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Refugee Art Class - October 17, 2008 - Photos!
Caring Matters Healthcare Conference Recap
The Caregiver Assistance Network held its 13th Annual Caring Matters Regional Health Conference on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at the Crown Plaza Hotel at I-71 & Pfeiffer Road in Blue Ash. Over 200 caregivers, exhibitors, and healthcare professionals from across the regional participated in the day long event.
The program provided information and health care tips for nurses, social workers, counselors, activity professionals, clergy, and family/volunteer caregivers. Exhibitors included nursing homes, hospice centers, hospitals, and various other social service agencies with a focus on health care for older adults.
“This was an outstanding event,” said Gene McClory, Coordina of the Caregiver Assistance Network for Catholic Charities SouthWestern Ohio. “On behalf of the entire agency, I would like to thank everyone who attended, presented, or was an exhibitor. The feedback we received from the participants was very positive.”
The principal presenters were Joseph A. Ilardo, Ph.D. and Carole R. Rothman, Ph.D, a pair of nationally recognized clinical psychologists and authors from New York specializing in caregiver and senior issues.
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2008 Golf Outing a Huge Success
Catholic Charities SouthWestern Ohio held its first annual Charity Golf Classic on Monday, September 29 at Grand Oak Golf Club in West Harrison, Indiana. A total of 52 golfers participated in the event, which helped generate almost $7,000 toward the programs and services offered at CCSWO. Lunch was provided at the golf course and the buffet dinner was courtesy of A Taste of Class Catering. Some photos are shown below.
- First Place: The Miami Corporation
- Second Place: Royce Winter’s Foursome
- Third Place: ProSource
- Fourth Place: Mutual of America
Thank you to the following sponsors for supporting the event and we hope to see everyone again in 2009!
- Corporate Sponsors
- Catholic Healthcare Partners, Mutual of America, ProSource
- Patron Sponsors
- Ryan Remodeling, Tri-State Concrete Sawing, Multi-Craft Litho, Robbins, Kelly, Patterson & Tucker, LLP, and The Miami Corporation
- Hole Sponsors
- AK Steel, Baron ID, St. Xavier Church, Strauss & Troy, Matandy Steel, CinFed Credit Union, Carribeantables.com, Biggs, and Liberty Mutual Insurance
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Photos from the Senior Corps Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon
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Local outreach program provides assistance to children of refugees living in region
Carole Cottrill (in the red shirt), a board member of the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Apartment Association Outreach Program, delivered 35 backpacks filled with school supplies for the children of refugees who are assisted by Catholic Charities SouthWestern Ohio. Pictured along with Cottrill are CCSWO staff members, left to right, Cindy Grieme, Laura Varin, Stephanie Slack, Shelby Lewis, Margaret Iannaci and Rod Huber.
CINCINNATI- The Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Apartment Association Outreach Program recently donated 35 backpacks filled with school supplies to Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio for the children of refugees living in the Greater Cincinnati area.
The children will be able to use the backpacks for the 2008-09 school year. The donation is a tremendous help to the children and the families of the refugees, most of which come to the United States with nothing more than a backpack of clothes with them, let alone school supplies, said Cindy Grieme, Outreach Program Coordinator for Catholic Charities SouthWestern Ohio.
“This is a tremendous help for these families,” Grieme said. “This donation fills one of the biggest needs for these children. It’s a great way to start the school year, especially when you see the wonderful smiles as the children start a new journey and a new way of life in our country. We are so thankful to the Apartment Outreach Association for their generosity.”
Catholic Charities SouthWestern Ohio will assist over 100 new refugees coming to the Greater Cincinnati region in 2008. Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio is the largest provider of direct resettlement services for refugees in Hamilton County and Southwestern Ohio. Over the past thirty-one years, more than 11,000 refugees have been resettled in the Greater Cincinnati area under the auspices of Catholic Charities, an affiliate of the United States Catholic Conferences Migration and Refugee Services (USCC/MRS). Donations of clothing and household items are needed to help set up the refugees as they begin their new life in a new country.
