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National Grants: United States
Diocese of Fairbanks $10,000 Fairbanks, AK Toward program expenses of the Native Ministry Training Program, specifically travel expenses to remote Eskimo villages between the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers in the western coastal region of this huge missionary Diocese.
St. Vincent's Foundation $10,000 Birmingham, AL To expand St. Vincent’s Hispanic Outreach Parish Health Ministry project: stipends for 20 health extenders completing three, 6 week programs targeting documented preventive health measures based on a defined population health needs assessment, advertising costs, and implementation of program costs for 225 participants (75 participants in each parish).
St. Augustine Catholic High School $5,000 Tucson, AZ Toward the salary of a part-time Intervention Specialist for a new Response to Intervention (RTI) program to assist at-risk students.
Catholic Education Foundation $7,500 Los Angeles, CA To partner with Art Trek, Inc. an independent, inner-city, not-for-profit arts program, to bring quality visual, literary and performing arts into inner-city Catholic schools to create an exciting environment for at-risk elementary students enabling them to express themselves creatively.
St. Francis Center $15,000 Los Angeles, CA Toward the salary of a Resource Specialist to provide homeless, low-income families and individuals with referrals and other resources in the community, such as job interview preparedness and placement in permanent housing.
Learning & Loving Education Center $20,000 Morgan Hill, CA Toward expenses of a 9-month program to allow 150 marginalized, limited English speaking, low-income, immigrant women to attend 100 hours of affordable, culturally appropriate, hands-on computer education, consumer rights information and literacy education to build digital inclusion and self-sufficiency.
American Federation Pueri Cantores $20,000 Orange, CA Toward expenses of this national youth choral organization of the Catholic Church to host the first U.S. and 38th International Congress in Washington, DC, July 3-7, 2013.
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Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange $10,000 Orange, CA Toward program expenses to provide case management and counseling to residents of Bethany, a home for single, homeless and abused women in transition from shelter living to financial independence and self-sufficiency.
Wordnet, Inc. $15,000 San Bernardino, CA Toward program expenses to continue producing"iGodTODAY," a daily 4-minute Smartphone application for iPhone and Android platforms, based on the daily readings in response to Pope Benedict XVI's call for the Vatican to reach people worldwide through new technology.
Casa Cornelia Legal Services (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) $15,000 San Diego, CA Toward expenses (salaries and facility rental) of the Children's Program, which addresses the critical legal needs of indigent immigrant children at this public interest law firm providing quality pro bono legal representation to immigrant victims of human and civil rights violations.
University of San Diego $25,000 San Diego, CA For travel and lodging for 10 (of 36) Women PeaceMakers from countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America to convene for the 2012 Women PeaceMakers 10th Anniversary Summit, a program of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University.
Providence Little Company of Mary $22,000 San Pedro, CA Toward the educational and training costs of Spiritual Care Workers and RNs in Hospice, Palliative Care and No One Dies Alone (NODA) staff.
Catholic Charities (Diocese of Santa Rosa) $15,000 Santa Rosa, CA Toward expenses/salaries of the Rural Food Project, providing emergency food assistance to over 1,000 low- income households in Sonoma County.
Diocese of Stockton $25,000 Stockton, CA Toward expenses of the Migrant Ministry program, specifically for salary/benefits of two Guadalupana Missionaries Sisters providing direct evangelization, corporal and spiritual works of Mercy to Latino immigrant-migrant farm workers, single men and families.
Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation $7,500 Colorado Springs, CO Toward program expenses of the Integrated Behavioral Health and Care Management in Primary Care initiative of the St. Anthony North Family Medicine Residency Clinic.
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Mount St. Vincent Home $10,000 Denver, CO For program expenses of the Therapeutic Residential Treatment Program for children with severe emotional and behavioral problems, mostly traumatized by severe abuse and sexual abuse, specifically for children's activities, program supplies and psychological testing - examples include athletic events and programs, field trips, music and creative arts therapy.
Grand Va lley Catholic Outreach, Inc. $10,000 Grand Junction, CO Toward salary of a staff member to provide case management to 48 residents living in a Transitional Supportive Housing Project, where residents are given the life skills needed to become self-sufficient in obtaining and maintaining permanent housing.
Bridgeport Diocesan Schools Corporation $32,000 Bridgeport, CT For instructional materials and salary of a qualified consultant to train teachers and related staff to implement a rigorous science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program in grades K-8 of six inner-city elementary schools, known as the Cathedral Cluster Schools.
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County (Diocese of Bridgeport) $20,000 Bridgeport, CT For operating expenses and administrative costs of the soon-to-open Immigration Services offices in Stamford, CT.
Fairfield University $15,000 Fairfield, CT Toward advertising, media services and salaries of Program Organizers to host the third and final meeting of the International Receptive Ecumenism Initiative on the theme of Receptive Ecumenism.
Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut $30,000 New Haven, CT Continued funding of staff salary/ benefits, program expenses/supplies, supervision/training, and office/administrative expenses for 6 Catholic parishes to collaborate with Christian, Jewish and Muslim congregations to strengthen relational culture and Catholic social teaching, collaborate on public issues, and recruit new Catholic parishes into the collective.
St. Thomas More Chapel and Catholic Center at Yale $20,000 New Haven, CT For programmatic expenses to expand a national young adult leadership formation program, ESTEEM (Engaging Students to Enliven the Ecclesial Mission) - equipping young adult Catholics to assume positions of leadership in the Church on parish pastoral and diocesan finance councils and boards of trustees of Catholic nonprofits.
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Africa Faith and Justice Network $12,000 Washington, DC Toward salary and benefits of a Program Manager, Executive Director, Program Analyst and Consultant to organize two field trips to selected African countries; and to set up a meeting with Bishops and church leaders from target countries in Africa.
Cente r of Concern $10,000 Washington, DC Toward salaries, administrative expenses, communications, travel and housing, seminar materials, Seminar Report publication, follow-up materials, and overhead expenses to host a Summer 2012 Strategic Planning Seminar on the crisis in care-giving in the U.S.
Nativity Preparatory School $15,000 Wilmington, DE Toward expanded programming expenses (transportation, school supplies, dorm expenses, cultural experiences, books, program fees & community service project fees) at this tuition-free Catholic middle school serving low- income boys.
Ave Maria University $5,000 Ave Maria, FL For operating expenses of St. Isidore Farm's, an innovative University agricultural program providing students with an opportunity to acquire skills to grow crops to alleviate malnutrition and participate in missionary projects.
Catholic Charities Bureau (Diocese of St. Augustine) $10,000 Jacksonville, FL Toward general operating expenses (salaries, rent, program expenses and supplies) to provide a 7-week recreational residential summer camp experience for children, teenagers and young adults with various physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Catholic Charities - Samaritan Center $15,000 Vero Beac h, FL Toward operating costs (food/beverages, program supplies, travel, vehicle maintenance and portion of liability insurance) of a transitional housing facility for homeless families in Indian River County.
Diocese of Belleville $20,000 Bellevi lle, IL Toward program costs of the Daystar Community Program in Cairo, Illinois, providing services and direct assistance, including food, shelter, transportation, utilities, emergency/disaster assistance, medical/prescription assistance; soup kitchen and food pantry supplies; holiday meals/gifts.
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Diocese of Belleville $10,000 Belleville, IL Toward continued funding of the annual operating expenses of St. Vincent de Paul Society's Feeding Ministries, Thrift Store and client programs in East St. Louis, Illinois.
