Cass Community Social Service Case Study

Cass Community Social Services began has Cass Farm in 1880, it was built in a prestigious neighborhood of Cass Avenue and Third Avenue. During this time, a group of Methodists church members were living on Cass Farm and began a church of their own. In 1883 Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal congregation was formed and a church sanctuary was added. Cass Church boasted on having a high membership rate and affluent members from the Detroit area. When members began to move away from the city, the church began to assist the current residents in the neighborhood. Cass Community Church has been led by various reverends who served and implemented various programs that assists vulnerable populations. At this time, Cass Community Social …show more content…
CCSS has continued to expand their shelters and housing programs to a vast amount of individuals in need of their services. As a temporary shelter, CCSS is one of the only shelters that allows mothers to bring their sons to the shelter in order to keep the family together. Although CCSS has several different type of housing and shelters programs, two of the programs are exclusively for men who suffer with mental illness and HIV/AIDS. These operative goals are determined by the executive director and the board of directors. Multiply goals are addressed by executive director, executive committee, and board of directors (Cass Community Social Services , 2015). CCSS has not been displaced by their goals or mission, they have been successful with continuing to expand their programs and outreach services for the past three years. Since CCSS focuses on individuals having basic needs and self-reliance, there housing programs are long term. Individuals can live from ninety days-two years in particular housing. Delivery of services are obtained through referrals from area hospitals, other human service organizations, and their outreach department that drives around the city seeking out homeless individuals that are in …show more content…
There is a large amount of diverse supportive staffing at the agency that includes minorities, women, and members from the LGBTA community. Cass hones on itself on volunteerism and welcomes five thousand volunteers a year. Although most volunteers are from upper class backgrounds, clients are different from them and sometimes this could lead to misunderstandings and miscommunication (Graff, 2006, p. 30). During my internship at CCSS, there is a vast majority of people of color that do not hold prominent positions within the organization, and this could be justifiable based on education and expertise in a non-profit organization. The supportive staff employed at this organization live in the inner city and this could be considered an asset to the agency because of the socioeconomic backgrounds. CCSS Green Industries Recycling Company was instrumental in hiring former residents living in their housing programs to gain employment and job skills to become self-sufficient and live productive