2000-2001 Annual Report

San Pedro Region

Complete list of Programs/Services Young people in the San Pedro Region learn the value of reaching out to senior citizens, giving the youth a true sense of satifaction. Elizabeth Ann Seton Residence in Long Beach provides a temporary home for families facing the real crisis of homelessness, giving them stability as they rebuild their lives. • The Long Beach and Pico Rivera Community Service Centers in the San Pedro Region collaborated on a new program, the Family Resource Center. The goal of the program is to empower families to develop their own capacity to solve problems and achieve long lasting self-reliance. Requests for food assistance from the Region’s food pantries increased an average of 43% during the spring of 2001, and they collectively served 16,000 individuals. • Mahar House Community Center in Wilmington, offers a variety of safeguard services to 274 persons such as case management, immigration services and basic skills training, with computer access, to families in the area. • Elizabeth Ann Seton Residence in Long Beach housed 385 men, women and children. Over 64% of the residents were children between 0-17 years. Welfare reform has created a significant increase in women whose benefits have been reduced, and therefore more families are seeking shelter from Catholic Charities. • Throughout the year, 75 young volunteers in the program Teens Assisting Senior Citizens (TASC), established partnerships with approximately 50 senior citizens in the community. The program provides the opportunity to build friendships, pass on skills and knowledge and foster positive experiences between the generations. “I just had to sit down and write you this thank you note for a number of reasons. In the recent past my life has gone way down hill due to a recent divorce, lack of a job, and many other things. So much so that I have felt that I couldn’t go on living. It is people like you and your organization that has restored some hope and faith to try-to-try and go on. Thank you for being there for me.”

The staff of the San Pedro Region make themselves available to their clients providing them with one-on-one assistance, regardless of the client’s race, age, religion or ethnicity. Teens Assisting Senior Citizens (TASC) in the San Pedro Region were recently honored for their generosity and commitment of spirit to the elderly in their community.

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