For more information about the event, contact Chris Gramke, Director of Marketing and Development, at (513) 241-7745 (w), (513) 378-4747 (cell) or via email at cgramke@catholiccharitiesswo.org.
Senior Corps Annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon
on August 29 at Cintas Center
CINCINNATI- Catholic Charities SouthWestern Ohio is hosting its annual Senior Corps Volunteer Recognition Luncheon on Friday, August 29 at the Cintas Center of the campus of Xavier University from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Over 400 senior citizen volunteers from the Senior Corps are expected to attend the recognition program. WLWT news anchor Courtis Fuller is scheduled to serve as master of ceremonies
Catholic Charities SouthWestern Ohio is host to three programs housed under the auspices of Senior Corps: RSVP, Foster Grandparents, and Senior Companions. Senior Corps is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent federal agency created to connect Americans of all ages and backgrounds with opportunities to give back to their communities and their nation. CCSWO is the sole provider of all three Senior Corps programs in the region.
“Over the years, the Senior Corps programs have proved to be some of the most successful and popular programs we have at Catholic Charities,” said Dave Mikkelsen, Director of the Senior Corps programs at CCSWO. “This annual luncheon gives us the chance to honor the 500 plus volunteers that are the backbone of these programs.”
Volunteers involved in the Foster Grandparents program serve from 15-40 hours a week in schools, hospitals, correctional institutions, day-care facilities and Head Start centers around the region. They help children who have been abused or neglected, mentor troubled teenagers and young mothers, and care for premature infants and children with physical disabilities.
The Senior Companions Program matches senior volunteers with an opportunity to develop a one-on-one relationship with the elderly or homebound.
RSVPconnects volunteers age 55 and over with service opportunities in their communities that match their skills and availability. From building houses to immunizing children, from enhancing the capacity of non-profit organizations to improving and protecting the environment, RSVP volunteers put their unique talents to work to make a difference.
The media are invited to attend this annual recognition event. For more information on this press release contact Chris Gramke, Director of Marketing and Development, at (513) 241-7745 ext. 2527 or via email at cgramke@caatholiccharitiesswo.org.
Catholic Social Services changing its name to
Catholic Charities SouthWestern Ohio
Catholic Social Services of Southwestern Ohio announced today that it is changing its name to Catholic Charities SouthWestern Ohio effective July 1, 2008. The Board of Trustees approved the name change at the December 2007 board meeting with the blessing of Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarcyzk.
Kathleen Donnellan, Executive Director of Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio, said the change allows CCSWO an opportunity for increased awareness, to unite its services centers located throughout the archdiocese and have its programs “under the banner of charity” and emphasize CCSWO’s relationship to Catholic Charities USA. Complete Press Release [ PDF ]
First Annual Charity Golf Classic
First Annual Charity Golf Classic September 15 at Grand Oak Golf Club.
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DOORWAY - SPRING 2008
The online edition of our newsletter.
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P&G volunteers helping to spruce up Su Casa Hispanic Center
Su Casa Hispanic Center is getting a makeover this weekend, courtesy of some volunteers from Procter & Gamble and Mount Notre Dame High School. A team of volunteers from P&G will visit Su Casa Hispanic Center, 7036 Fairpark Avenue in Carthage, on Saturday, May 17 and paint the basement and lower hallways of the center as part of the United Way’s Community Care Week Project.
Complete Press Release - May 15, 2008
Council on Aging names CSS staff member 2008 Outstanding Senior Citizen Award winner
Gene McClory, Coordinator of the Caregiver Assistance Network (CAN) for Catholic Social Services of Southwestern Ohio, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Senior Citizen Award by the Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio (COA). Complete Press Release - March 17, 2008
Catholic Charities SouthWestern Ohio sponsors the region’s Senior Companion Program. This free program provides area senior citizens with the opportunity to build relationships with other seniors for such things as help with light meals, companionship, light housekeeping, grocery shopping, and some light travel needs.
These are available to you FREE of CHARGE through The Senior Companion Program. This is made possible by grants funded by the Corporation for National Community Services and the Ohio Department of Aging. CALL The Senior Companion Program of Catholic Charities SouthWestern Ohio at (513) 241-7745.