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Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities, Inc. Grants Approved Report - 2010

International Grants:

Bangladesh

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church (Khalippur Parish) $20,000

Dinajpur District - Bangladesh

Toward materials/labor to construct a 3-story hostel for Santal tribal boys coming from distant villages in search of an education.

Brazil

Congregação do Santíssimo Redentor $12,000

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

To rebuild/equip a soup kitchen to feed the poor at Paroquia Nossa Senhora da Guia in Lageado and/or to purchase material for catechesis classes for children.

Cambodia

New Hope for Cambodian Children $15,000

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

To underwrite the expenses of building a fifth chicken coop with a watering and feeding system for baby chicks as part of the animal husbandry project at 'our village' to promote self-sufficiency and provide a source of income and protein, vital to the health of 210 orphaned children.

Cameroon

Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Provin ce of Cameroon $13,000

Dschang, Cameroon

Toward the purchase of a Toyota Land Cruiser (or similar vehicle) to support expanding medical services at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dschang, Cameroon.

Canada

MaterCare International $20,000

St John's, Newfoundland, Canada

Toward salaries, travel, equipment, medical supplies, training courses, and operating/administrative costs to provide phase 1 of comprehensive essential obstetrical services for prenatal and postnatal care to the community of Isiolo, Kenya in an attempt to reduce maternal and infant mortality.

Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation $15,000

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toward the salary of a French marketing associate in order to raise awareness with French-speaking Quebecers of this media ministry of spreading the light of Christ.

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Chil e

Catholic Bishops' Conference of Chile $20,000

Santiago, Chile

Toward salaries, design and printing of course materials and conducting/evaluating training workshops for pastoral agents to strengthen Christian base communities.

Congo {Democra tic Rep}

Paroisse Notre Dame de la Sagesse $20,000

Kinshasa, Congo {Democratic Rep}

For salary, equipment, and program expenses to provide tutoring to poor families whose children cannot attend school on a regular basis.

Dominican Republic

Parroquia La Sagrada Familia $10,000

Azua, Dominican Republic

Toward the cost of purchasing/transporting materials to build 60 latrines for homes in Sabana Yegua, Azua.

Ecuador

Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Provin ce of Bolivar, Ecuador $15,000

Bolivar, Imbabura, Ecuador

To purchase exercise/health equipment, furnishings, materials and supplies for the "care for the elderly" program at "Marillac Oasis" home for elderly sisters, providing general healthcare to elderly sisters and the surrounding elderly rural population through recreational and physical therapies.

Ethiopia

The Catholic Students Movement of Higher Learning $6,070

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Toward costs associated with chaplaincy and student leaders training and campus ministry workshops, including transportation, lodging/food, travel and honoraria, and project materials.

Nekemte Kindanemhiret Parish (Our Lady of Perpetual Help) $14,500

East Wollega, Nekemte, Ethiopia

Toward start-up costs of a cooperative poultry project for 30 poor women, specifically for the purchase of 600 chickens, construction of a chicken coop, and store/office buildings, in addition to food and veterinary costs.



Guatemala

Parroquia de San Andres $8,400

14901 Santa Cruz del Quiche, Guatemala

To underwrite the purchase of 15 new computers and a printer-copier for the computer lab at the bilingual parish elementary school, offering classes for indigenous students who are not proficient in Spanish or who cannot afford to attend public school.

Haiti

Paroisse Notre Dame du Bon Secours (Pignon) $10,000

Cap-Haitien, Haiti

Toward building materials to construct a new health clinic.

Paroisse Notre Dame du Mont Carmel (Bas Limbe) $10,000

Cap-Haitien, Haiti

Toward the cost of labor/materials to rebuild lavatories and construct a new kitchen for the school.

St. Joseph Church (Medor) $6,000

Les Gonaives, Haiti

Toward the cost of salaries, supplies and equipment to build a water cistern in Zorange to harvest rainwater for a community of 30,000 people.

Holy Family Parish (Cerca -Carvajal) $15,000

Port -au-Prince, Haiti

To provide sanitary drinking water to the 10,000 inhabitants of Cerca Carvajal village by implementing the Klorfasil safe water program home water treatment and storage systems, specifically the purchase of buckets, lids, taps and chlorine dispensers, program expenses, salary of a program manager, training for families in the use of the systems and ongoing water testing.

Honduras

Dominican Sisters of the Presentation $25,000

Guaimaca, Francisco Morazan, Honduras

Toward the purchase of a 4-wheel drive truck for the Dominican sisters to carry out their ministries at the parish health clinic, the Marie Poussepin Center for Comprehensive Formation and rural villages around Guaimaca.

Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa $20,000

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Toward the cost of textbooks, materials/supplies, room and board and travel for a team of volunteer dentists provided by hope for a healthier humanity to offer free treatment and oral health education to the Moskito Indians.



India

Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (S nehadana Society) $5,600

Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

To underwrite cost of materials to construct a shed and equipment (storage tanks, water pumps, pipes) for a water treatment plant to provide clean drinking water for the inhabitants of rural Kannepally village and surrounding areas.

St. Mary's Malankara Church (Iron Bridge) $14,583

Alappuzha District, Kerala, India

Toward construction of latrines for 50 households of fishermen and paddy farmers.

Congregation of the Mother of Carmel (Pulincunnoo) $8,500

Alappuzha, Kerala, India

For purchase and installation of a solar water purification system and construction of new sanitary facilities for the 900 students at little flower girls' high school.

St. John's Mission (Oddupalli) $12,000

Anantapur District , Andhra Pradesh, India

Toward the purchase of 50 milch cows, insurance, feed and coordinator's salary to establish an income-generating dairy project for 50 widows.

Cherukupalli Mission $16,200

Andhra Pradesh, India

To underwrite construction of toilet units for 75 Yanadi tribal families living along remote coastal areas in Cherukupalli.

Sisters of Charity (Secunderabad) $9,250


To underwrite empowerment of marginalized girls, ages 6-18, by bringing them into the main fold of education via a comprehensive basic social/educational development program, specifically rent and teaching materials for motivation centers, training and salary for teachers, community awareness programs, health checkups for children and administrative costs.

St. Anthony Catholi c Mission (Shadnagar) $11,627


To construct an overhead tank and pipeline to supply clean drinking water for the village of Peddarevally.

Diocese of Bongaigaon $11,858

Assam, India

Toward stipends, materials and program expenses to conduct a comprehensive training program to empower rural, illiterate women in 50 villages through education and self-development.



St. Alphonsa Church (Jarawandi) $3,370

Chandrapur District, Maharashtra, India

To underwrite digging/fitting of a bore well and purchase/installation of a pump set to irrigate the land and provide clean drinking water and purchase batteries/inverters to provide electricity to the parish community.

Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo (Perambur) $2,500

Chennai District, Tamil Nadu, India

To underwrite the purchase of 5 solar lights to provide electricity for Charles villa where 200+ slum children attend evening classes.

St. De Mazenod Mission $5,000

Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Toward construction of toilets at St. Ann's Catholic School, a primary and upper primary school of 710 students from 10 surrounding villages.

Sisters of St. Ann of Providence $6,160

Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India

To underwrite construction of 25 additional toilets for the 950 co-ed students at St. Ann's Matriculation Higher Secondary School (grades 1-10) to comply with government rules regarding sanitary facilities in order to qualify for government accreditation.

