"Services and programs of Catholic Charities Eastern Washington"

Catholic Charities Mission is to Feed the Hungry…Heal the Hurting…Welcome the Stranger. At our core, this is what we have done throughout our 112-year history. Our 15 programs serve low income and vulnerable individuals and families in need regardless of race, ethnicity, or religion. Catholic Charities provides crisis services, emergency services, shelter, housing & supportive housing, counseling, immigration services, childcare, resources for pregnant and parenting individuals, access to food, assistance to seniors and other stabilization services. CCEW has 511 staff, a $60 million annual budget and we serve over 60,000 people a year throughout the 13 counties of Eastern Washington.  We own and manage 72 apartment complexes where over 5,000 men, women and children will put their heads on Catholic Charities pillows tonight. Please find more information on all of our programs at our website www.cceasternwa.org.

Dr. Robert J. McCann, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Charities, oversees a $60 million annual budget, 511 employees and over 6,300 volunteers. Some of Catholic Charities Eastern Washington’s programs include the House of Charity homeless shelter, St. Margaret’s Shelter, Catalyst, Senior Services, 2,600 units of Affordable Housing, Counseling, Immigration Services, Childbirth and Parenting Assistance, Parish Social Ministries, Food For All and St. Anne’s Children and Family Center. Rob has been with Catholic Charities Eastern Washington for the past 23 years. Rob holds a BA degree in American Studies and Political Science from Fairfield University, a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership and a Doctoral degree in Leadership Studies from Gonzaga University.  Rob has spent his entire adult life working in Catholic social services, serving in various countries overseas for several years with Catholic Relief Services, working in the Dolores Mission in East Los Angeles with the Jesuits, and spending two years as a Jesuit Volunteer right out of college. Rob spent eight years as an appointee to the United States Catholic Conference of Bishop’s National Advisory Committee, being elected as its chair for his final two years of his tenure, where he gave regular annual reports twice a year to all the bishops and cardinals of the US as they gathered in Washington DC.  Rob currently serves on the Boards of Empire Health Foundation FIN Board, the Catholic Charities USA National Board of Trustees, Nazareth Guild, Gonzaga University School of Education Advisory Board, Spokane County Human Rights Task Force, and the Providence Community Care Ministries Board. Rob was born and raised in the New York City area, is Catholic-educated kindergarten through Ph.D., and is a life-long ice hockey player and golfer. He lives in Spokane with his wife Rachael, who is a Catholic school teacher, and their two children, Tim and Tess.