The charity serves children who have been separated from their families for reasons including sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Diocesan Catholic Children's Home (DCCH) offers long-term treatment for emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children in a small group living arrangements for boys and girls, ages 6-14. Each child has his or her own room with supervision 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. The behavior management programs have an emphasis on daily living skills and relationship-building. In addition, the charity offers individual, group, and family therapy.
DCCH residential treatment facility has an on-grounds special education school, Guardian Angel School. The school operates as a special education unit of Beechwood School District. Guardian Angel School offers children small, structured classes with low student to teacher ration and individual attention to help them succeed educationally.
Therapeutic Foster Care Program differs from traditional foster care in that these children have more challenging needs and behaviors. As a result, the charity provides extensive training to foster parents, counseling and treatment for children, and supportive services to selected families. The goal is for the child to be reunited with the birth family. However, when this is not possible, adoption or independent living may become an option for the child. According to the charity, currently there are 13 children in placed with eight families via the Therapeutic Foster Care Program.
In April 2003, the charity became certified as a state adoption agency. According to the charity, since its certification, 37 children have been adopted into 20 families.