Our History: Service and Social Justice
![CCEB - Father Joseph Mulkern](https://www.cceb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/father-joseph-mulkern.png)
1934-35
36 Catholic Aid agencies in Alameda County consolidated to form a newly affiliated Catholic Charities serving the poor and marginalized during the Great Depression
Operations begin in 1935
1940’s
Welcoming service personnel, holding blood drives, and growing
![CCEB - 1940's](https://www.cceb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1940-225x300-1.png)
![CCEB - 1960](https://www.cceb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1960-300x264-1.png)
1960’s
Civil Rights movement activisim
Now serving Contra Costa County
Jefferson Street opens!
1970-80’s
Welcoming refugees from Southeast Asia
English as a second language
![CCEB - 1970-80](https://www.cceb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1975-300x204-1.png)
![CCEB - 1990](https://www.cceb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1990-300x288-1.png)
1990’s
HIV-AIDS housing services
Safe Schools
Project supporting
LGBT students
2000’s
Katrina Award
Helping unaccompanied minors
Restorative Practices launch
![CCEB - 2000](https://www.cceb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2006-300x225-1.png)