2018 Grant Distribution Annually the Catholic Foundation offers a competitive granting process to distribute a percentage of returns from our field of interest funds. Individuals or families, named or otherwise, can support these funds to benefit their communities today and for future generations. In 2018, the inaugural year for distributions, we awarded $88,500 in grants to southeastern Michigan parishes, schools and community nonprofit organizations. Twenty five grants were offered to 23 organizations in amounts up to $5,000. 2018 Grant Recipient Pope Francis Center will use their grant award to fund a nutrition program which seeks to improve the health and well-being of their guests by providing the highest quality, most nutritious foods available. The center serves 400 healthy meals each day.
Empowering Social Outreach Our Gospel call is to respond to vital social services needs such as food, shelter, medicine for the sick, hope for those in despair and vulnerable within our community . 62% of total grants awarded 15 grants awarded Organization Program Description Award Amount Catholic Church of Relocating and The St. Moses the Black Emergency food Pantry and Clothes Closet are $5000 St. Moses the Black Stabilizing the St. Moses operating as Client Choice Programs and the program equipment is readily the Black Emergency mobile and portable. Food Pantry Christ the King Understanding the need Students benefit numerous social outreach programs, we also make a point of $5,000 Catholic School for social justice in having all students from Christ the King Catholic School participate in various Detroit and our learning projects. neighborhoods Christ the King Radical Service Project Supply low-cost, high-skilled and Christ inspired volunteers to nonprofits that $5,000 Service Corp engage in social outreach with some of Detroit’s most impoverished population. Detroit Oratory Better Way Detroit Provide employment for homeless persons, to help beautify the City of Detroit, $5,000 and to connect homeless persons with services and other needs. Freedom House Detroit New Beginnings New Beginnings Program strives to have 85% of FHD’s residents exit the program $2,000 into permanent, unsubsidized housing. Detroit Program Gianna House Utilities for Pregnancy Provide a safe and loving environment that teaches educational, life skills and $3,000 career planning that positively impacts the women, youth and their child. and Parenting Residence
IHN Alpha House General Operations To increase the number of families sheltered each year. To shorten the length of $3,000 time families spend in shelter. To place families into permanent housing more Support for Interfaith quickly. To increase the number of landlords that will work with us to provide Hospitality Network housing. (IHN) at Alpha House Pope Francis Center Nutrition Program Improve the health and well-being of our guests by providing the highest $5,000 quality, most nutritious foods available. Racquet – UP Detroit The Racquet Up Detroit That Racquet Up students have opportunities to learn how to be responsible, $3,000 socially-aware, and compassionate members of the Detroit community through Youth Enrichment community service, cultural enrichment, college visits, and youth leadership Program activities. The Servants of Jesus Kitchen and Outreach Hoping for an increased number of community members, including families $2,000 whose children attend local schools, to experience corporal works of mercy that of The Divine Mercy Mission help address their hunger needs. St. Augustine/St. Cut to the Heart Home visits are done in pairs and include invitations to Mass/events at the $5,000 Monica Catholic Neighborhood parish, inquire about church, home and family, offering a Bible if they do not Church Evangelization have one, while seeking opportunities to discuss Jesus and share the Gospel. St. Augustine St. Detroit Parish-Based Help establish parish-based evangelization to build up the Kingdom of God in $3,000 Monica Catholic Evangelization Mission the city of Detroit, by raising up leaders in the black Catholic community to Church serve in this mission to love people into the Church through Christ's love in our hearts. St. Catherine of Siena Epoch Week Build upon St. Catherine of Siena Academy academic, extracurricular and $2,000 formation program to equip young women as intentional disciples of Jesus Christ Academy as they volunteer in the community St. Mary’s of Redford The James Tatum This Jazz Mass will include 6 choirs (5 from Catholic churches, 1 non-Catholic $5,000 Contemporary Jazz Mass church). The Jazz Mass, will include narration which explains the musical parts Concert of the Mass being presented. St. Vincent De Paul at Neighborhood Responding to the emergency, partnering with agencies, and churches to $2,000 St. Charles Lwanga Partnership evangelize by invitations to belong to a faith community, participate with Parish Revitalization Program Evangelization Commission of St. Charles Lwangs’s efforts.
Building Vibrant Parish Life Our parish is where we encounter Christ – in the sacraments, as well as the people in our faith community. It’s where we worship, learn, and serve. It’s our home and it is our privilege to create a strong parish environment. 15% of total grants awarded 4 grants awarded Organization Program Description Award Amount Holy Redeemer Revive “Revive” is an eleven week program in Spanish based on Alpha for Catholics. The $5,000 Parish weekly format consists of a supper followed by, a talk on the Catholic Faith, a small group discussion, and some praise and worship music. Our Lady of the Our Lady of the Rosary Hire a communications and events director for 5 hours per week to oversee $5,000 Rosary Parish Parish Communications communications and activities planning of the parish. Director St. Lucy Catholic Share a Little Light Develop and use all of the various print, social media and digital communication tools $1,000 available to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the community so they can become Church part of the Body of Christ. St. Peter Claver New Evangelizations St. Peter Claver’s New Evangelization Mission Team (NEMT) is working to create $2,000 Catholic Church Mission Team (NEMT) vicariate-wide Evangelization activities.
Fostering Catholic Education and Formation Catholic education encompasses all types of faith formation for people of every age. We encourage all stages of educational and spiritual development to enhance vibrant discipleship. 23% of total grants awarded 6 grants awarded Organization Program Description Award Amount Cathedral Choir Cathedral Choir Choir Academy serves both urban and suburban youth of all faiths, grades 3 – 9. $5,000 Academy of Detroit Academy of Detroit The program includes two levels of instruction; the Cathedral Descant Choir or training choir, and the Cathedral Children’s Choir. Cathedral of the Most Area Vacation Bible Offering VBS to 100+ children in the clustered area. $2,000 Blessed Sacrament School Cathedral of the Most From the Shallows of The scope of this particular project is to provide 12 meals for Alpha for up to $2,500 Blessed Sacrament The Deep 100 attendees; Alpha then launches R.C.I.A, which is very likely smaller but also benefits from communal meals. La Casa Guadalupana La Casa Guadalupana Program is classroom based with a group and a teacher who encourages group $5,000 interaction. Hispanic students thrive in this setting, enjoy working as a class and discover their own leadership abilities. Ste. Anne Detroit Jornadas Matrimonios Jornadas means journey. The purpose of the Jornadas is to assist people in a $5,000 Parish formation process to encounter Christ and to serve. St. Mary Catholic St. Andre Besette Open Launch a permanent inclusion program to provide a Catholic secondary educational $1,000 environment for families with students with significant educational and Central High School Doors Inclusion Program developmental challenges.
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