Catholic Campaign for Human Development

CCHD Local Grants

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development Local Grant Application Packet is available each Spring. The Missions Office accepts grant applications from organizations which support the efforts of people with low incomes to change the social, political and economic conditions which cause and perpetuate poverty in western Washington. A preference is given to organizations controlled by low-income people.

Grant Materials
CCHD Mission Statement	View
CCHD Grant Process Information [Note: the collection for CCHD in the Archdiocese of Seattle is in September each year, as part of the Build Hope collection, combined with the Catholic Communications Campaign collection.] The national CCHD website has information on the national grants process.	View
CCHD Local Memo and Criteria Prospective applicants are encouraged to pay particular attention to grant criteria. The deadline for applications for local CCHD grants was May 10, 2013.	View
CCHD Local Grant Application (PDF)	View
CCHD Local Grant Application (Word)	View

2012 Local Grant Awards
Friends of the Carpenter Vancouver. Simple woodworking is used as a way of creating a safe and supervised space for volunteers and homeless persons to form friendships and help those who are homeless to network to find support and resources to change their life situation.	View
Homestead Community Land Trust (HCLT) HCLT is a membership-based nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding opportunity, strengthening community, and investing in the future by creating permanently affordable homes in Seattle and King County for low income households. Homestead's program is a smart, low-risk vehicle for achieving homeownership that provides balanced individual and community benefits for current and future generations in need.	View
San Juan Community Home Trust (SJCHT) SJCHT creates permanently affordable housing for low-income and very-low-income households on San Juan Island. Since 2001, SJCHT has created two neighborhoods and a total of 29 homes. SJCHT owns land for construction of up to 106 more homes, and has also constructed a state-of-the-art sewer system for Sun Rise and the future homes, using innovative sustainable development methodology.	View
Seattle Housing and Resource Effort (SHARE): SHARE Shelters and Tent Cities SHARE facilitates the largest network of shelters in the Pacific Northwest. We self-manage 14 indoor shelters in donated spaces throughout Seattle, and two tent cities which rotate among church parking lots in Seattle/King County. We also facilitate a Housing-for-Work program in three locations, and a storage locker program.	View
Women’s Housing, Equality and Enhancement League (WHEEL) Projects on homelessness among women in Seattle/King county, including planning for micro-enterprise and for advocacy for increased shelter and housing.	View
Women's Justice Circles Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center. To build relationships among low-income women in Washington state who want change, to claim personal and collaborative power, to understand the issues that make life difficult for low-income women, to learn the skills of grassroots organizing and leadership, and to take action with other women to create change.	View
Women's Justice Circles Wins Cafferty Award The Women's Justice Circles received the Sister Margaret Cafferty Development of People Award last Friday evening at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, D.C.	View

CCHD National Grants

"The projects assisted by the Campaign have helped to create a more human and just social order, and they enable many people to achieve an increased measure of self-reliance."  — Pope John Paul II

The following are current recipients of national grants from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. These funded projects operate in Western Washington. CCHD is committed to supporting groups of low-income individuals as they work to break the cycle of poverty and improve their communities. By helping the poor to participate in the decisions and actions that affect their lives, CCHD empowers them to move beyond poverty.

An added benefit of receiving grants is the education that occurs in our parishes when connections are made with the funded organizations. CCHD is a unique effort in our Church, linking Catholic social teaching and organizing at local levels. A recent, and well-received, education and action link has been experienced through the JustFaith program in partnership with CCHD (and CRS and Catholic Charities USA); a number of our parishes are participating in JustFaith programs.

To learn about the CCHD national grants process, please visit the CCHD web site.

2012 National Grant Awards
CCHD Current National Grants for Western Washington Through the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, totaling $195,000. To learn more about CCHD and the CCHD national grants process, and for a full listing of grants made in the U.S. through the USCCB, with approval by the local (arch)diocese, please visit the CCHD web site.	CCHD Web Site
Association of Manufactured Home Owners (AMHO) AMHO's mission is to have a strong statewide organization that educates other manufactured homeowners about their rights and helps them form homeowners' associations within their park/community; develops a legislative strategy to ensure stronger protections for people who own their homes but not the land under them; and mobilizes them to be a strong voice to advocate successfully for policy changes at local, regional, and national levels.	View
Community Partners (CP) CP is a newly established organization that unites people from lower-income and minority communities, develops their leadership capacity and equips them to be full and equal participants in public life, while transforming their congregations/parishes, community organization and communities. CP is a member of the North Sound Alliance.
Kulshan Community Land Trust (Kulshan CLT) KulshanCLT strengthens community by holding land in trust for permanently affordable homeownership and other community needs, and by offering financial and education services to people of limited means.	View
Lopez Community Land Trust Established in 1989 with the expressed goal of building a diverse, sustainable island community, specifically through programs that primarily support low-income households.	View
Tenants Union Tenants Unions creates housing justice through grassroots education, organizing and advocacy.	View