St. Vincent de Paul Chur ch $17,000

Delhi , India

Toward costs of the rag pickers welfare program, specifically for equipment, salary, rent, medicines, food, and shelter to conduct vocational courses in carpentry, bag making, soap making, cooking, health education and literacy.

Diocese of Belgaum $21,400

Dharwad - Karnataka, India

Toward the purchase of computer equipment and sewing machines to provide vocational training courses for youths in computer education, tailoring/dress designing and entrepreneur/marketing courses for unemployed urban women and workshops on children's rights for the disadvantaged in the slums of Hubli-Dharwad twin city.

St. John the Baptist Church (Ponnamanda Parish) $1,875

East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India

To underwrite the purchase of 15 sewing machines to start a tailoring center in Karavaka village to provide vocational training for female school drop-outs.

St. John the Baptist Parish (Mukteswaram) $8,900

East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India

To provide toilets for 50 families of rural Madupally village parish outstation.



Sisters of the Society of Jesus, Mary and Joseph $8,300

Eluru, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India

To underwrite the cost of labor/materials to construct a lavatory block of 30 toilets (15 for the school and 15 for the orphanage) for the 620 students at St. Michael's High School and 145 orphan/resident girls at the orphanage/hostel in Tangellamudi.

Adoration Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (Muvattu puzha) $6,500

Ernaku lam District, Kerala, India

Toward the cost of stipends, furniture, raw materials, construction of a shed and purchase of 30 mechanized coir weaving ratts (spinning wheels) to provide vocational training for 30 unemployed, unskilled, poor tribal women from Chinnakanal Panchayat.

Congregation of the Holy Family $10,000

Ernakulam District, Kerala, India

Toward construction of a hospice/pain & palliative care center for poor and diseased people from 18 coastal villages in Trivandrum.

Francis can Clarist Congregation $4,000


Toward construction of 15 additional barrier-free, eco-friendly latrines to accommodate 30 staff and 175 preschool-grade 12 students at St. Clare Oral School for the Deaf.

St. Mary 's Catholic Church (Kottappuram) $9,000


To construct latrines for 50 poor households in 15 villages.

St. Peter's & Paul's Catholic Church $14,800

Ernalulam District, Kerala, India

Toward stipends, materials, equipment and administration of a vocational skill training program in bee-keeping for 75 poor people with physical/mental disabilities.

St. Peter's Catholic Church (Woka) $5,750

Golaghat District, Assam, India

Toward cost of construction, purchase of stock (pigs/cows) and administration of a piggery and a small dairy farm as a parish income-generating project.

St. Anthony's Church (Nagarampalem Parish) $9,500

Guntur District - Andhra Pradesh, India

To repair/renovate the building and provide basic facilities such as drinking water, toilets and benches/desks for Yamarthi Upper Primary School.



St. Agnes Parish (Perecherla) $9,000

Guntur District - Andhra Pradesh, India

To install 50 toilets in Visadala and Dasupalem substations.

Diocese of Guntur $10,000

Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India

To purchase uniforms, books, school supplies and provide medical care for 1000 orphan, semi-orphan and needy children in 10 parishes.

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish (Rayavaram) $10,000

Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Toward teachers' salaries in the elementary and high school, maintenance and repairs to the orphanage/hostel and construction of an overhead water tank.

Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross $21,200

Jhar khand, India

Toward staff salaries at the community care center, part of the 60-bed holy cross community hospital, where treatment and care are provided to HIV/AIDS patients and at holy cross school and residence for children affected/infected with HIV/AIDS.

Queen of Peace Church (Appannapet Parish) $9,500

Karimnagar District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Toward the purchase of 25 milk cows as an income-generating program for poor women in drought-affected villages of Peddapalli, Nimmanapalli, Basanthanagar and Andugulapalli.

Seva Missionary Sisters of Mary (Sultanabad) $9,000

Karimnagar District, Andhra Pradesh, India

To underwrite the digging of a well to provide water for St. Mary's Convent and Girls' Hostel.

Archdiocese of Kottayam $18,000

Kerala, India

Toward administrative costs, personnel, travel, training expenses and purchase of cows to implement an animal husbandry income-generating project for 40 women from poor families of Michaelgiri village.

Our Lady Queen of the Apostles Church (Aswaraopet Parish) $1,725

Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India

To underwrite the purchase/registration/insurance of a Honda Hero BBZ motorcycle (or similar vehicle) to conduct pastoral ministry in 11 parish substations and outlying villages.



Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod $7,800

Kollam District, Kerala, India

Toward addition of an office, toilets/septic tank, separation wall and children's playground at the tailoring center/nursery school in Pandithitta.

Diocese of Palai $12,600

Kottayam District, Kerala, India

Toward the cost of training programs (hall rental, equipment, materials, stipends, refreshments) and the purchase of cows and poultry to start self-employment projects for 75 widows.

Sisters of the Society of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (Hanuman Junction) $5,870

Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India

To underwrite the cost of labor/materials to construct a lavatory block of 20 toilets for the 620 students at Jyothi School and 180 orphans/resident girls at the orphanage/hostel in Hanuman Junction to comply with government standards and maintain accreditation.

Apostolic Carmel Congregation (Nilambur) $16,600

Malapuram District - Kerala, India

For salary of project coordinator, administrative costs and program expenses (purchase/insurance/shelter of livestock and purchase of sewing/tailoring machines) to conduct entrepreneurship development training for 40 tribal and dalit families in Malappuram District.

Catholic Church Keutunimari $14,500

Mayurbh anj District, Orissa, India

To underwrite construction of toilets, drilling of a borewell, installation of a pump and laying of pipes to provide safe drinking water and sanitation facilities for the mission compound (church, rectory and boys hostel) and to fence the compound with a security wall to protect against wild animals and trespassers.

St. Lawrence Parish (Vairengte) $15,000

Mizoram - India

Toward labor/materials to construct toilets and sanitation facilities for the 540 students at St. Henry's School.

Diocese of Muzaffarpur $30,000

Muzaffarpur, Bihar State, India

For Muzaffarpur Diocesan Society to build flood-resistant, raised platform toilets and conduct awareness campaigns on health and hygiene among poor dalit communities in eight parishes.

Muthukur Parish $12,450

Nellore District - Andhra Pradesh, India

To provide fiberglass motorboats and nets to 24 fishermen families of Epuri Venkannapalem village to promote sustainable community development and self-reliance.



St. John de Britto Church (Chakalakonda) $1,950

Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, India

To underwrite drilling of a bore-well to provide safe drinking water for 250 families.

Diocese of Mananthavady $17,000

Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India

Toward program coordinator's salary, administrative expenses, training costs and the purchase of 30 cows and 60 goats to start homestead dairy and goat units as income-generating projects for an initial group of 60 farmers and women in 10 villages.

Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo (Ranipet) $10,000

North Arcot District, Tamil Nadu, India

To construct an additional 30 toilets for students of the primary, middle and high school on the Ranipet campus.

Karmel Vidhya Bhavan CBSC School (Pay yanamon) $7,100

Pathanamthitta - Kerala, India

Toward the cost of labor/materials to construct 20 latrines for the k-5 grade school.

Catholic Mission Motu -Thaticherla $7,700

Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Toward labor, materials and transportation costs to build sanitary facilities (toilets with bathing rooms) for 70 Catholic families.

