Catholic charities of southern missouri (ccsomo) is a faith-based organization that seeks to improve the lives of the vulnerable by providing quality, compassionate social services that meet local needs. Ccsomo envisions local communities and individuals working together so that people in need receive necessary social services, obtain a sense of hope and achieve self-sufficiency. Ccsomo provides services to the 39 southernmost counties in missouri, many are the most impoverished in the state.