Testimonials:  

“If Catholic Social Services did not offer affordable counseling services, I would be a very different person today and possibly dead. If these counseling services were not offered at the sliding scale, I would not have sought services as I could not afford private counseling. I hope someday that I can, as my best friend says, “pay it back” and help someone else as I have been helped here.”                                           

                                                                        —Roberta  

17 year old Amanda approached “The Bridge”, Youth Service Parenting Education Program of Catholic Social Services to assist her with parenting her newborn son. Amanda’s mother and grandmother had both passed away from cancer one month prior to the birth of her son, who due to Amanda’s grief had been born a month and a half premature. CSS assisted Amanda with support and information on parenting/nutrition during the first year as well as helped with material assistance for her baby, including clothing, infant carrier swing, bottles, etc. Amanda continued her senior year in high school and was accepted into the local community college. Amanda will be the first in both parents’ families to ever attempt college.  

“I was going through a crisis and needed major help. God led me to Catholic Social Services. I wanted a spiritual outlook that I felt the agency’s professionals would surely provide. I accepted that spiritual and professional help and have been greatly encouraged. I am grateful for them being there.”  

                                                                                —Joan