This webinar will profile the Parish Engagement Program (PEP) of Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, which is a finalist in the CCUSA Innovation Challenge. PEP is a parish community-based program that lifts the inherent dignity of those in need through trauma-informed peer-to-peer service navigation centered in an evening “farmers market” offering fresh and nutritious food, social service programs, and a hot meal. This model produces immediate, rapid, and sustainable progress for participants, establishing greater stability and self-reliance, and leading to increased interdependence, civic engagement, and participation in the parish and wider community.

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