Our Lady of Tepeyac High School $25,000 Chicago, IL To renovate the existing kitchen to provide two healthy meals per day to over 300 students.
SisterHouse $10,000 Chicago, IL Toward salaries and program expenses of the "Recovery is Possible" residential substance abuse and addiction program for women in Chicago's west side Austin community.
St. Vincent de Paul Center $9,000 Chicago, IL To support the Child Development Program: to maintain the quality of the current program and provide care, educational services, recreational activities and counseling for low-income, at-risk children.
The Peace Corner $7,500 Chicago, IL Continued funding of salaries/benefits and program expenses of the Peace Corner Youth Center, providing an after school program in a safe haven for the youth living on Chicago's west side Austin community, an area plagued by gangs, drugs, crime and violence.
The Upper Room Crisis Hotline $10,000 Joliet, IL Toward expenses to expand this unique national hotline devoted to serving priests, deacons, and male religious nationwide.
Franciscan Sisters of Chicago $10,000 Lemont, IL Toward operating expenses of St. Jude House, a 30-bed Family Violence Prevention Center and Shelter serving a 4-county area in northwest Indiana.
St. Coletta's of Illinois $15,000 Tinley Park, IL To secure dental services for individuals with developmental disabilities as bridge funding until a network of charitable dental care for clients can be created since the State of Illinois has eliminated routine dental services for Medicaid patients.
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University of Notre Dame $25,000 Notre Dame, IN Toward program expenses (salaries, materials, travel, lodging, speakers' stipends, participants' meals and lodging) of Notre Dame School Pastor's Institute (SPI), a symposium for pastors leading parish schools that examines issues of Catholic identity, financial management and leadership development.
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Cen ter -University of Kansas $8,500 Lawrence, KS To expand the Social Justice Program by funding the formation component (social justice course, pre/post mission trip reflections) and the outreach and awareness component (kickoff event, and hunger banquet).
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth $5,000 Leavenworth, KS Toward operating expenses and supplies of the annual Leadership Camp for young girls in Grades 6-8.
Catholic Charities Inc. (Diocese of Wichita) $7,000 Wichita, KS Toward expenses of the Diocesan School Counseling Program.
St. Joseph Catholic School $8,500 Wichita, KS Toward the salary of a part-time Pre-K teacher and furnishings for the classroom.
The Woman's New Life Center $20,000 Metairie, LA Toward operating costs of this facility providing medical services to women and families facing crisis pregnancies in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area.
Boys Hope Girls Hope $15,000 New Orleans, LA Toward the salary of a Development Director for the Legacy of Hope Campaign, to increase fundraising activities and constituent base to sustain the operating budget to continue to provide family-like, values-centered residential services to at-risk children.
Nativity Preparatory School $30,000 Jamaica Plain, MA Toward the salary of a teacher to plan and implement the fourth grade program at this tuition-free middle school.
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Merrimack Valley Project $15,000 Lawrence, MA Toward program expenses of the Homeowners and Renters Facing Foreclosure Project: for community organizers to educate the working poor Valley homeowners and renters about their rights, provide counseling resources, help with mortgage modifications, and work with allies to end abusive mortgage practices.
Ignatian Vol unteer Corps, Inc. $350,000 Baltimore, MD For IVC’s Magnify! Campaign, to build capacity by expanding regional infrastructure and increasing the number of volunteers necessary to support local nonprofit activities.
Loyola University in Maryland $30,000 Baltimore, MD Toward salaries/benefits, materials, workshops and mileage to launch the Institute for Urban Catholic Education to strengthen partnership with high-need urban Catholic Schools; develop a model of excellence for future partnerships; and disseminate scholarship on effective teaching and leadership, locally and nationally.
St. Elizabeth School, Inc. $7,500 Baltimore, MD To replace two Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units with a high Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) rating, at this co-ed school for special needs students, ages 10 to 21.
St. Louis School $6,000 Clarksville, MD To purchase computer hardware and software to provide specialized instruction to students who have been identified as needing differentiated instruction to overcome individual learning difficulties.
Mother Seton School $15,000 Emmitsburg, MD For expenses of the Mother Seton Learning Center - providing assessment, academic strategies, direct interventions and consultative support to identify and improve educational opportunities for special needs students in K-8th grade.
The Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart $10,000 Towson, MD To replace malfunctioning and ill-fitting windows and sliding doors at The Mission Helper Center so that the elderly Sisters can operate them without the assistance of a third party.
Mercy Hospital $13,000 Portland, ME Toward program expenses to expand the Faith Community Nursing Program with the addition of three new parishes to the program and the development of a program manual/guide, as well as volunteer recruitment and training.
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Corpus Christi Church $10,000 Waterville, ME Toward program costs of Kennebec Valley Organization (KVO) Elderly Independence Without Isolation Project - salary of a Community Organizer to provide transportation to medical care (including counseling) and fresh food in an effort to reduce the isolation of 7,5000 rural elderly while helping them to retain their independence.
Franci scan Sisters -Little Falls $5,000 Little Falls, MN Toward expenses of the Franciscan Community Volunteers (FCV), a program that allows young adults to experience the Franciscan way of life while working in nonprofit agencies that serve the poor.
St. Croix Catholic School $10,000 Stillwater, MN For teacher training, equipment, supplies, and the establishment of a designated computer lab to implement Project Lead the Way (PLTW), a new Middle School STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Program, also referred to as Gateway to Technology.
Marianist Retreat & Conference Center $4,800 Eureka, MO For salaries, meals, bus transportation, and program expenses associated with the Marianist Retreat Center Youth Team, offering two daylong retreat opportunities to 65 inner-city senior students at each retreat, for Cardinal Ritter Prep High School in the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Avila University $10,000 Kansas City, MO For expenses of the Spirituality and Service Initiative - to expand the campus ministry program by increasing staff and developing Jerusalem Farm, a Catholic community built on the four cornerstones of prayer, community, simplicity and service.
St. Vincent Home for Children $40,000 St. Louis, MO To address costs associated with the State Fire Marshal’s annual inspection report which cited fire code violations in the stairwells of St. Vincent Home’s main building.
Sacred Heart Catholic Mission $10,000 Camden, MS Toward labor, materials and home assessment costs for the Home Rehabilitation Program: repairing 25 homes and 10 trailers of low-income senior citizens, age 55 and older, who cannot afford to pay for repairs themselves.
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Catholic Charities (Diocese of Jackson) $10,000 Jac kson, MS For program expenses (utilities, maintenance, and telephone) of the Shelter for Battered Families program, providing emergency shelter, counseling, supportive services, education and advocacy to domestic violence victims.
De la Salle Blac kfeet Middle School $7,565 Browning, MT Toward program expenses and furniture to add five volunteer teacher assistants to the staff at this San Miguel model middle school for at-risk students on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
House of Mercy, I nc. $5,000 Belmont, NC Toward salary/benefits of a Coordinator of Resident Recreation & Volunteers to oversee a recreation schedule, assist with transportation to medical appointments and recreation, purchase food/supplies, conduct volunteer orientations and scheduling, and coordinate volunteers for fundraising receptions at this home-based facility for 289 persons living with AIDS.
Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary $8,000 Fargo, ND To assist eligible households in Cass County, ND and Clay County, MN who are either homeless or at risk of homelessness by helping with rent, security deposits and utilities.
St. Augustine Indian Mission School $10,000 Winnebago, NE Toward program expenses of this Native American schoo l located on the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Thurston County, Nebraska.
Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell $15,000 Caldwell, NJ Toward costs of kitchen, dining room and equipment upgrades needed at St. Catherine of Siena Convent & Healthcare Center, where many of the retired Sisters live.
St. Joseph's Pro -Cathedral Parish $15,000 Camden, NJ Toward program and operating costs to launch year one of a strategic plan outlining the future of the Romero Center Ministries.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish $8,000 Highlands, NJ Toward construction costs to renovate an old convent in order to house the food pantry to meet the increasing demand of the basic needs of the local community.
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Sacred Heart School $14,000 Jersey City, NJ Toward the cost of a new furnace.
RENEW International $42,000 Plainfield, NJ For books, music CDs and other materials to train lay leaders to develop small Christian communities (SCCs) on 20 military bases in the East Vicariate through RENEW’s Catholic faith-sharing process: Why Catholic?.
Little Sisters of the Poor -Totowa $10,000 Totowa, NJ To purchase/install an adaptive computerized system with versatile program software, It's Never 2 Late (iN2L), to foster cognitive awareness, stimulate memory skills and encourage social interaction among the elderly residents.
St. Augustine School $15,000 Union City, NJ To purchase science lab equipment (microscopes, computer images and other scientific media) for this elementary school serving inner city children.
Archdiocese of Santa Fe $15,000 Albuquerque, NM Toward program expenses to expand the Annual Summer Certification Institute for lay catechists, Catholic school teachers and pastoral ministers.
Gallup Catholic School $3,700 Gallup, NM To purchase a commercial refrigerator and freezer for Gallup Catholic School's cafeteria, to provide safe, quality meals (breakfast and lunch) to students.
Diocese of Las Cruces $31,000 Las Cruces, NM Toward the salary/benefits of a Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities.
St. Joseph Mission School $20,000 San Fidel, NM Toward teachers' salaries for this mission school in the desert of New Mexico.
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Catholic Migration Services, Inc. $55,000 Brook lyn, NY Toward salaries of core staff to provide parish-based legal services to address the special needs of recent immigrants and refugees in Queens, New York.
Providence House, Inc. $10,000 Brooklyn, NY Toward start-up costs of the Dear Neighbor Volunteer Program, designed to extend the agency’s service model to homeless, abused and formerly incarcerated women and children in facilities throughout New York City.
Hour Children, Inc. $20,000 Long Island City, NY Toward the salary of a Head Teacher for the Hour Early Learning Program (HELP), a child care program with a strong learning foundation in cognitive, language and social development for children, ages 6 weeks-3 years, who were born in prison and are now residing at an Hour Children residence with their mothers.
Cabrini Immigrant Services of New York City $11,000 New York, NY Toward expenses of a College Readiness Program for low-income immigrant and first generation college students and their families.
Corpus Chri sti Church/School $15,000 New York, NY To replace dangerously worn stair treads and landing floor tiles on one of the two stairways in this six-story school building.
Covenant House -New York $15,000 New York, NY Toward staff salaries of the Regional Training Center, offering educational, vocational job placement and retention programs to the homeless and at-risk youth who seek shelter and services.
Nativity Mission Center $45,000 New York, NY For program expenses of the Summer Leadership Program (SLP), where over 180 underserved middle-school students attend residential camp programs that provide academic and recreational activities designed to foster continuity in learning, character and leadership development, and enhance a sense of community at the three Nativity-model tuition-free middle schools (Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, Nativity Mission Center and St. Ignatius School).
LifeWay Network, Inc. $25,000 Rego Park, NY For salary expenses associated with core staff engaged in mission critical activity to combat human trafficking through education and safe housing.
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Nativity Preparatory Academy $24,000 Rochester, NY Toward the salary of a Graduate Support Director to help students at this NativityMiquel model school for economically disadvantaged students experience a seamless transition into high school and ensure a positive acclimation process and ongoing support.
Sisters of St. Joseph of Rochester $10,000 Rochester, NY Toward the cost of malpractice insurance for physicians and dentists who provide volunteer medical and dental care at St. Joseph's Neighborhood Center to the uninsured and/or under-insured population.
Daughters of Divine Charity $25,000 Staten Island, NY To purchase 10 hospital beds and 16 adjustable beds as part of a capital campaign to construct a three-story energy efficient assisted living/independent living convent facility.
Ursuline Center $15,000 Canfield, OH Toward costs of the Child and Family Program ("Just for Kids") of the Ursuline Sisters HIV/AIDS Ministry, specifically salary and benefits of a Child Advocate and transportation costs.
Nativity of Our Lord Parish/School $10,000 Cincinnati, OH To renovate a classroom in the 1921 wing of Nativity School, specifically to repair water damage, improve lighting, increase storage, add electrical outlets, ceiling fans, and upgrade classroom furniture and technology.
Archbishop Lyke School $10,000 Cleveland, OH Toward salaries/benefits for teachers to sustain and expand the current Academic Success Program to provide support to students in Grades 5-8, who have significant academic and behavioral issues.
Diocese of Cleveland $8,000 Cleveland, OH To provide basic needs (an extra set of clothes and personal items) for those being deported back to their home country from jails and correctional facilities throughout the Diocese.
St. Vincent Charity Medical Center $15,000 Cleveland, OH Toward expenses of Rosary Hall’s Intensive Outpatient (IOP) program - to enable economically disadvantaged, uninsured individuals receive treatment for drug and alcohol addiction.
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Dominican Sisters of Peace $9,400 Columbus, OH Toward the cost of tutoring, training sessions, capacity building and instructional materials for Springs Learning Center, an adult literacy center in New Haven, CT, to provide one-on-one instruction in reading, writing and speaking English to empower inner-city poor to seek further education, get better jobs and improve their lives.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Housing Facility, Inc. $15,000 Newark, OH Toward salary/benefits of a Case Manager at St. Vincent Haven, a 26-bed shelter facility for homeless men.
Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland $10,000 Pepper Pike, OH For the Ursuline Piazza ministry, specifically toward the salary of a Sister to provide psychosocial support services to indigent HIV-positive individuals.
Our Lady of the Valley District (St. Vincent de Paul Society) $15,000 Grants Pass, OR To provide needy families with financial assistance for basic needs such as rent, utilities, food, medication and medical transportation.
University of Portland $7,500 Portland, OR Toward program costs (speakers' honoraria, travel, housing, meals, hospitality, advertising, and publication of proceedings) of the University's Garaventa Center for Catholic Intellectual Life and American Culture to host a 3-day Conference on "The Impact of Catholic Education in America: Past, Present and Future".
Sist ers of Mercy, Mid -Atlantic Community $25,000 Merion, PA Toward production and post-production costs of a 60-minute Documentary Film, "Sisters" - lives and ministries of women religious in America.
Daughters of Charity $50,000 Philadelphia, PA Toward staff salaries for the residential program at Dawn's Place, providing case management, legal, medical and psychological assistance as well as life skills training to women who have been sexually trafficked.
Depaul USA $50,000 Philadelphia, P A For salary of an Executive Associate, to fundraise, develop program partnerships, and generate income from Depaul USA’s social franchise in order to support programming and continued growth of outreach ministry to homeless people across the United States.
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Our Mother of Sorrows -St. Ignatius School $30,000 Philadelphia, PA Toward teacher's salary/benefits for the music program.
St. Francis Xavier School $20,000 Philadelphia, PA Toward the salary of a Director of Catholic Formation and Evangelization for the parish primary school.
St. Gabriel Church/School $15,000 Philadelphia, PA For expenses of the After School Activity Clubs for children who are not allowed outside after school hours due to fear of drive-by shootings and violence in the Grays Ferry area of South Philadelphia.
