The Catholic Center provides centralized services for the parishes, schools, and ministries across the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Centralized resources for certain functions provide greater efficiency and accountability--as well as maximizing the limited resources of individual parishes, schools, and programs. Each year the activities of Central Services as well as Archdiocesan wide campaigns such as the Cardinals Lenten Appeal, Partners in Excellence, and Catholic Family Foundation are audited by an external certified public accounting firm.