Catholic Community Services is the official human service outreach arm of the Catholic Church in western Washington.
Under the leadership of Archbishop Paul D. Etienne and our Boards of Trustees, Catholic Community Services (CCS) staff and volunteers answer the Gospel call to loving and compassionate service with particular concern for the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death and for the dignity of the human person.
As incorporated apostolates of the Catholic Church in western Washington, CCS and the Archdiocesan Housing Authority (AHA) have provided help and created hope in the lives of men, women, children and their families for decades. CCS was founded over 100 years ago and AHA has been in existence for more than 30 years. CCS is comprised of 12 family centers located throughout Western Washington, and the Home Care and Community Supports and Family Behavioral Health systems. AHA includes permanent rental housing.
The mission of CCS comes out of, and is rooted in, Catholic Social Teaching that goes back 2,000 years and provides a compelling challenge for responsible living as well as a deliberate preference for serving the most poor and vulnerable. This social teaching is a collection of key themes that are rooted in Scripture and have evolved over time in response to the challenges of the day.