St. Maron Catholic Church $20,000 Philadelphia, PA To install a HVAC system in the parish hall.
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary $15,000 Scranton, PA To expand and strengthen the English as a Second Language (ESL) Program, specifically to purchase computer equipment, language-learning software, and supplementary teaching materials.
Catholic Leadership Institute $12,500 Wayne, PA To translate curriculum and supplemental materials into Spanish, providing bishops, priests, deacons and lay persons pastoral leadership formation and consulting services to strengthen their competence in ministry.
Hermanas Carmelitas Teresas de San Jose $12,000 Canovanas, PR Toward program expenses, including salary of a Coordinator and Spiritual Director to offer marriage formation workshops, retreat experiences and counseling services in an effort to reduce the high rate of divorce.
South Carolina Center for Fathe rs and Families $15,000 Columbia, SC Toward salary of a Nurse Practitioner (NP) to provide health education, screenings, direct medical services and case management to Fatherhood program participants in three sites in South Carolina by increasing access to healthcare services and providing education and resources to low-income fathers.
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The Ladies of Charity $10,000 Knoxville, TN To increase the food supply for the emergency food pantry in order to feed 1400 adults and children a three-day meal (12,600 meals).
Catholic Charities of West Tennessee $20,000 Memphis, TN For program expenses of the new Mobile Food Pantry Initiative, including food products, partial salary of a volunteer coordinator, background checks on volunteers, vehicle maintenance and volunteer recognition expenses.
ARISE Support Center $15,000 Alamo, TX Toward salaries/benefits for staff to provide home visits to women and their families in the colonias to encourage spiritual growth, help them identify and retain their cultural values and provide educational opportunites.
John Paul II Life Center $3,000 Austin, TX Toward overhead expenses of Vitae Clinic and salaries of a crisis pregnancy consultant and a sonographer to assist mothers and fetuses in danger of abortion, and to educate Central Texans about Natural Family Planning.
Diocese of Beaumont $25,000 Beaumont, TX For salaries, benefits, housing, transportation and materials to assist 4 Sisters and 1 Deacon to provide education, spiritual direction and catechesis to the Hispanic communities of 5 parishes.
Diocese of Beaumont $10,000 Beaumont, TX Toward operating expenses of the Criminal Justice Ministry: salaries/stipends, travel, training and program costs of 10 part-time chaplains and clergy to minister to an estimated 9,500 Catholics incarcerated in State and Federal prisons within the Diocese, in addition to start-up costs of Prison ACTS retreats.
Catholic Charities of Dallas, Inc. $30,000 Dallas, TX Toward salary/benefits for three drivers and transportation costs of the Essential Transportation for the Vulnerable Elderly program which enables almost 800 vulnerable elderly to get to two senior centers for meals, medical and other essential appointments (e.g., physicians, government agencies, etc.) and to grocery stores.
Healy -Murphy Center $7,500 San Antonio, TX Toward program supplies/expenses of the "Educating the Whole Child" high school diploma program serving over 400 at-risk teens, ages 14 to 21, including pregnant and parenting teens, dropouts and others who have had difficulty succeeding in the traditional classroom.
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Catholic Charities USA $50,000 Alexandria, VA For case management and emergency assistance, cleaning and house repair assistance and long term recovery needs as a result of Superstorm Sandy.
Catholic Distance University $12,000 Hamilton, VA Toward programming expenses associated with customizing a newly-acquired database.
St. Joseph School $12,000 Petersburg, VA To purchase a used, refurbished school bus.
Diocese of Richmond $15,000 Richmond, VA For the expenses of the Segura Educational Initiative, specifically by providing bus transportation (design/update bus routes, salaries for drivers and vehicle maintenance), to increase the enrollment of Latino students in the 9 diocesan schools.
Archdiocesan Housing Authority (Archdiocese of Seattle) $20,000 Seattle, WA Toward salaries and benefits for on-site Residential Coordinators at Josephinum Housing complex to help formerly homeless residents access the resources that are available in their local community to maintain stable housing.
Kateri Northwest Mission Institute $5,000 Spokane, WA Toward the cost of facility rental, food, lodging, speaker's fees, director's salary and travel for Native American participants to attend 10 monthly weekend workshops on lay ministry/leadership training programs.
St. Joseph Family Center $8,500 Spokane, WA Toward operating expenses, specifically for the Fee Assistance Program: supplementing fees for mental health counseling services to low-income clients, salary of a counselor and facility maintenance.
St. Leo Parish $2,600 Tacoma, WA Toward the costs of the L'Honey Project, a joint program of the parish social ministry and L'Arche Tacoma Community (adults with developmental disabilities), specifically to purchase equipment for the bee apiary; develop soap/essential oils production and lavender cultivation/oil extraction and farm-cover-crop to expand the L’Arche Farm program.
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Walla Walla Catholic Schools $10,000 Walla Walla, WA Toward salary and living expenses of a Chaplain on campus.
Catholic Charities (Diocese of La Crosse) $12,000 La Crosse, WI Toward salaries at Sojourner House, the only homeless shelter for single men and women in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Catholic Charities (Archdiocese of Milwaukee) $15,000 Milwaukee, WI Toward operating expenses of the Behavioral Health Program, to provide over 200 counseling sessions to 33 individuals and/or families with low or no income.
Dismas Ministry $15,000 Milwaukee, WI To purchase, print and ship Catholic faith and scripture resources to inmates/immigrant detainees across the United States.
School Sisters of St. Francis $17,000 Milwaukee, WI Toward operating expenses of Casa Alexia, a program assisting immigrants, refugees, detainees, human trafficking victims, and residents of the colonias with advocacy, employment, education and leadership training, so that they can take responsibility for their communities along the El Paso-Juarez border, specifically program materials for four educational and pastoral programs, utilities and rent, office supplies, and food.
St. Ann Center for Int ergenerational Care $12,000 Milwaukee, WI Toward expenses of the Buddy Program, a unique service learning program which pairs "at need" youth, age 12-16, with seniors and adults with disabilities - teaching "Buddies" to appreciate those perceived as different and help them make a difference in the life of another person as they develop self-esteem and learn life skills.
Total National Grants : $2,388,065
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International Grants:
Bahamas
Every Child Counts $8,000 Marsh Harbour, A baco, Bahamas For auto insurance, maintenance and gas to transport nine disabled students and two teachers to and from this school for children with special needs.
Bolivia
Sisters of the Good Shepherd $15,000 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Toward salaries, books/educational materials and administrative expenses to implement a program at Epua Kunatai for 60 children, ages 2 to 12, to build non-violent, emotional relationships between children and their parents.
Brazil
Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara $8,000 Sao Paulo , Brazil Toward formation program expenses (travel, food, lodging, philosophy and theology courses) for four Brazilian Junior Sisters to study at the Congregation's International Juniorate in Italy.
Cameroon
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate $17,000 Yaounde, Cameroon To purchase 18 desktop computers for the Formation House, where 57 students are presently undergoing their training in Philosophy and Theology.
Medicines for Humani ty $40,000 Rockland, MA To reduce child mortality in impoverished communities in Cameroon by working with 6 congregations of women religious to provide maternal/child health training to 12 midwives and 12 health center staff; equipment, supplies and medicines for each health center; training/supplies for 120 community health workers; rehab of the maternity areas within 6 health centers; effective project supervision and monitoring.
Colombia
Sodalitium Christianae Vitae $7,300 Carmen de Vibora l, Antioquía, Colombia To conduct training workshops for lay leaders to implement pastoral and evangelization programs within rural communities.
