Your generosity today helps positively impact in the lives of vulnerable children and families throughout Western Washington.
Advocacy and Caring for Children (ACC) is a group of committed women who support a network of programs focused on the needs of underserved children and families in an effort to improve their quality of life. For over 100 years, ACC members have remained faithful to the needs of children and families by providing financial and volunteer resources through steadfast partnerships with organizations across Western Washington.
PURPOSE
● Originating in 1918, ACC is the oldest women’s
Catholic charity in Western Washington.
● ACC’s leading causes include: family services,
education, immigration, and more.
● ACC has supported 46 organizations with $3
million just in the last decade, and moreover the course of its century-long
rich history.
● ACC currently has 14 circles and 300 members
actively volunteering and fundraising.
● Catholic Community Services, the largest
private social service agency in the State of Washington, was created as a
direct result of the work of the women of ACC.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
● ACC recognizes that well-supported families, women, and children are crucial for healthy communities.
● ACC has supported 54 organizations with over $1.6 million in just the last decade, more than 3 million in 20 years.
● Total served by category 2020-21:
- Children and Families : 4,634 : 5.5% of served : $50,000 : 22.7% of grants funded
- Education and Emergency Services : 4,047 : 4.8% : $75,000 : 34.1% of grants funded
- Adoption and Immigration : 426: .5% : $33,000 : 15% of grants funded
- Infant Care – Specialty Services: 2,178 : 2.6% : $42,000 : 19.1% of grants funded
- Meals: 72,872 : 86.6% : $20,000 : 9.1% of grants funded
- Below find a brief summary of the programs and the funding they have received from ACC, fiscal years 1999-2021*. Complete details by funding period available via this link. *Fiscal year July 1 - June 30
If you have questions about our General Fund Gift Giving
please contact:
Heidi Bruch - ACC
Programs and Operations Manager
100 23rd Ave South
|Seattle, WA 98144 |(206)328-5973 |acc@ccsww.org