Hanumanthunipadu Parish $8,100


To underwrite a self-help, income-generating program for 40 poor families in Konda Reddy Pallee village, specifically for ram lambs, insurance, veterinary expenses and supervisor's salary.

St. Theresa's Church (Ongole Parish) $6,000


Toward instructors' salaries, the cost of furniture/materials/tools and the purchase of sewing machines for 64 women of rural Ongole parish to participate in a tailoring and embroidery skill training program.

Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ (Mahilong) $11,500

Ranchi District, Jharkhand, India

Toward costs of labor and materials to install an upgraded water/plumbing system for bathrooms and lab facilities at St. Katherine Elementary/Secondary School in order to receive government accreditation.



Salesians of Don Bosco $12,000

Secund erabad - Andhra Pradesh, India

Toward staff salaries, medicines, food, medical equipment/supplies, transportation and awareness programs to provide regular health care to 450 street and working boys living at Don Bosco Navajeevan Bala Bhavan Home.

Archdiocese of Hyderabad $10,000

Secunderabad - Andhra Pradesh, India

Toward the costs of subsidizing income-generating programs for dalit women self-help groups in Nizamabad District.

Diocese of Tiruchirapalli $12,000

Tiruchirapalli - Tamil Nad u, India

Toward salaries, course materials, transportation, trainings/seminars and establishment of model farms to introduce organic farming to 150 farmers.

Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny (Gudalur) $7,000

Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, Ind ia

Toward the purchase of medical equipment and medicines for little flower health center, a small health clinic providing medical care for 28,000+ people in 7 nearby villages.

Holy Cross Fathers (Somarasampettai) $1,475

Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu , India

To renovate/repair toilets and install a water purification plant at Holy Cross Minor Seminary.

Tamil Nadu Bishops' Conference $27,000

Tiruchirapalli - Tamil Nadu, India

To initiate a peace building program to implement conflict resolution among dalit Christians and bring about peace among the scheduled castes and tribes: food, accommodations, resource materials, facilitators, summer camps, cultural programs and administrative costs to train youths in 5 villages of Tamil Nadu.

Mahalir Vidiyal Trust $14,000

Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

To underwrite the cost of establishing a dairy farm (purchase/insure 10 cows, feed for 6 months and construction of a cow shed) to provide steady income for Pannpucholai home for 80 destitute children.

Our Lady of Presentation Church (Perunthuraipattu) $4,000

Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu, India

To underwrite the cost of labor/materials to build sanitation facilities at the parish elementary school.



Diocese of Varanasi $12,331

Uttar Pradesh, India

Toward salaries and program expenses to provide vocational training for adolescent dalit girls in Uttar Pradesh.

Society of Jesus, Delhi Province $12,000

Uttarkhand State, India

To underwrite the purchase of cows and buffalo to provide an income-generating project for widows/deserted women through Social Action And Village Animation (SEVA) Organization of the Jesuits.

Jeevadhara Divine Center (Rampur) $8,696

Warangal - Andhra Pradesh, India

To build an overhead tank to store clean drinking water for the retreat house.

New Mariahout Parish (Yellapur) $14,650

Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh, India

To purchase 60 milch cows as income-generating projects for members of Mahila Mandal women's groups in the villages of Yellapur, Jayagiri, Hasanparthy, Palavelpula and Seethampeta.

St. Peter's Chair Church (Thimmaraopet) $12,000

Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh, India

To underwrite the purchase of milch cows as an income-generating project for 40 targeted parish families.

Holy Trinity Church (Nadipalli) $6,500

West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India

To purchase/transport/insure/maintain 50 milking buffalo for poor women of the parish, provide salaries for the project coordinator and veterinarian, and underwrite administrative costs of a revolving loan project to provide self-employment and socio-economic development.

Indonesia

Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Provin ce of Indonesia $13,000

Kediri, East Java, Indonesia

Toward the cost of labor/materials to renovate the social center building to provide a safe environment for formal and vocational education programs for children and unemployed adults, as well as house a supplemental food bank for families in economic straits.



Italy

Caritas Internationalis $7,800

Vatican City, Italy

Toward post conference expenses and/or honoraria for keynote speakers and/or cost of accommodations/meals at "the female face of migration," a Caritas conference on empowering women migrants in Senegal, November 30 - December 2, 2010 to create an in-depth understanding of the feminization of migration and discuss the increasing participation and challenges of women in migration flows.

Kenya

Daughters of Charity of St. V incent de Paul, Province of Kenya $25,000

Nairobi, Kenya

Toward construction of the Justin de Jacobis center, a multipurpose building to allow for the development of programs and services including skills development, income generating programs, and various programs for vulnerable children, children and adults with disabilities, and other community support groups.

The Mater Hospital $15,000

Nairobi, Kenya

Toward the purchase of medical equipment for this 143-bed catholic hospital, specifically for a Maquet Alphastar operating table with accessories in order to perform heart surgery on children up to 18 years with congenital or rheumatic heart ailments.

Malta

Missionary Movement “Jesus in Thy Neighbor" $20,000

Victoria, Gozo, Malta

To drill a borehole to provide clean drinking water for the community of Soddo-Wolayta and surrounding villages in Ethiopia.

Mexico

Centro Santa Catalina $15,000

Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Toward expenses of the Women's Development Program, a community-based project of spiritual, educational and economic empowerment of women in Juarez, Mexico: partial salary of the director and 8 teachers; ongoing formation of 8 teachers; and/or program materials, office expenses, retreats, and celebrations.

Mozambique

Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Provin ce of Mozambique $11,000

District of Chokwe (Gaza), Mozambique

Toward the purchase of a server, printers, and portable computers, as well as cost of restoration of the computer network system at Hospital Carmelo in Chokwe, Mozambique to ensure high quality diagnostics, care and treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS in the dream program.



Myanmar {Burma}

Agency for Basic Community Development $5,298

Yangon, Myanmar {Burma}

To underwrite the cost of equipment and materials to drill 10 wells, construct 10 small water tanks and conduct hygiene awareness workshops for Mary Help of Christians Parish and the local community.

Nicaragua

Familia Padre Fabrett o $18,000

Managua, Nicaragua

Toward program expenses, salaries and administrative costs to implement a new methodology called Procosan, an integrated package of community-based growth promotion and household behavioral change, targeting lactating mothers in the rural municipalities of Las Sabanas and Cusmapa, providing them with one-on-one counseling and motivation to better care for their children and prevent chronic malnutrition.

Nigeria

Archdiocese of Abuja $15,000

Garki, Abuja, Nigeria

Toward the design, creation and production of an interfaith action toolkit, as well as travel expenses for advocacy trips by Archbishop Onaiyekan and a center for interfaith action staff member, and expenses for follow-up communications.

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur $15,000

Ilorin, Kwara State , Nigeria

Toward construction of a dining room/kitchen for the Notre Dame Girls' Academy to accommodate up to 200 students.

Palestine

Holy Family Hospital $20,000

Bethlehem, Palestine

Toward costs of critical neo-natal intensive care for low birth weight newborns of low-income families: staff, outside services, purchases and exceptional expenses.

