We seek justice, and change lives.

How Will You Show Your Devotion?

We are living in a country that is increasingly divided. Passions run deep. Blame is rampant, and it can feel like it’s dominating our lives. The neediest families served at Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw (CSSW) don’t have the luxury of political theory and speculation; their problems have immediate consequences that often lead to despair and hopelessness.

The season of Lent asks us to reflect on who we are, what sacrifices we will make, and how we will respond to our convictions. Your support demonstrates what you believe.

“You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. That’s how prayer works.”
—Pope Francis

Let’s work together to manifest the profound goodness of our beliefs—compassion, sacrifice, generosity, and a world view that insists on leaving no one behind. Are you willing to make your devotion abundantly clear this Lenten season?

Every financial gift makes a difference. We are grateful for your partnership.

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Larry Voight. He died unexpectedly on August 19.

Larry became President of Catholic Social Services in 1997 and was known as a major community influence and collaborator. The agency grew significantly under his leadership with the addition of entities including Father Pat Jackson House, Intentional Communities of Washtenaw, HelpSource, Washtenaw Child Advocacy Center, Neighborhood Senior Services, WITH Housing, and the Family Assessment Clinic, as he believed strongly in providing the support that good programs needed to continue. He developed and supported innovative programming to those most at risk in our community, and was especially committed to those who had nowhere else to turn. Larry also had a special passion for educating the next generation of social workers, locally at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University and Washtenaw Community College and internationally at universities in South Korea, Hong Kong and Australia.

The Voight Family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the organization Larry devoted his professional life to:

Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County
C/O: Development Department
4925 Packard Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108

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