Catholic Charities was founded to provide subsidized counseling services for parishioners and parochial school students of the parishes, which make up the New Albany Deanery. Services have greatly expanded to meet the needs of the community. Then in 1986, Catholic Charities was contacted by the State of Indiana to provide Semi-Independent Living services to developmentally delayed persons.

The next year, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) became a part of Catholic Charities when the agency was selected by the late Judge Henry Leist to administer the program for the Floyd Circuit Court. CASA was expanded in 1993 when Judge Robert Bennett awarded the contract for service Washington Circuit Court to Catholic Charities.

Pregnancy Plus-Line, a pro-life, crisis pregnancy program which was founded in 1973, requested Catholic Charities assume responsibility for the program in 1988. In 1998, the program was moved to St. Elizabeth’s so all crisis pregnancy programs had one point of contact.

In response to the urging of several child advocate groups, Catholic Charities initiated Supervised Visitation Services in 1997. Supervised Visitation Services served as a parental visitation alternative when the Courts have restricted visitation privileges to a supervised status. Under this program, supervisors are trained and contracted as needed for supervision of the parent/child visitation.