the Refugee Employment Training Program (REP) and the Refugee/Immigrant Training and Employment Program (RITE). REP services include case management, job skills assessment and referrals, in 16 languages. The RITE program is designed for non-English, non-Spanish speaking refugees and immigrants, who have lived in the U.S. for over 5 years, to find steady jobs.

Management Team

The management team of Catholic Charities includes: Front row: left to right: Ashley Clay, Director of Human Resources; Monsignor Gregory Cox, Executive Director; Alexandria (Sandi) Arnold, Director of Resource Development. Second row: left to right: James E. Bathker, Chief Financial Officer; Moeed Khan, Director of San Fernando Region; Ron Lopez, Chief Administrative Officer. Third row: left to right: Lupe Macker, Director of San Pedro Region; Jim Stratton, Director of Our Lady of the Angels Region - Western Area. Fourth row: left to right: Jackie Lazarus, Director of Our Lady of the Angels Region - Metro Area; Davida Willis, Director of Santa Barbara Region-Santa Barbara County; Rob Bagdazian, Director of Santa Barbara Region-Ventura County. Not Pictured: Mary Romero, Director of San Gabriel Region. Central Intake Unit (CIU) Staff assist immigrants and refugees who resettle in the Los Angeles area to adjust to their new home and achieve economic self-sufficiency. Front row: Joe D. Le, Department Director; Claudia Van Nguyen, Financial Analyst; Paulette Eskandarashour, Case Manager. Second row: Sue Schrier, RITE Orientation Services Supervisor; Bang Nguyen, Program Monitor; Jenik Grigorian, Center Supervisor. Third row: Ed Alopyan, RITE Compliance Services Supervisor; Anna Tomczak, RITE Program Coordinator; David Allen, Assessment Specialist. Archdiocesan Youth Services (AYE) staff maintains outreach, case management and workforce preparation services for young people in Los Angeles County. Left to right: Carol Champion, Accounting Manager; Sylvia Almanzan, Regional Manager; (front) Annaliza Martinez, Coordinator; (back) Will James, Regional Manager; Robert Gutierrez, Director; Carolyn Gregory, Associate Director; Ron Wasilewski, Manager of Information and Records.

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