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Vicariate Apostolic of San Vicente -Puerto Leguízamo $20,000 San Vicente del Caguan, Caqueta, Colomb ia Toward salary of a Project Coordinator, transportation, training on Catholic Social Teaching, human rights and community development, 3-day annual General Assembly, and workshop materials to strengthen the capacity of 18 parish social ministry teams (EPPAS).
Con go (Democratic Republic)
Catholic Relief Services $50,000 Baltimore, MD To strengthen the survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo by providing medical and psycho-social care for women and child victims, peace building and training for survivors and their communities, and socio-economic support for the victims with savings and lending communities.
Bertozzi Foundation $20,000 Kinshasa -Gombe, Congo (Democratic Republic) For program expenses, computers and materials to set up internet connection to enhance the efficiency and ensure the sustainability of the after school tutoring program to needy students in three parish schools: Christ-Roi in Kasavubu; St. Angel in Mpasa and St. Elizabeth in Binza.
Croatia
Center for Integral Development $12,000 Split, Croatia For salary/benefits, facility rental, utilities, office supplies, consulting fees for translation, editorial and news content services to host the Bitno.net, a unique web portal, providing an alternative, faith-based viewpoint.
Czech Republic
Institut Chemin Neuf $25,000 Tuchomerice, Czech Republic To reconstruct twenty bedrooms and three bathrooms in a former Jesuit Monastery in Tuchomerice, just outside the capital city of Prague.
Dominican Republic
Jesuit Refugee Service/USA $25,000 Washington, DC To collaborate with JRS/Dominican Republic to establish a women's shelter and reception center for Haitian migrants in the town of Jimani at the Haiti-Dominican Republic border.
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Creighton University $12,500 Omaha, NE Toward costs of surgical procedures, materials for prosthetic limbs, staff salaries and program expenses for the University's medical mission with the Institute for Latin American Concern to continue to provide medical services to the indigent patients in the Dominican Republic.
Ecuador
Missionary Solidarity Sisters of the Poor $10,000 Ambato, Tungurahua Atocha, Ecuador For expenses (salaries/stipends, food and lodging, transportation) for the Sisters to promote awareness programs among the indigenous women living in this rural area.
San Pio de Pietrelcina Catholic School $25,000 Guasmo Sur, Guayaquil, Ecuador Toward staff and teachers' salaries at this Catholic elementary school located in the poor neighborhood of Guasmo.
Ghana
Christ the King Parish, Gushiegu $22,719 Yendi, Northern Region, Ghana To provide solar lighting, food, housing and self-development courses to empower the elderly women living at Gushiegu "witch camp".
Guatemala
Pacific Institute for Community Organization (PICO National Network) $75,000 Oakland, CA For staffing, travel, and leadership development to build grassroots leadership through parishes, churches, and community organizations, challenging poverty, injustice and inequality and strengthen democratic processes as innovative and effective solutions are created for the most pressing needs of families and communities in El Salvador and Guatemala and then expanding to helping those in Honduras.
St. Peter's University Hospital $20,000 New Brunswick, NJ To purchase primary care medications for the five health clinics established by the Hospital as part of the Guatemala Project in Santa Rosa County, Guatemala.
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Haiti
Notre Dame du Rosaire Catholic Church $20,000 L'Artibonite, Haiti In collaboration with Hands Together of the Palm Beaches, the parish is seeking funds for the finishing work & furnishings of a community center in Jeandenis to provide a venue for parish activities & educational programs (computer & literacy classes, health education, and women’s and men’s cooperative programs).
Diocese of Norwich $10,000 Norwich, CT Continued support of the existing healthcare services, including Community Health Outreach and the Nutrition Program in the Diocese of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, specifically for lab testing materials and pharmaceutical supplies; program expenses, including salaries of medical providers/health agents; and local food supplements for families in the Nutrition Program.
Fonkoze USA $25,000 Washington, DC To expand Fonkoze's Ti Kredi program so that 1,000 newly motivated poor women graduating from Chemen Lavi Miyo can participate in the second step of Fonkoze's Staircase Out of Poverty, specifically for personnel, furniture, supplies, motorcycle, travel, training, repairs, monitoring, loan capital, and educational materials.
Catholic Relief Services $50,000 Baltimore, MD To improve the quality and sustainability of Haitian Catholic schools by establishing effective management and participatory governance structures.
Franciscan Mission Outreach $25,000 New York, NY To construct/install an algae-based sewage cleansing and fertilizer producing system in Carrefour, Haiti.
St. Joseph's University $25,000 Philadelphia, PA For travel, living expenses, educational materials and translators for teams of professors to visit Foi et Joie schools in Haiti to develop model pedagogies that actively engage students in hands-on, child-centered learning.
Honduras
Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin $12,500 Guaimaca, Francisco Morazan, Honduras To purchase/install a generator to pump water from the well, in addition to labor and materials for repairs and maintenance of Marie Poussepin Center, a boarding school for poor village women who participate in agricultural training.
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Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa $20,000 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Toward program expenses, including text books, materials/supplies, travel, room and board for Hope for a Healthier Humanity volunteer nurses and health care educators to conduct a community health education program - training 20 local women to become Pomoters of Health, focusing on well-baby care, improved nutrition, how to control the spread of communicable disease and how to provide for the primary health needs of the community.
Olancho Aid Foundation, Inc. $10,000 Rockland, MA Toward teachers' salaries at the Nazareth School for Special Needs Children in Julticalpa, Honduras.
Hungary
Sisters of Social Service $6,000 Budapest, Hungary Toward ministry immersion expenses, including room and board, for 20 Sisters from Cuba, Philippines and Mexico to participate in the 90th Anniversary Assembly which will focus on the challenges of globalization.
India
Holy Trinity School $15,500 Mizoram, India To construct sanitary facilities at this co-ed elementary school.
Jeevalaya Seminary $7, 542 Bangalore , Karnataka, India For materials and labor to install a Biogas Plant at the Seminary to provide a permanent source of cooking gas.
Diocese of Bellary $15,000 Bellary , Karnataka, India For training, transportation, insurance and the purchase of goats for Bellary Diocese Development Society to establish an income-generating program for 113 HIV+ Dalit widows.
St. Joseph Church (Babupeth Parish) $6,100 Chandra pur , Maharashtra, India For operating expenses of this newly-erected mission station, primarily to establish a dairy farm, plant trees and install a gober gas plant to help the parish toward sustainability.
Tera Prem Church (Warur) $14,700 Chandrapur , Maharashtra, India To construct toilets and urinals, two water tanks, including pipe lines, for 370 children at Tera Prem orphanage and Lourde Matha Local and Rural English Medium School.
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St. Antony's Church (Avadi) $7,200 Chennai , Tamil Nadu, India To drill a bore well, lay pipelines and purchase a motor to provide safe, drinking water and sanitation facilities for school children at Immaculate Mary sub-station.
Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo (Chennai) $9,000 Chennai , Tamil Nadu, India To construct a block of toilets at St. Charles School at Periyakottai.
Thirumullaivoyil Catholic Parish (Church of the Holy Eucharist) $6,000 Chennai , Tamil Nadu, India To drill a bore well, purchase a motor, install an overhead tank and construct a toilet block to provide safe, drinking water and sanitary facilities for the children at Don Bosco Nursery and Primary School.
Holy Family Catholic Church (Ramakuppam Parish) $16,000 Chit toor , Andhra Pradesh, India To purchase milch animals to establish an income-generating project for the rural Tribal women of Ramakuppam.
