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Catalina Community Services! 

Welcome!                               

 Find our newsletter under the Current Events tab!

On this site you will learn about the various programs we provide to the community, discover the many volunteer opportunities available, learn how you can support our mission, and find out more about us.  We continue to grow and expand services to families in the Catalina area by utilizing volunteers and collaborating with community partners. The keys to our success: vision, creativity, and compassion.

Our general areas of service are the basic needs of food and clothing, senior programs, youth activities, and community education. We also provide referrals for services we do not provide in house. More details about these topics are on our Services page. You'll find an easy to use calendar on our Current Events page, and pdf files of current and past newsletters.  Please enjoy learning more about Catalina Community Services, and feel free to contact us with any questions or comments.
Looking for something fun to do Wednesday evening, March 21st?
The Treats and Talents Charity Auction Committee is hosting an amazing evening of both silent and live auction opportunities, along with a variety of fixed price ticketed events that will be held throughout the year.  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Catalina Community Services, and there is no charge for attendance. Come out and join the community for a fun social evening.
The event will be held in the main SaddleBrooke Club House 
from 5-8pm.
Spring has arrived and CCS has many new programs to offer!

March 23rd kicks off our 

Aging Gracefully Series    


An eight week series of classes, meeting twice every Friday, morning and afternoon sessions available, open to the public, addresses issues brought to us by seniors in our community. They wanted more information on a variety of topics. Perhaps you have some of the same questions and concerns...


Click here for more details, or go to our current events page...
March and April Community Workshops focus on 
Strengthening Families
Thanks to the partnership between CCS and AZYP, several of our local families are participating during March and April in a series designed for families of children ages 10-14 - bringing skills and tools to families to help them communicate about issues teens face. Each evening begins with a nutritious dinner served by CCS so families can gather around the dinner table. Afterwards, children break out with AZYP staff to a separate room, and parents break out with other staff members. Later the two groups merge again and share what they have learned. Vista de la Montana is generously hosting these weekly evening events on their church campus for us.
April and May Community Workshops focus on Financial Literacy 
Watch for more details on our Current Events tab as details are finalized for this series - open to the public.
The CCS Board of Directors will be meeting all day Saturday April 28th to continue development of the Strategic Plan for the organization. Please feel free to contact a Board member if you would like to share input. 

Catalina Community Services is an Agency of the Community Food Bank in Tucson - which is affiliated with Feeding America.

STAGGERING HUNGER STATISTICS

In America, 1 in every 4 children goes hungry!

 

In the Food Bank business we often talk about Low Food Security. This is defined as frequent cutting back or skipping of meals. In the past five years, the number of Arizona households with low food security, increased more than 51%!  At Catalina Community Services, our numbers grew 40% in several months!
Click on the Feeding America Box above to test your food knowledge with a short quiz about Hunger in America. Surprising facts...

Catalina Community Services is proud to work with these two organizations,  to make a difference in many lives!

 

Last November, more than 370 families came to the Catalina Community Services Food Bank for assistance! You can help in many different ways:

 

  • Donate canned food, rice or peanut butter
  • Donate fresh produce
  • Donate cash
  • Attend a fundraising event
  • Organize a food drive at your business or in your neighborhood
  • Volunteer
  • Deliver meals to homebound residents
  • Donate gently used clothing
  • Share some old books you've finished

 

Browse this website or call our office for more ideas.

Our community thanks you for your support!
On Average, more than 800 individuals check out more than 4000 items of clothing each month at Catalina Community Services!
Monday Evening, April 30th, 2012

CCS partners with AZYP to bring a Town Hall Meeting to Catalina The Topic:  

Underage Drinking!

 

Join other community members at the Golder Ranch Fire Department for a panel discussion on this important topic. Listen to experts and community representatives share their information about this subject and have an opportunity to ask questions yourself.


Click here for more details, or go to our Current Events Tab
Learn More about AZYP... Click here

Senior Programs will expand this year!  We're hoping to expand senior transportation and meal deliveries, once we sign up several new volunteers. Demand for senior meals has been on a steady increase and our senior community could use a little more socializing. Starting this summer, we'll be adding discussion groups, expanding our game program, bringing in a Wii, cooling off in the Senior Center for an afternoon or two of classic movies and popcorn. We are also able to provide counseling services, with group grief counseling coming this winter. Educational information series are being scheduled as well.
CCS steps up to support schools in our service area. Grants for classroom supplies, summer school support, back-to-school supplies, another year of Junior Achievement, after-school programming support, and more - all to insure that kids have every opportunity to learn all they can.
Book Drive all year! Collecting books for children, and paperbacks for teens and adults. Please feel free to drop them off at the lobby on Hawser Street during business hours.

Welcome to our website. We hope you will find it useful and informative. It will be continually changing

as we grow and expand, and as our programs change with the season; so, check back often!

Please feel free to send us suggestions, and enjoy exploring!
Catalina Community Services is a non profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of residents in the Catalina area
of Arizona - serving residents in the far northwest corner of Tucson - focusing on zip codes 85737, 85739 and 85755.