Philippines

Diocese of Calbayog $10,000

Calbayog City, Western Samar, Philippines

Toward training, livestock, seeds and materials for the diocesan social action center to enhance quality production of organic vegetables in 6 farming villages, increase production of organic fertilizers, purchase/disperse mallard ducks to rice farmers for the duck-rice integration program and process squash into noodles for increased household income.



St. Columban's School $13,000

Pangasinan, Philippines

To repair interior staircase and exterior pathway to the building, remove existing concrete roof and install a new roof with steel trusses for the 2-story school building.

Poland

Sisters of St. Joseph $10,000

Krosno, Poland

Toward the purchase of materials to insulate the windows of Zygmunt Gorazdowski Children's Home, an orphanage for abandoned and abused/neglected children with emotional problems.

Discalced Carmelite Nuns $10,000

Dywity, Poland

To underwrite the cost of constructing an infirmary with three rooms and a bathroom for elderly and infirmed sisters.

Portug al

Fundacao Evangelizacao e Culturas (FEC) $15,859

Moscavide, Portugal

Toward equipment and operating/program expenses of the seed by seed project being implemented in the Catholic Mission of Gungo, Angola: distribution of seeds to local farmers; training of trainers on milling practices; management/maintenance of the communitarian millings; mechanic/driver training to increase the qualitative and quantitative agricultural production, seminars on food preservation and nutritional cooking, and creating mechanisms for local and regional commercialization of agricultural surplus.

Rwanda

Busogo Parish $11,500

Ruhengeri, Rwanda

Toward the cost of building materials, labor and transportation to construct latrines and water tanks to provide sanitation facilities and clean water to the parish community.

Slovenia

Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (Salesian Sist ers) $8,500

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Toward the purchase of bedroom furnishings (beds, dressers, desks), dining room tables and/or kitchen equipment for a girls' hostel.



Swaziland

Salesians of Don Bosco $10,000

Manzini , Swaziland

Toward the purchase of equipment for Manzini Youth Care's two income-generating companies, Eswatini Kitchen and Imvelo Eswatini Handcrafts, in order to upgrade production and capacity to generate more income for the 2000 orphans cared for by the Salesians.

Tanzania

Hedaru Parish (Mabilioni) $11,520

Hedaru, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Toward materials and labor to drill a borehole and build a water tank to provide clean water for the dispensary and parish community in Mabilioni Village.

Nyandeo Catholic Parish $3,000

Kidatu, Kilombero, Tanzania

To purchase a milling machine for use by the parish community, especially the women, and for program expenses to offer workshops/seminars to train women in small business management to improve their livelihood and develop financial stability.

St. Francis of Assizi Ebuyu Parish $5,000

Mahenge, Ulanga, Tanzania

To underwrite the cost of materials and equipment for a solar photovoltaic generator.

Ss. Peter and Paul Parish $17,000

Mang'ula, Kilombero, Tanzania

For seed money to start income-generating projects for 212 poor women and at-risk youth in seven villages to become self-sufficient through employment opportunities, specifically for the purchase, shelter, feeding, insurance, veterinary costs, transportation, labor, and water supply for seeds/seedlings, 92 piglets and 3000 chickens.

Mpapa Parish Health Center $4,500

Mbinga, Tanzania

Toward the purchase of equipment and medicine for the maternity ward at Mpapa Parish Health Center.

St. Gabriel Mary of Passion Parish (Mbuga) $10,000

Mpwapwa -Dodoma, Tanzania

Toward the purchase/installation of a solar-powered water pump and tanks.



Little Sisters of St. Francis $20,000

Same, Tanzania

Toward final phase construction (three classrooms and landscaping) of Mother Kevin Integrated School, providing both able and special needs children with equal educational opportunities.

Ursuline Sisters of Mary Immaculate $6,489

Songea, Tanzania

Toward building materials and labor to complete construction of Ursuline Girls Hostel at Lihwena.

Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Provin ce of T anzania $18,000

Tarime, Mara District, Tanzania

To construct an antenatal clinic in Masanga, a health care facility to provide pre- and post-delivery care to reduce complications in childbirth and maternal deaths, offer education, testing, counseling, and treatment via the dream (drug resource enhancement against aids and malnutrition) program, addressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic and focusing on preventing the vertical transmission of HIV from a pregnant woman to her newborn child.

Thailand

Mothe r of Perpetual Help AIDS Center $15,000

Nong Bua Lamphu, Thailand

Toward food, clothing, transportation, salaries and non-tuition educational expenses of 24 residents of Mother Mary House, a new home for AIDS/HIV teenagers in Nong Bua Lamphu, Thailand.

Uganda

All Saints Catholic Parish (Oluvu) $7,000

Arua, Uganda

Toward the purchase and installation of water tanks to harvest rain water in order to provide clean drinking water for the parish community.

Archdiocese of Gulu $17,343

Gulu, Uganda

Toward renovation and program expenses of Christ The King Primary Teachers' College.

St. John Bosco High School Seminary $10,000

Hoima, Uganda

Toward building materials to construct a fence around the seminary property to provide security for the seminarians from trespassers.



St. Joseph's Minor Seminary $10,000

Hoima, Uganda

Toward the cost of establishing an income-generating program to provide food for seminarians.

St. Maurice Secondary School (Lwaggulwe) $11,607

Kalisizo, Uganda

For labor, materials and transportation to install storage tanks and gutters to collect/harvest clean rain water for the 569 students and staff.

Archdiocese of Kampala $13,000

Kampala, Uganda

For labor, materials, and transportation to install 30 storage tanks to collect rain water for 30 single-family households and provide hygiene training/management to curb the diseases that arise from poor quality water and sanitation practices.

St. Theresa Kisubi Girls' Primary School $9,755

Kisubi, Uganda

Toward the purchase, transportation, and installation of a water reservoir for a school community of 916 students and staff members.

Diocese of Kasana -Luweero $9,800

Luweero, Uganda

Toward the purchase and installation of a water harvest system (tanks, pipes and pump) for Pope John Paul II Pastoral Center, promoting holistic understanding of leadership skills and methodology for catechists and other agents of evangelization through integral faith formation.

Kasana C athedral Parish (Our Lady of Fatima Queen of Peace) $10,588

Luweero, Kampala, Uganda

Toward the purchase/installation of six water tanks to provide clean drinking water for 2,563 students and 72 teachers/administrators at six elementary schools.

Daughters of Mary (Bannabiikira Sisters) $4,000

Masaka, Uganda

To purchase 2 plastic water tanks, materials, transportation, and labor to provide clean, safe drinking water for Kinoni Sub-Parish.

Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church (K yatiri) $36,451

Masindi, Uganda

To complete construction of the maternity ward at the congregation's health center in Kyatiri Parish.



Sisters of Our Lady of Good Counsel $7,250

Mbarara, Uganda

To underwrite labor/materials to establish a poultry farm at St. Michael's Formation Center in order to create economic sustainability.

Kkungu Catholic Parish (St. John the Baptist) $10,000

Mityana, Uganda

Toward the purchase of poly fibre water tanks to be distributed to parish schools in order to provide rain water to approximately 3,881 students and 300 families.

St. Kizito Kyengeza Parish $10,000

Mityana, Uganda

Toward the purchase and installation of six water tanks to provide safe, clean drinking water to six parish schools.

Archbishop Kiwanuka Memorial Primary School, Nakire be $10,000

Mpigi, Uganda

Toward the purchase of 400 desks for the 822 children attending school.

Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes $5,000

Nakaseke, (via) Wobulenzi, Uganda

Toward labor/materials to install 3 crestanks for harvesting rain water for St. Ponsiano Ngondwe Catholic Primary School.

Stella Maris Boarding Primary School $8,920

Nkokonjeru, Mukono, Uganda

Toward cost of drilling/constructing a borehole as a source of safe/clean water at the school.

Ukraine

Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Provin ce of Ukraine $15,750

Balta, Ukraine

To underwrite program costs (food, hygiene, medicine/treatments, clothes/shoes, school equipment, physical education, utilities, teacher's salary and field trips) to provide nutritional, hygienic, emotional and psychological care to street children living at the congregation's refuge center in Balta.

Diocese of Ivano -Frankivsk $15,000

Ivano -Frankivsk, Ukraine

To replace the windows on the second floor of the main building of St. Basil The Great Diocesan School.



Blessed Martyr Nicolas Charnetskyy Greek Catholic C hurch $10,000

Zolochiv, Lviv, Ukraine

Toward completion of a religious education center at the parish.

St. Barbara Parish (Boryslav) $21,000

Truskavec, Ukraine

Toward labor/materials to install central heating in the new church building, replacing the one destroyed by fire in may 2005.

Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv $10,000

Lviv , Ukrain e

Toward expenses of the lay leadership summer school and training-of-trainers workshops, specifically for accommodations/food, materials and local projects.

Sisters of St. Josaphat $10,000

Lviv, Ukraine

Toward labor/materials to repair the roof of the monastery/novitiate.

United Kingdom

Durham University $10,000

Durham, United Kingdom

Toward salary and travel expenses to create the position of development officer/administrator for the Center for Catholic Studies at the University.

Zambia

Chembe Parish $6,000

Mansa, Zambia

Toward the purchase of an electric hammer mill for the youth of the parish as an income-generating activity.

Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word $10,000

Mongu, Western Province, Zambia

Toward expenses of the mother and infant care program, specifically the purchase of formula for 117 infants, milk for 63 toddlers, supplies (cups, soap, thermoses, etc.), fuel, accommodations for travel to and from home visits, and educational materials/updates for the nurses and mothers.

Total International Grants :

$1,602,820



National Grants:

United States

Covenant House -Alaska $15,000

Anchorage, AK

Toward the salary/benefits of a pastoral minister working with homeless and runaway youth.

Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School $6,000

Birmingham, AL

Toward the purchase of textbooks/workbooks and graphing calculators to provide underserved urban high school students in grades 9-12 with a Catholic, college prep education enhanced by a corporate work-study program.

Daughters of Charity Services of Arkansas $10,000

Dumas, AR

Toward salaries and travel expenses of a registered dietitian, administrative assistant and Spanish translator to conduct a diabetes self-management education program.

St. Paul the Apostle Church/School $17,000

Pocahontas, AR

To replace the 62-year old boiler in the elementary school.

Life Teen Inc. $19,000

Mesa, AZ

Toward Life Teen's national fundraiser to donate funds to water (water in Africa through everyday responsiveness), for the installation of water boreholes and the administration of a hygiene and sanitation education program in villages in northern Ghana.

Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona/Dio cese of Tucson $10,000

Tucson, AZ

Toward completion of house of hope, a newly-constructed domestic violence and transitional shelter for women and children in Douglas, AZ, specifically to acquire kitchen/laundry appliances; bedroom, dining room and living room furniture; playground equipment; computers and printers; a telephone system; a perimeter monitoring system; and/or office furniture.

Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona/Dio cese of Tucson $20,000

Tucson, AZ

Toward expenses of the detention ministry, specifically stipends for those providing weekly masses/communion services in state and county corrections facilities, program operating expenses (salaries, supplies), volunteer training by the Jordan ministry team, clothing and assistance with cashing inmates' release checks for those lacking identification or bank accounts.



St. John Bosco High School $20,000

Bellflower, CA

Toward program expenses to expand the Salesian formation programs for faculty/staff and the Salesian youth leadership training program.

Diocese of Fresno $35,000

Fresno, CA

Toward costs of a 2-day Hispanic ministry/theology formation conference in 2011 as continued formation for clergy, religious and lay ministers of the diocese: facility/equipment rental, stipends for coordinator/interns, professional services, food and beverage, travel, liturgy and printing/postage.

St. Vincent de Paul Society $33,000

Irvine, CA

Toward the salary of a full-time program coordinator for the "Lights On" early intervention and referral program: a mobile home unit stationed outside of the Orange County jail complex in Santa Ana, CA providing a safe haven for inmates released at night, particularly women, to prevent victimization and recidivism and provide food, clothing, cell phones, transportation and informal counseling.

Loyola Marymount University $12,500

Los Angeles, CA

Toward operating expenses of the bookworm project, a grassroots community literacy program in which trained LMU student tutors are paired with low-income and immigrant at-risk kindergarteners in local schools to develop early literacy skills, specifically for personnel, training and professional development of teachers, supplies and a family literacy program.

South Central L os Angeles Ministry Project (South Central LAMP) $16,500

Los Angeles, CA

Toward salaries/benefits of teachers and administrative staff for the family literacy program, an integrated curriculum of early childhood education, parenting classes, ESL instruction and intergenerational activities for economically poor women and children in south Los Angeles.

Pacific Institute for Community Organization (PICO National Network) $25,000

Oakland, CA

Toward training expenses and salary of an executive director to continue to build grassroots leadership to rebuild community in Rwanda, including the rural community of Mumeya.

St. Martin de Porres School $15,000

Oakland, CA

Toward the salaries of a skilled master teacher for 1st grade, a primary literacy coach for all K-3 classes emphasizing second language learners, a part-time social worker and/or an aide for grades 1 and 2 to provide early literacy intervention for children exhibiting learning difficulties.



Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange $10,000

Orange, CA

Toward expenses of the Bethany and Beyond graduate program, specifically program costs/direct services and the salary of a part-time program assistant to provide counseling and educational/vocational guidance to the graduates of a residence for single, homeless and abused women in transition from shelter living to financial independence and self-sufficiency.

Casa Cornelia Legal Services (Society of the Holy C hild Jesus) $15,000

San Diego, CA

Toward annual facility rental and utilities to provide free legal services to indigent immigrant victims of domestic violence and violent crimes, abused/abandoned children and asylum-seekers who have fled their homelands due to persecution and torture.

Mexican American Neighbor Organi zation (MANO) $15,000

San Diego, CA

Toward salaries of an administrator/coordinator, receptionist and a 24-hour security guard, and final phase of construction costs to complete an operating room, x-ray room and elevator wiring for Clinica Medica San Luis Obispo, serving needy and poor families in Colonia Miramar, Tijuana, Mexico.

St. Vincent de Paul Society $15,000

San Mateo, CA

Toward the salary/benefits of a full-time adult jail chaplain and the salary/training of a part-time youth jail chaplain as part of SVDP's restorative justice ministry.

Catholic Charities (Diocese of Stockton) $20,000

Stockton, CA

Toward salary/benefits of the environmental justice director and administrative/program expenses to develop parish environmental groups and organize a common ground agricultural environmental council and summit.

