CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF JACKSON, LENAWEE AND HILLSDALE COUNTIES

Jesus commanded us to love our neighbor. At Catholic Charities, we carry out that command by providing help and creating hope for spiritually, emotionally, and financially poor individuals and families in our community.

The mission of Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties is the work of the Catholic Church, to share the love of Christ by performing the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.

Our goal is to give our clients the skills and confidence to lift themselves out of negative situations and become productive members of our community.

All of the services and programs of Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties support individuals and families as they gain the skills, knowledge and tools to successfully help themselves out of the challenges they face. We staff masters-level therapists to provide individual, family, and marital therapy in Jackson, Lenawee, and Hillsdale counties. Staff attends ongoing training based on their specialty. Our counselors provide help with personal issues and strategies such as:
Trauma
Play therapy
Domestic violence
Abuse and neglect issues
Treatment of ADHD
Conduct and other behavioral issues
Depression
Anxiety
Personality disorders
Grief and loss issues
Relationship issues
Substance abuse
Self-harmful behavior and more

Catholic Charities’ Child Advocacy Centers (CAC) are impacting our communities in a very positive manner by helping child abuse investigators across all disciplines provide a more comprehensive and coordinated response to child sexual abuse.

At Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties, we offer a full range of foster care services for children removed from their homes. Our foster care program provides a safe and nurturing substitute family until the child is either returned to their parents / guardian or is placed in an alternative placement home. To meet the needs of those foster parents interested in adopting a child, Catholic Charities offers adoption services as well.

Additional services provided include our Senior Transportation program, Roadmap to Graduation, Personal Needs & Linen Closet, Bags of Hope and more.

Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties staffs masters-level therapists to provide individual, family, and marital therapy in Jackson, Lenawee, and Hillsdale counties. Our therapists are specialized in many areas from crisis counseling to ongoing therapy, from substance abuse to depression and more. We provide counseling services across our three counties and beyond, including substance abuse counseling in seven prisons across the State.

Our Foster Care and Adoption services offer a full range of foster care services for children removed from their homes. Our foster care program provides a safe and nurturing substitute family until the child is either returned to their parents / guardian or is placed in an alternative placement home. Additionally, our Roadmap to Graduation program helps align homeless high school students with loving mentor homes to guide them through graduation and set them up for success in the future.

Our additional services include our Personal Needs & Linen Closet, Bags of Hope project, and marriage prep classes.

All services are provided without regard to the client's faith or ability to pay.

For over 60 years, our agency has served those in need throughout our communities. In those decades of service, we have adapted, grown, and expanded our services to meet the newly identified or changing needs in our area. With the addition of programs such as our Child Advocacy Centers, we are helping address tragic situations in an effective manner. Whatever the need for human services may be, Catholic Charities is there to guide or aid those who come to us for help. We have become and remain an important resource in Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties.

In the past several years, our Substance Abuse Program have significantly expanded, especially in Lenawee and Jackson Counties. We are actively and directly involved in Drug Court, Sobriety Court, and the Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC) model in providing substance abuse services.