St. De Mazenod Mission $15,000 Chittoor , Andhra Pradesh, India To purchase milch animals to establish an income generating program for widowed women.
Diocese of Cochin $10,500 Cochin , Kerala, India Toward program expenses of Cochin Social Service Society to construct 50 toilets for persons with disabilities.
Order of Discalced Carmelites $32,000 Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu, India Toward construction of seven additional classrooms to accommodate more children at Mount Carmel School.
Development Association of Nagaland (DAN) $16,300 Dimpaur , Nagaland, India To dig an open well to provide a sustainable water source at the Tribal Training Center.
Diocese of Dindigul $6,140 Dindigul , Tamil Nadu, India For program expenses to conduct training workshops to empower Dalit women to start small businesses in making door mats and paper cups.
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St. Mary's Lower Primary School, Kaliyar $10,616 Ernakulam , Kerala, India To construct toilets and sanitary facilities for this rural school in Kaliyar village.
Bangalore Oniyavara Seva Coota (BOSCO) $7,200 Gandhinagar , Bangalore, India To furnish/equip a newly constructed transitional home for vulnerable girls living on the streets.
Stambal agaruvu Parish (Balayesu) $12,479 Guntur , Andhra Pradesh, India To provide sanitation, drinking water facilities, and level the ground at the diocesan orphanage for HIV/AIDS orphans at Stambalagaruvu.
St. Mary's Church (Vykuntapuram Parish) $10,0 00 Guntur , Andhra Pradesh, India For materials and labor to construct toilets.
Franciscan Clarist Congregation $12,318 Guntur , Andhra Pradesh, India To provide sanitation, drinking water facilities, library books and lab equipment at the Catholic Mission School in the remote village of Kolakalur.
Archdiocese of Guwahati $8,900 Guwahati , Assam, India Toward staff salaries and lodging to implement a vocational program at Notre Dame Women's Development Centre at Hojai in northern India for tribal adolescent girls.
North East Diocesan Social Sevice Society $19,000 Guwahati , Assam, India To implement 20 cow rearing units, 30 pisi culture (fish farming) and 30 piggery units as income-generating projects for 80 low-income families from three Tribal and Adivasi villages in North East India.
Sisters of St. Ann of Phirangipuram $14,500 Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh, India For salaries, office rent, food, raw materials for tailoring/embroidery, painting, doll-making, and basket weaving to establish a vocational training school at St. Ann's Vishwajyothi Rehabilitation Center for women recently released from prison and those afflicted with HIV/AIDS.
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Diocese of Idukki $15,065 Idukki, Kerala, India For honorarium, training, books, agricultural tools, and administrative expenses to establish income-generating projects and expand the Farm Friends project, a program to educate rural communities in sustainable agricultural methods.
Archdiocese of Kottayam $15,280 Kannur , Kerala, India To purchase cows and goats for Malabar Social Service Society (MASSS) to implement an income-generating project in order to create sustainable income for vulnerable women of Rajapuram region.
Sanjoe Children's Home $5,455 Kanyakuma ri , Tamil Nadu, India For materials and labor to provide sanitary facilities at the orphanage.
Catholic Church Hamren $12,000 Karbi Anglong , Assam, India To construct two toilets and provide safe drinking water for the poor tribal children of Don Bosco High School.
Diocese of Khammam $12,619 Khammam , Andhra Pradesh, India To purchase a 4-wheel drive Mahindra Bolero (or similar vehicle) to travel among 600 villages to carry out Diocesan programs.
Order of the Discalced Carmelites $12,000 Khammam District, Andhra Pradesh, India To purchase a drinking water purifier, construct restrooms, dig a bore well, and provide electricity to Little Flower School at Kalluru Mission Parish.
Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council $15,000 Kot tayam , Kerala, India To start goat-rearing and poultry units as income generating projects for 75 families affected by the pesticide, Endosulphan.
Franciscan Clarist Congregation $8,000 Kottayam , Kerala, India To dig a well, purchase/install pump set and storage tank at Navajyothi Community Centre in Vagamon to provide clean drinking water for the 500 people who utilize the Center's activities.
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Carmelites of Mary Immaculate $24,000 Kottayam , Kerala, India To construct 3 classrooms at St. Joseph's Girls High School, Nalukody, Paippad in order to accommodate 11th and 12th grade lab classes or risk losing educational license.
Kankipadu Parish $7,800 Krishna , Andhra Pradesh, India To purchase/install a water plant to provide safe drinking water to the students at St. Mary's English Medium School.
Holy Rosary Parish (Chatrai) $7,000 Krishna , Andhra Pradesh, India Toward the purchase of ram lamb units as an income-generating project for the development and empowerment of women.
Sisters of the Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament $3,682 Kurnool , Andhra Pradesh, India Toward program expenses to conduct a nursing course at St. Paul's Medical Centre in Gadivemula Parish for 50 school drop-out young girls.
St. Th eresa of Avila Co -Cathedral $7,900 Kurnool , Andhra Pradesh, India To drill ten bore wells to provide clean drinking water to a community of 5000 people.
Apostolic Carmel Congregation (Nilambur) $17,672 Malapuram , Kerala, India For administrative expenses and program costs (purchase of cows and goats) for Fatimagiri Social Service Centre to conduct entrepreneurship development training for 40 Tribal families in 4 backward villages of Nilambur Block, Malappuram District.
Daughters of Our L ady of Mercy $15,000 Mandya , Karnataka, India Toward annual salaries of 12 deaf ex-student employees and 8 staff at St. Rossello's Vocational & Rehabilitation Center in Naguvanahally.
Abhyudaya Kolping Centre $11,000 Nalgonda , Andhra Pradesh, India For program expenses of this Diocesan office, specifically to purchase 50 milk animals to establish an income- generating dairy project for tribal women from remote villages.
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Sisters of St. Ann of Phirangipuram (Nalgonda) $9,000 Nalgonda , Andhra Pradesh, India For operating expenses of St. Mary's Community Care and Support Center to empower HIV/AIDs infected women through education, vocational skills training programs and workshops in health, civil rights, and socio-economic issues in order to seek better employment opportunities for themselves and their children.
St. Mary's Church (Lingampalli Parish) $11,538 Nalgonda , Andhra Pradesh, India To purchase milk animals to implement an income-generating dairy project for the parish community.
Diocese of Nellore $20,000 Nellore , Andhra Pradesh, India To purchase ram lambs as income-generating projects for 45 poor Tribal families of Chakalakonda Catholic Tribal Mission.
Diocese of Nellore $15,000 Nellore , Andhra Prade sh, India At discretion of Bishop Prakasam, for start-up costs to establish 25 dairy units {milch cattle} for 25 Dalit Catholic families of Veligandla village in Kondapuram parish and Kandriga, Muthukur parish, as self-employment income- generating projects.
Diocese of Ootacamund $13,000 Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India To purchase milch animals, training materials and facilitators' stipends to provide training and promote self- sufficiency among the Paniya tribal women.
Attappady Socia l Service Organisation (ASSO) $18,500 Palakkad, Kerala, India Toward program expenses and equipment to conduct skill development training in tailoring/embroidery, computer education and driver's education for 200 youth to improve their employment opportunities.
St. Theresa's Church (Ongole Parish) $9,735 Prakasam , Andhra Pradesh, India Toward salaries, medicines and administrative costs to conduct health awareness seminars in 5 target villages for women of rural Ongole Parish and help them establish small businesses (petty shops, vegetables, fruits and flowers clothing and basket making).