Sisters of Notre Dame - California Province $10,000

Thousand Oaks, CA

Toward materials and labor to build a new dormitory and bathroom block for the primary school at St. Julie Mission in Buseesa, Uganda.

St. Joseph Center $10,000

Venice, CA

Toward salary/benefits of a Jesuit volunteer and a part-time dishwasher/custodian at the Bread And Roses Cafe, providing nutritious meals to homeless individuals in the only restaurant-style, non-shelter hot meal program on the west side of Los Angeles.



Catholic Charities (Diocese of Colorado Springs) $15,000

Colorado Springs, CO

Toward the salary/benefits of the director of the Pikes Peak Immigrant And Refugee Collaborative (PPIRC) to coordinate projects and outreach, lead the community-based members of the collaborative and organize education efforts to Colorado Springs residents, including immigrants and refugees, to advance the mission of immigrant integration.

S.E.T. of Colorado Springs $10,000


Toward general operating expenses of The Family Medical Clinic to expand basic medical care to uninsured and under-insured adults and children.

Sisters of St. Benedict $20,000


Toward operating/program expenses at Benet Hill Ministry Center, specifically salaries/stipends for teachers and speakers, a copier for in-house printing, instructional materials/supplies and advertising/marketing expenses associated with ministry outreach.

Little Sisters of the Poor -Denver $2,500

Denver, CO

Toward the purchase/installation of computer hardware/software and electrical requirements to transition to an electronic medical documentation system required by 2011 in order to receive full reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid for services rendered.

Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) $12,500

Northglenn, CO

Toward stipends for scholars to teach at the Focus 2011 intensive 5-week staff training program in catechetics, spirituality, scripture, evangelization and apologetics for 250+ full-time campus missionaries.

Apostle Immigrant Services $15,000

New Haven, CT

Toward the salary of an attorney/director and operating expenses of the AIS (Apostle Immigrant Services) legal services project, working to enhance the lives of immigrants through legal advocacy, education, and other programs designed to build bridges within the greater new haven community.

St. Thomas More Chapel/Catholic C enter $20,000

New Haven, CT

In conjunction with the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management, toward year 2 program expenses of Engaging Students to Enliven the Ecclesial Mission (ESTEEM), preparing catholic young adult to contribute their talents/professional skills to the temporal affairs of the catholic church, at five to eight pilot colleges and universities across the United States.



Naugatuck Valley Project $15,000

Waterbury, CT

Toward staff salaries/benefits, training, consulting and administrative costs of the jobs for the future project to form the Naugatuck Valley Healthcare Jobs Alliance to develop the leadership, community-building and organizing skills of scores of immigrant and other low-income residents from the Valley’s Catholic and other parishes to win healthcare jobs and a hospital-based career ladder.

St. Vincent de Paul Mission of Waterbury $25,000

Waterbury, CT

Toward program-related expenses for the soup kitchen and food pantry, specifically for staff salaries, food preparation expenses, utilities and serving supplies.

St. Vincent de Paul Mission of Waterbury $15,000

Waterbury, CT

Toward staff salaries, utilities, supplies, insurance, client support, and rent for the state administered general assistance program, which helps to eliminate the root causes of homelessness and hunger in the greater Waterbury region.

Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) $15,000

Washington, DC

Toward staff salaries, cost of 4 webinars and assistance to affiliates to attend trainings on immigration law for agencies serving immigrant victims of violent crime and trafficking.

Father McKenna Center $15,000

Washington, DC

Toward annual operating expenses of facility serving the homeless and needy in one of Washington's poorest neighborhoods.

Fonkoze USA $20,000

Washington, DC

To provide new loan capital as part of Fonkoze's ("Haiti's alternative bank for the organized poor") effort to recapitalize 150 borrowers who lost their homes and/or businesses in the January 2010 earthquake.

Jesuit Refugee Service/USA $25,000

Washington, DC

To help refugees in South Africa become self-reliant by matching them with job opportunities, provide vocational training, training in starting and running small businesses, and funds to begin small businesses.

Jesuit Refugee Service/USA $21,000

Washington, DC

Toward salaries, office equipment, facility rental, transportation and books for JRS/Colombia to train parish pastoral agents to provide spiritual assistance to displaced persons in Soacha, Colombia.



Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate $10,000

Washington, DC

Toward room and board, airfare, and material preparation to direct capacity building and development efforts among African Catholic missions.

Prison Outreach Ministry, Inc. $10,000

Washington, DC

Toward annual cost of continued recruitment, training and support of volunteer mentors and operational support of mentors assisting persons returning home from incarceration.

Washington Jesuit Academy $10,000

Washington, DC

Toward teachers' salaries at a tuition-free, Nativity-model middle school for impoverished, inner-city boys.

Washington Theological Union $25,000

Washington, DC

To underwrite start-up expenses of the Public Theologians Initiative, a faith formation program for 10 catholic, young adult congressional staffers, specifically the salary of a director/coordinator, stipends for speakers and a retreat facilitator, recruiting/publicity and front desk support.

Little Sisters of the Poor -Wilmington $25,000

Newark, DE

To complete phase II of the Share The Care Campaign to bring the Jeanne Jugan Residence for the Elderly into compliance with the American Disability Act regulations for wheelchair accessibility, specifically for the removal/replacement of 54 wall hung sinks, faucets and piping with insulation and safety covers.

Ministry of Caring $10,000

Wilmington, DE

Toward the purchase of a replacement walk-in freezer for the Emmanuel Dining Room, serving over 200,000 meals annually to the poor.

Oblates of St. Francis de Sales $5,000

Wilmington, DE

Toward the purchase/installation of 2 new hot water heaters at Annecy Hall, the order's assisted living care facility in Childs, Maryland for retired priests and brothers.

Pathways to Care, Inc. $15,000

Casselberry, FL

Toward the salary of a case manager for a new transitional housing model, Pathways to Independence, a 20-bed faith-based center extending 6-9 months of supportive care for homeless women who have completed their recovery from illness/injury at pathways to care.



Catholic Charities (Diocese of Venice) $15,000

Venice, FL

Toward capital renovation of a 7-apartment complex to expand Our Mother’s House, transitional housing and supportive services for women and their children who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness.

Humility of Mary Shelter, Inc. $14,000

Davenport, IA

Toward annual operating expenses of an 82-bed emergency shelter, providing temporary housing and services to homeless men and women.

Corazon a Corazon $3,000

Chicago, IL

Toward instructors' salaries to provide adult ESL (english-as-a-second-language) and literacy/GED services to immigrant Hispanic women and after-school tutoring to disadvantaged children in the South Deering community of Chicago.

San Miguel Febres Codero School $15,000

Chicago, IL

Toward annual operating expenses: salaries, library books, curriculum materials, excursions, extracurricular activities, technology and/or programs for families and graduates of the tuition-free San Miguel middle schools, and their family and graduate support programs in the back of the Yards and Austin neighborhoods of Chicago, serving predominantly at-risk Hispanic and African-American students.

Sisterhouse $10,000

Chicago, IL

Toward salaries/benefits of the "Recovery is Possible" residential substance abuse and addiction program for women in Chicago's west side Austin community.

St. Vincent de Pa ul Center $7,500

Chicago, IL

Toward annual program expenses of the Early Childhood Development Program, providing social, emotional and intellectual development to economically-disadvantaged children, ages 3 months to 5 years, encouraging school readiness and social stability.

