Multilingual staff helps survivors of domestic violence, abandoned and neglected foreign children, and victims of human trafficking and crimes in immigration cases. They serve over 6,000 clients annually.
CCA is one of only a few organizations working with abused, neglected or abandoned immigrant children.
They also represent qualified people in Georgia immigration detention centers who cannot afford private counsel.
Families
Offered in Spanish and English, these services help families stabilize and move toward greater self-sufficiency. Staff members help families find and utilize local programs, apply for benefits, and receive long-term help after natural disasters.
Other services include veterans’ case management, homebuyer education seminars and foreclosure intervention, and in-home parenting education, classes in the English language, civics and citizenship preparation.
CCA also offers outpatient mental health counseling services on a sliding fee scale provided by professional therapists at CCA area offices and parish locations.
Refugees
Staff who speak over 17 languages provide services to refugees designated for resettlement in the Atlanta area by the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Conference through a contract with the U.S. State Department. Refugees are those who cannot return to their countries of origin because of a documented threat due to race, religion, ethnicity or other causes.
CCA staff resettled 256 refugees in 2013-2014. Over 90 percent are economically self-sufficient in six months.
Programs also help refugee parents navigate their children’s school system, pair refugees short-term with local businesses in internships, and seek community volunteers to befriend refugee families.
