Catholic Charities of Los Angeles

Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation and one of the largest human services providers in California. Operating as the human services arm of the Catholic Church in the region, it serves the poor and vulnerable regardless of faith, guided by Catholic social teaching and a stated commitment to justice and human dignity. The organisation has provided help across Los Angeles for over a century and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation.

Its work is delivered through 18 community centers across the Los Angeles area and 10 homeless shelters. Programs are organised as a continuum of care designed to move clients from vulnerability to self-sufficiency. Service areas span food services (groceries, sack lunches and prepared meals for low-income and food-insecure populations), homeless shelters, after-school childcare, homework assistance and tutoring, immigration and refugee services, youth employment programs, psychological services, ESL classes, GED programs, homebound senior services, and services for pregnant and parenting youth.

Roles across these programs touch a wide range of practice: social services and case management, shelter and homelessness services, food and nutrition assistance, education and adult literacy, childcare, youth employment, senior services, mental and behavioural health, and maternal and parenting support. The organisation is based in Los Angeles, California, with a standing that extends across the state.