Congregation of Samaritan Sisters $2,100 Sagar , Madhya Pradesh, India To build bathrooms and toilets for Amala Bhavan Tribal Girls Hostel.
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Arc hdiocese of Hyderabad $12,000 Secunderabad , Andhra Pradesh, India Toward materials and labor for Hyderabad Archdiocese Social Service Society (HASS) to construct 60 Eco- Sanitation toilets for the rural poor at Gnanapuram and Basurgadi villages.
Holy Rosary School (Purul) $10,000 Senapati , Manipur, India To construct a block of toilets for the poor tribal children.
Sacred Heart Church $7,500 Trichur , Kerala, India To dig an open well, purchase/install a pump set and water tank to provide a source of clean water for the parish community, a Home for the elderly and surrounding villages.
Sisters of Our Lady of Fatima $14,000 Uttara Kannada , Karnataka, India To purchase a Jeep (or similar vehicle) for the Sisters to use in their ministry at Pragathi Nilaya, a rehabilitation center for unwed mothers, abandoned women with children, the elderly and the mentally disabled.
Franciscan Sisters of St. Aloysius Gonzaga $3,000 Villupuram , Tamil Nadu, India To dig a bore well and construct an overhead tank at St. Louis Home for Destitute Children in order to provide safe drinking water to 150 poor Dalit and Tribal female children of this rural area.
Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore $35,000 Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, Ind ia For recovery needs associated with Cyclone Thane.
St. Mary's English Medium School $12,200 Wayanad , Kerala, India To construct eco-friendly sanitary latrines and provide benches and desks for this rural Catholic elementary school.
Tade palligudem Parish $12,000 West Godavari , Andhra Pradesh, India To purchase dairy animals to establish an income-generating program for poor, widowed, unemployed women.
St. Joseph's Tribal Mission Parish (Polavaram) $7,000 West Godavari , Andhra P radesh, India To construct 50 common toilets in 5 tribal villages.
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Our Lady of Holy Rosary Church, Kamavarapukota $7,619 West Godavari , Andhra Pradesh, India To construct 80 toilets in three villages of Kamavarapukota.
Sacred Heart Churc h (Yerraguntapalli Parish) $7,111 West Godavari , Andhra Pradesh, India To dig a bore well and construct a water tank to provide clean water to the parish community.
Indonesia
Daughers of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul - Province of Indonesia $15,000 Bojonegoro, Indonesia Toward repairs for one of the buildings at St. Anna’s Dormitory in Bojonegoro, a boarding and educational facility for 55 girls, ages 6-18 years old, who come from broken or poor families from diverse villages and islands.
Italy
Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great $10,000 Rome, Italy To repair/replace the roof on the Generalate House.
Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) $20,000 New York, NY Toward establishment of an office in Rome, allowing for more interreligious dialogue in promoting peace and unity and providing a platform for the Eastern Churches and communities to be heard and financially supported.
Kenya
Sisters of the Blessed Virgin $8,819 Kisii, Kenya Toward the purchase of laboratory equipment, chemical reagents and furniture to establish a medical lab to provide diagnostic health services to reduce the rate of child mortality and malnutrition in orphans and vulnerable children.
Lebanon
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of the Middle East - $10,000 Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon To purchase food for the Hot Lunch Program at St. Joseph School in Geitawi, Bierut, for 225 students, ages 3-13, who are at-risk of malnutrition.
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Good S hepherd Mission Development Corporation $17,000 St. Louis, MO To install a solar hot water system in the primary welcome house and training centre of the Good Shepherd Sisters of Lebanon-Syria.
Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn $20,000 Brooklyn, NY Toward operating expenses of the 100 Mission Schools in Lebanon's Catholic School System.
Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn $37,500 Brooklyn, NY Toward expenses of Tele Lumiere/Noursat, the first and only Catholic Ecumenical television station in Lebanon, specifically: (1) to purchase equipment (cameras, microphones, subtitling equipment) to improve the quality of the broadcasts; and (2) to rebuild an antenna that was destroyed by war in 2006 to restore capacity to transmit broadcasts to additional countries in the Middle East.
Madagascar
Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) - Province of Madagascar $12,258 Vohipeno , Madagascar To purchase/clear land, obtain seedlings, construct an access road, and transportation to implement a forestry revenue generating project of the Foyer de Tanjomoha, the social service agency of the Congregation, in an effort to move toward financial self-sufficiency.
Malawi
Sisters of the Holy Rosary (Rosarian Sisters) $20,500 Mzuzu, Malawi For training expenses. spiritual books/materials, food and lodging, transportation and facilitators' stipends to conduct faith formation workshops for 15 Sisters and 12 women group leaders to involve the youth and young families in parish activities.
Mali
Our Lady of Fatima Parish (Nioro) $8,000 Nioro du Sahel, Mali Toward teachers/staff salaries, books, chalk, paper, pens, tables, chairs and utility bills to offer evening classes to the many illiterate members of the parish community.
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Mexico
Orden de Malta México $15,000 Deleg. Cuauhtémoc, Districto Federal, Mexico Toward program expenses of the Save a Child from AIDS Progam: purchase formula to prevent transmission of HIV/AIDS to the baby, groceries and medicine for families and supplies to conduct vocational workshops/lectures.
Dominican Sisters of Peace $20,000 Columbus, OH Toward operating costs (program expenses, salaries for tutors and coordinator, ongoing professional development, and stipend of a Director) of Tarea (Homework Help), a tutoring program that provides primary school children instruction for five hours a week in basic school subjects as well as in the Catholic faith.
Mozambique
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of Mo zambique $30,000 Gaza, Mozambique Toward expenses of the HIV/AIDS DREAM program at Carmelo Hospital: (1) training and support of local Volunteer Activists, (2) fuel, water and electricity costs, and (3) to purchase reagents and laboratory materials to maintain the high quality, comprehensive program benefiting people living with HIV/AIDS.
Nicaragua
Familia Padre Fabretto $9,000 Managua, Nicaragua Toward program expenses, salaries and administrative expenses of the Fabretto education and nutrition programs currently benefiting the 507 impoverished boys and girls who attend school at the Fabretto Educational Center in Esteli in northern Nicaragua.
Special Families of St. Julie Billiart Foundation $6,800 Matagalpa, Nicaragua Toward the purchase of a Toyota Ambulance to provide transportation to handicapped children to access the social, educational and health services/activities of this Diocesan program.
Peru
Diocese of Chulucanas $5,000 Chulucanas, Piura, Peru Toward the cost of 2-week pastoral and theological formation seminars for 38 pastoral agents in the 21 parishes of the Diocese: presenters' fees, travel, materials, room and board and facility rental.
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Servants of the Plan of God (Siervas del Plan de Dios) $8,000 Lima , Peru For administrative costs and kitchen equipment for La Alegria en el Senor (Joy of the Lord) School, an educational center for the physically disabled.
Philippines
Catholic Ministry to the Deaf $32,000 Quezon City, Phili ppines Toward salaries of 2 catechists and 2 lay people to carry out pastoral ministries to the Deaf community in various dioceses.
Archdiocese of Caceres $10,000 Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines For the Archdiocesan Commission on Communications to hire a production crew to air Season 4 of the TV evangelization program, SIMBANWAAN, an hour long documentary show on catechesis, parish/institutional programs, archdiocesan news updates, and Gospel reflection.
Notre Dame of Kabacan $10,00 0 Kabacan, North Cotabato, Philippines To complete construction of additional classrooms, administration building and offices at the only Catholic school in Kabacan.