The Peace Corner $5,000

Chicago, IL

Toward salaries/benefits and program expenses of the after school youth program, GED preparation program, preparing for the future business course and summer program at a safe haven and neutral center for youth in Chicago's west side Austin community.



Solidarity Bridge, Inc. $10,000

Evanston, IL

For salary/travel of U.S. personnel, salaries of part-time Bolivian personnel, office/warehouse expenses in Bolivia and U.S. and/or shipping of donated orthopedic instruments/devices/supplies for the poor undergoing orthopedic surgery at public hospitals and clinics in Cochabamba.

Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita $15,000

Wichita, KS

Toward salary/benefits of a coordinator of volunteers, mileage, office supplies, rent, postage and direct client assistance for the representative payee program, wherein volunteers manage the disability income of over 90 legally incompetent persons with mental or physical disabilities.

Sisters of Notre Dame $20,000

Covington, KY

Toward the purchase of computer hardware/software, printers, programs and accessories for the Notre Dame Urban Education Center, a community learning center.

Catholic Charities (Diocese of Houma -Thibodaux) $20,000

Houma, LA

Toward emergency funding for programs that have experienced state budget cuts and/or decreased United Way allocations as a direct result of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: Assisi Bridge House, the foster grandparent program and/or St. Lucy Child Development Center.

Sisters of Mercy Ministries (Mercy Family Center) $15,000

Metairie, LA

Toward program costs of Project Fleur-de-Lis, a school-based mental health service program of psychological and psychiatric evaluation and counseling for children who have been exposed to traumatic events, specifically to pay treatment costs/fees for children whose families cannot afford the services.

Boys Hope Girls Hope $15,000

New Orleans, LA

Toward the annual salary of a Girls Hope residential counselor responsible for daily "parenting" care of at-risk youth in the girls hope home.

Covenant House New Orleans $10,000

New Orleans, LA

Toward the salary/benefits of an instructor for the literacy/GED program for homeless and at-risk youth, 16-21, living at Covenant House and in the community.



Archdiocese of Boston $15,000

Braintree, MA

Toward start-up costs (specifically, salaries and benefits) of a newly-created Office of Pastoral Planning to promote planning and best practices at the diocesan and parish levels.

Blessed Stephen Bellesini Academy $10,000

Lawrence, MA

Toward phase II costs of a capital renovation/construction project, specifically for a library, half-size gymnasium/assembly room, science lab, computer lab, cafeteria, and kitchen.

Catholic Relief Services $20,000

Baltimore, MD

Toward expenses for the CRS/West Darfur education team to implement the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) in Mukjar and Um Dukhun, Sudan - targeting youth who have never had the opportunity to access education, including children who have been marginalized or hindered from school entry because of the poverty, isolation, and political instability of the region.

Catholic Relief Services $40,000

Baltimore, MD

Toward program expenses for seminars/workshops to prepare/train 40 priests and 50 religious in the Diocese of Chinhoyi to promote reconciliation in parishes and facilitate support systems that enable them to be active in building peace and advancing healing in Zimbabwe.

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School $5,000

Baltimore, MD

Toward costs (salaries, materials and refreshments) of implementing the "Parent University" - a series of 4 workshops for freshman parents encouraging them to access resources to help their children succeed academically at the Catholic, co-ed, work-study high school preparing low-income, inner-city students for college.

Institute of Notre Dame $30,000

Baltimore, MD

Toward salaries and program expenses for the development office.

Little Sisters of the Poor -Baltimore $40,000

Baltimore, MD

Toward the salary, benefits and/or overhead costs of an associate staff position to manage current development/fund-raising programs enabling the development director to focus on the capital campaign initiative for reconstruction of St. Martin’s Home for the Elderly.



Little Sisters of the Poor -Baltimore $40,000

Baltimore, MD

Toward the salary/benefits and associated costs of an assistant director of development to manage current development/fund-raising programs for the remainder of the 2010 fiscal year.

Loyola University in Maryland $15,000

Baltimore, MD

Toward costs of Loyola Clinical Centers' Catholic Schools Partnership Program: specifically provision of speech/language and psychology services to Baltimore Metropolitan Catholic Elementary Schools.

Sisters Academy of Baltimore $10,000

Baltimore, MD

Toward the salary of a computer teacher at the faith-based, tuition-free urban Catholic middle school for girls.

St. Francis of Assisi Parish $30,000

Derwood, MD

Toward the cost of outreach programs in Leon, Haiti, in conjunction with conversion of St. Paul Parish through the Haiti Parish Twinning Program, specifically 1) medicines and/or medical equipment to accommodate the influx of displaced persons from Port-au-Prince; 2) bio-sand filters to provide clean water for the 530 families of the parish school and neighboring Catholic school; and/or 3) construction of 30 public latrines in the village marketplace.

St. Dennis Catholic Church $17,000

Galena, MD

To repair the 75-year old slate on the church roof, replace flashing and gutters, apply waterproofing, provide lightening protection, maintain the steeple and re-point masonry and ridge roll installation.

Sisters of Mercy of the Americas $15,000

Silver Spring, MD

To implement a leadership development program for sisters under 60 years of age, who will be responsible for carrying the vision of mercy life and mission into the future, specifically toward the salary of a project director, stipends for translators, stipends/travel/food for presenters, or travel/lodging/meals/materials for international participants.

St. Mary Cathedral $6,575

Gaylord, MI

Toward the purchase of computer hardware/software to upgrade the accelerated math and accelerated reader renaissance learning programs at St. Mary Cathedral School and expand the existing elementary program into the middle school and high school.



Catholic Charities ( Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis) $6,500

Minneapolis, MN

To provide recreational activities (skating, field trips, museum visits) and basic needs items (clothing) for 40 youths in the residential treatment program at St. Joseph's Home for Children, a temporary facility for children removed from their homes in crisis situations.

Almost Home $15,000

St. Louis, MO

Toward annual utility costs, repair/maintenance and counseling expenses at the transitional housing facility for 15 homeless teenage mothers and their children.

Sacred Heart Catholic Mission $15,000

Camden, MS

Toward labor, materials and home assessment costs for the second year of the home rehabilitation program: repairing homes of low-income senior citizens, age 55 and older, who cannot afford to pay for repairs themselves.

New Hampshire Catholic Charities, Inc. $20,000

Manchester, NH

Toward staff salaries for program administration, management, assessment and revision, as well as meeting travel, and operational overhead of the Bless Project (Bridging Lives Enhancing Self-Sufficiency), providing transitional services to families receiving public assistance and who want to achieve financial independence.

Diocese of Camden $30,000

Camden, NJ

Toward the registrar position as part of start-up costs for the lay ministry formation program, a major initiative of the Office of Lifelong Faith Formation.

Holy Name Parish $15,000

Camden, NJ

Toward the cost of continuing to plaster and paint the classrooms, hallways and bathrooms of the school.

St. Benedict's Preparatory School $20,000

Newark, NJ

Toward the salary of a licensed professional counselor in the Starfire Counseling Center, which provides high quality testing, mental health and wellness services for students of St. Benedict's Preparatory School.

Little Sisters of the Poor -Totowa $10,000

Totowa, NJ

Toward the purchase/installation of a new phone system for St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly.



