Catholic Charities of Staten Island, Inc.

CCSI Day Habilitation Without Walls program provides services and opportunities to recent graduates, and other young adults with developmental disabilities. The program is affiliated with various volunteer worksites within the community. The program strives to help each participant become an active member of their community, engage in services based on each individual’s needs, preferences and goals, learn various job skills to assist in obtaining gainful employment and make friends.

Our center-based supplemental day habilitation program, serves children and young adults starting at age 7 years old with various developmental disabilities. Our highly trained staff work with each individual in learning how to: make new friends while learning appropriate socialization skills, become as independent as possible while working on learning various vocational skills, academic skills, and everyday living skills, participate in various events such as; weekly fitness classes, summer formal, cooking classes and holiday parties. Come learn and grow in a loving, fun and caring environment.

We seek and develop competitive employment opportunities in the community for young adults with Autism and other Developmental Disabilities utilizing Access VR, supportive employment services through SEMP. We provide job training & coaching, assess vocational skills, such as: work tolerance levels, social skills in the work setting, work behaviors, effective communication, accepting supervision, problem-solving and more. Based on individual assessments, services are provided to improve skills and prepare for employment in the community. We provide all necessary supports during this process to help the consumer achieve and maintain employment. We developed our setting to enhance skills such as preparing a resume, acceptable work and social conduct, motivation for work and all other aspects of soft skills training. We reach out to local businesses asking if they would like to become involved with our program, and explain in full detail the purpose and intended achievements.

Our Tender Care Preschool is a nurturing and caring early childhood learning center on the Mount Loretto Campus. We have one class for two-year-olds, two classes for 3K and two UPK classes. We have before- and after-care available for working families as well as a Summer Camp for the same age groups. Programming is enriched by crafts and events to celebrate holidays, music concerts and art, trips and book fairs. We have 73 children from ages 2 years old to 5 years old.

CCSI operates multiple Emergency Food programs, including an on-site Food Pantry and a Mobile Food Pantry, in order to help combat hunger and food insecurity among Staten Islanders. CCSI also operates a Food Hub to help other Staten Island community-based food pantries obtain food to meet their local needs. For schedules and other assistance related to Emergency Food.

The Case Management program of CCSI helps individuals, families and senior citizens to maintain basic life necessities such as housing, food, heat/electricity, etc. Our services are broad and we provide helpful information across the vast range of social service needs, but our assistance generally focuses on eviction prevention/housing stabilization, utility stabilization, and emergency food resources.

The Catholic Youth Organization strives to develop values and strength of character in tomorrow’s leaders through spiritually based athletic, cultural and volunteer activities. In cooperation with the Archdiocese of New York and participating schools, CCSI CYO programs include baseball, softball, basketball, cheerleading, bowling, track and field, golf, art and essay contests as well as other special events.

CCSI operates two Neighborhood Senior Centers on Staten Island - Anderson Neighborhood Senior Center and West Brighton Neighborhood Senior Center. The programs provide nutritious meals and a variety of health, wellness, recreational and creative programs to Staten Islanders age 60+. Social Service assistance is also offered to members to help maintain benefits, services and resources. The CCSI Neighborhood Senior Centers are lively and uplifting social centers that enhance the lives of seniors by promoting health, wellness and independence.
Anderson Neighborhood Senior Center - Located in Port Richmond at 120 Anderson Avenue, SI, NY 10302;
West Brighton Neighborhood Senior Center - Located in NYCHA West Brighton Community Center at 230 Broadway, SI, NY 10310

CCSI works closely with community-based organizations and parishes to help develop community resources available to immigrants and to help improve access to services. We work collaboratively to connect immigrants to a variety of essential services including health and mental health services, citizenship and legal services, housing and utility stabilization, emergency food resources, skill training and employment resources, domestic violence prevention, alcohol and addiction treatment as well as education such as ESL and GED classes.