Last year, Catholic Charities of Los Angeles delivered more than 850,000 services to almost 100,000 people, most of them women and children, through more than 50 programs, 22 community centers, and seven homeless shelters.
Its Immigration and Refugee Services program, established in 1955, provides free and low-cost legal and social services, from citizenship help to refugee resettlement, with staff who speak Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, English, Farsi, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Serving the Archdiocese of Los Angeles since 1919, the agency covers Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties through five regional service areas.