Poland
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of Krakow $16, 137 Krakow, Poland Toward operating expenses of the Helping House Day Care Center, providing basic needs to 50 children/youth, ages 5 to 18, who are impoverished and come from broken families.
Rwanda
Benebikira Sisters (Daughters of the Virgi n Mary) $20,000 Butare, Rwanda For salaries and operating costs of the Benebikira Sisters Foundation to continue to raise awareness and funding for the Congregation's ministry in Rwanda.
Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Heart $17,070 Kigali, Rwan da To remove fiber cement roof tiles at the Congregation's Institue Filipo Smaldone for deaf children, and replace with roofing material that is in accordance with health standards.
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Kampanga Parish $12,500 Ruhengeri, Rwanda For materials and labor to construct two blocks of peat latrines and septic tanks for the parish community.
Sri Lanka
Diocese of Jaffna $18,000 Jaffna, Sri Lanka For operating expenses (staff salaries, utilities/maintenance, food, medicines, training materials and recreational materials) of the Human Development Center's Home for unwed mothers.
Tanzania
Holy Ghost Fathers - Province of Tanzania $18,000 Arusha, Tanzania To construct sanitation facilities and install water tanks to provide clean, safe drinking water at the newly- constructed Holy Ghost Fathers School and Youth Center.
Daughters of Mary Immaculate $21,460 Dae -es -Salaam, Tanzania To purchase computers, sewing machines, over-lock machine, catering equipment, beautician supplies/equipment, furniture, honorarium and utilities to establish a vocational skills-training program for victims of trafficking.
Medical Missionaries of Mary $21,286 Manyara, Tanzania Toward operating expenses of the Nangwa Village Health Program, including costs of running a dispensary.
Thailand
Mother of Perpetual Help AIDS Center $15,000 Nong Bua Lamphu , Thailand Toward the daily maintenance (food, clothing, transportation, salaries and medical expenses) of a 10 bed hospice for adults with AIDS/HIV and to transform existing buildings on the farm in Nong Bua Lamphu, Thailand, into a home for homeless patients.
Togo
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish $22,000 Lome, Togo To build four of ten open-air market hangars in the village of Atchanvé, Togo, to provide a venue for the local farmers to sell the agricultural products that they grow, such as, cassava, corn, yams, peanuts, beans, palm nuts, plantains and other crops.
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Uganda
Holy Rosary Parish (Logiri) $4,700 Arua, Ugan da To purchase and install solar panels, including inverter, batteries and regulators, to provide electricity for the church and rectory.
Daughters of Mary (Bannabikira Sisters) $4,500 Bushenyi, Uganda To purchase pigs and building materials to establish a piggery as an income-generating project for St. Jude Thadeo Vocational Training School in Kitabi.
Stella Matutina Secondary School $10,000 Bweyale, Uganda To purchase computers, scanner and printer to establish a computer lab at the school.
Christ the King Parish (Butema) $8,500 Hoima, Uganda To construct a shallow well and install a water pump to provide clean drinking water for Sacred Heart Kitoroogya Nursery and Primary School and the parish community.
St. Charles L wanga Kahunde Catholic Parish $7,000 Hoima, Uganda For the purchase, planting and maintenace costs of an afforestation project to preserve the environment and teach methods of conservation.
St. Matia Mulumba Irundu Catholic Parish $11,250 Jinja, Uganda To purchase 80 bicycles for 80 catechists to carry out evangelization programs.
Daughters of Our Lady of Fatima $10,000 Kabale, Uganda To purchase solar equipment for St. Francis Xavier Nursery/Primary School, Kakole.
St. Joseph' s Catholic Primary School $8,000 Kampala, Uganda To implement a water harvesting project for the school and surrounding community.
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Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church $5,000 Lira, Uganda To purchase medical equipment and bedding to improve the health services available for pregnant mothers, infants and general patients at Iceme Health Center III, in Oyam District.
St. Joseph the Worker Chapel $10,000 Lira, Uganda To purchase culinary/catering equipment to offer off-site catering and decorating services to strengthen the existing savings and credit activities of the women guild association.
Kasana Cathedral Parish (Our Lady of Fatima Queen of Peace) $13,000 Luweero, Kampala, Uganda To purchase 300 desks for five parish primary schools.
St. Joseph Primary School Busibo $14,500 Masaka, Uganda For materials and labor to install a water harvesting, storage and distribution system for the school and surrounding community.
Kkungu Catholic Parish (St. Jo hn the Baptist) $10,000 Mityana, Uganda Toward the purchase/installation of 10 poly fibre water tanks to provide rain water to 10 schools in Kkumgu Parish.
Little Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi (Naggalamal) $13,000 Naggalama, Uganda For materials and labor to construct a perimeter wall around Naggalama Hospital.
Our Lady Queen of Apostles (Nkokonjeru Parish) $9,000 Nokokonjeru, Uganda To partner with Reach out Nkokonjeru Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative (RONHAI) to promote sustainable agricultural practices by purchasing 600 bags of orange fresh sweet potato vines, and conducting training workshops for women who have been affected by HIV/AIDS in order to enhance food production and achieve self-sufficiency.
St. John the Baptist Pari sh (Kambuga) $15,000 Rukungiri, Uganda For seedlings, equipment and agricultural tools to establish a tea plantation as an income generating project for St. Louis Vocational Secondary School for girls.
Malayika Primary School, Wobulenzi $9,000 Wobulenzi, Uganda To purchase and install a solar system to provide electricity for the school.
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Sisters of Notre Dame - California Province $6,600 Thousand Oaks, CA To purchase livestock and chicken feed for St. Julie Mission in Buseesa, Uganda, East Africa.
Medical Mission Sisters $7,500 Philadelphia, PA To improve the quality of medical service by providing nursing and pharmacy training for two Ugandan Sisters.
Ukraine
Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara $15,500 Ivano -Frankivsk, Ukraine To construct a facility for single mothers and their children in Odessa, Southern Ukraine.
Vietnam
Community of Charity and Social Services (CCSS) $10,000 Biloxi, MS To complete construction of a housing facility in Binh Thuan, Vietnam, for 80 Priests and Brothers currently living in temporary shelters.
Zambia
Catholic Relief Services $45,000 Baltimore, MD To implement Year 2 activities of the second phase of the Zambia Extractive Industries Project (ZEIP), including Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) member trainings on mining industry issues and injustices, community assessments of local mining issues and concerns, and stakeholder meetings to improve community- company relations.
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Province of Zambia $14,500 Woodlands, Lusaka, Zambia To extend the existing security fence at the Oblate House of Philosophy, Lusaka.
Daughters of Mary Immaculate $21,368 Lusaka,, Zambia To purchase equipment and raw materials to conduct skill training programs for poor, marginalized, abandoned women.
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Zimbabwe
Carmelite Friars (North American Province of St. Elias) $13,500 New York, NY To purchase and distribute maize seeds and fertilizer to small communal farmers in Zimbabwe to provide an incentive to remain on farms and address the food crisis through a sustainable grassroots movement.
Diocese of Mutare Community Care Programme (DOMCCP) $19,000 Sakubva, Mutare, Zimbabwe For salary of a Project Coordinator, dairy cows, training in animal husbandry and marketing to promote organic backyard farming and establish an income-generating dairy unit to improve the health and socio-economic status of fifty chronically-ill women living with HIV and elderly, vulnerable rural women.
Total International Grants : $2,125,538
Total International and U.S. Grants $4,513,603