Vision

To be a model of Christian response to human needs.

Purpose

To meet the challenge of the ever-changing community by utilizing spiritual, human and financial resources to enable those we serve to experience dignity and respect.

Agency Culture

• Roman Catholic
• Creating Opportunities Caring
• Committed
• Culturally Sensitive
• Financially Responsible
• Ecumenical
• Professional

Mission Statement

Catholic Charities, a community service ministry of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, exists to witness actively on behalf of the scriptural values of mercy and justice.

Catholic Charities acknowledges the sacredness of the human person made in the image of God and is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of each individual within the Diocese.

Catholic Charities is committed to advocate for a just society, to call men and women to action on behalf of the poor, and to promote self-determination for all.

Statement of Identity

We are Catholic Charities of the Diocese of San Diego, California, a ministry of the church caring for the poor and the vulnerable. Our ministry is based on the person of Jesus, who "came not to be served, but to serve." We believe in the dignity of the human person, and are committed to the Judeo-Christian vision of justice and peace. [Complete Statement of Identity]