Congregation of the Passion (P assionists) $7,500

Union City, NJ

Toward expenses of Passionist Volunteers International (books/supplies, food, retreat, travel, housing, stipends, telephone/fax, training, and medical) to send 6 college graduates to Talanga, Honduras to provide a year of service staffing a soup kitchen for street children, teaching catechism, visiting the sick and terminally-ill, coaching sports teams, and assisting with literacy projects through local schools.

Our Lady of Fatima Parish $8,000

Albuquerque, NM

Toward purchase/installation of a multipurpose synthetic floor for the school gymnasium/cafeteria/performance room.

Premonstratensian Fathers (Norbertines) $15,000

Albuquerque, NM

Toward salaries/program expenses of "Called Back To The Well," a 9-month intensive spiritual renewal program for 6 parish teams (pastoral leaders, parish leaders and denominational staff) of Albuquerque area parishes in conjunction with the Samaritan Counseling Center.

Diocese of Las Cruces $12,000

Las Cruces, NM

Toward the purchase of bilingual, faith-based educational materials, equipment (laptop, projector, transportable screen), travel and training costs of diocesan leadership and volunteer instructors to implement a program to prevent abuse and mistreatment of children living in the 10 southern counties of New Mexico.

Dona Ana County Colonias Development Council $10,000

Las Cruces, NM

Toward salaries and overhead/operating expenses of the Colonias Development Council to provide housing, economic development and community-organizing programs for Hispanics and immigrants.

Sisters of the Good Shepherd $10,000

Astoria, NY

Toward materials, books, transportation and residency costs for 7 sisters in their studies over a 3-4 year period.

St. Dominic's Home $15,000

Blauvelt, NY

Toward salary of a job coach/manager for the Youth Employment And Housing Services Program (YEHS), which helps young, disadvantaged youth in obtaining employment and housing after leaving foster care.

Catho lic Migration Services, Inc. $20,000

Brooklyn, NY

Toward rent, staff salaries, legal staff training, office equipment/hardware to expand programs and services for immigrants living in the more densely populated immigrant communities of Queens.



Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn $25,000

Brooklyn, NY

Toward operating expenses of the newly-created Eparchial Stewardship Office that will be a source of sustainable income for the Eparchy for the future.

St. John's Bread and Life Program $20,000

Brooklyn, NY

Toward the purchase of a new mobile soup kitchen van.

Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, New York, Pennsyl vania, Pacific West Community

$10,000

Buffalo, NY

Toward annual expenses (food, clothing/toiletries, medical expenses, counseling, therapy, job training, transportation, utilities) at Mcauley Center in the Philippines, a safe shelter for young girls/women, ages 9-20, victimized by incest and rape.

St. Mary's Church $10,000

Evans Mills, NY

Toward the restoration and preservation of 100-year old stained glass windows at St. Mary's, St. Joseph's and St. Theresa of Avila parishes.

Maryknoll Mission Association of the Faithful $13,675

Maryknoll, NY

Toward food and medical care of abandoned street children and stipend/benefits of a program director at St. John Bosco Rehabilitation Center (SJBRC) in Kitale, Kenya to rescue, rehabilitate, and reintegrate street children with their families and/or school system.

Nativity Mission Center $20,000

New York, NY

Toward the graduate support program of three Nativity-model tuition-free middle schools (Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, Nativity Mission Center and St. Ignatius School), specifically salary/benefits of graduate support directors, who encourage graduates to complete high school and go on to college by providing academic and financial support, as well as general program expenses.

Partnership for Global Justice $20,000

New York, NY

Toward the salary of a program director and/or costs of 12 United Nations orientation programs in 2011 for Catholic school teachers/students in grades 6-8 to promote global consciousness, global citizenship and global spirituality.



Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center $4,700

New York, NY

Toward the purchase of three standers, therapeutic equipment for children with limited weight-bearing capability.

Nativity Preparatory Academy $12,500

Rochester, NY

Toward salary/benefits of a development director for this new Nativity/Miguel school.

St. Vincent -St. Mary High School $5,000

Akron, OH

Toward expenses of 2010-2011 Kairos Retreats for students, based on the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius, at Loyola Retreat House in Clinton, OH.

Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, Inc. $10,000

Cincinnati, OH

Toward the salary of a home health aide to care for 10 or more indigent homebound seniors.

Holy Rosary/St. John the Evangelist Parish $10,000

Columbus, OH

Toward the cost of tuck pointing and waterproofing the foundation of the historic church building to repair/prevent water damage.

Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland/Ursuline College $20,000

Pepper Pike, OH

Toward expenses of a sister to minister to the impoverished Hispanic population on the US-Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico: salary/benefits, home mission supplies, outreach programs, mileage/tolls and educational materials.

Catholic Charities (Diocese of Toledo) $12,000

Toledo, OH

To provide temporary housing assistance, for up to four months, to homeless families who are transitioning from the emergency family shelter (La Posada) into a permanent supportive housing program.

Women Blessing Women $5,000

Toledo, OH

Toward staff salaries, rent, utilities and program expenses for GED and job skills training programs to assist low-income women with education, work skills and ethics, job experience and life skills to break the cycle of poverty.



Malvern Retreat House/St. Joseph's in the Hills $10,000

Malvern, PA

Toward the salary/benefits of a research/grant writing consultant to provide grant writing services, identify potential donors, and to prepare for a capital campaign.

Gesu School $5,000

Philadelphia, PA

Toward expenses of Gesu Extra Mile (GEM), an after-school enrichment program for 70 students, grades 5-8.

Mercy Vocational High School $12,000

Philadelphia, PA

Toward the expenses of the Operation Katrina Project, specifically toward transportation, food, lodging, orientation and/or a pre-service trip site visit for 20 students and 6 teachers to travel to Biloxi, Missisippi which was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina to participate in a 13-day service learning project.

National Catholic Bioethics Center $7,500

Philadelphia, PA

Toward salary/benefits of a trilingual priest (Spanish, Italian, English) to provide translation for website and publications, and consultation services for Spanish-speaking individuals facing critical moral questions related to their health care.

St. Francis Xavier School $20,000

Philadelphia, PA

Toward the salary/benefits of a director of Catholic Formation and Evangelization for the parish primary school.

The DePaul Catholic School $28,950

Philadelphia, PA

Toward the salary and benefits of a full-time development director.

Red Cloud Indian School (Pine Ridge Indian Reservat ion) $10,500

Pine Ridge, SD

Toward salaries of 2 faculty members from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Community for year 2 of a 5-year comprehensive K-12 Lakota curriculum to increase the use of the Lakota language and subsequent practice of the culture among students, their families and the broader local community.

The Ladies of Charity $10,000

Knoxville, TN

To purchase a 3-day supply of food for the emergency food pantry to feed approximately 1,300 people and provide formula for 70 infants.



Diocese of Beaumont $20,000

Beaumont, TX

As continued funding of the Diocese's Western Vicariate Hispanic Ministry Program, specifically salaries/benefits, housing, transportation and materials for 4 sisters to provide education, spiritual direction and catechesis in 4 parishes.

Guadalupe Regional Middle School $5,000

Brownsville, TX

Toward salaries of 2 part-time project directors, mailings and supplies, campus visits, alumni events and/or support conferences for the graduate support program of the Nativity-model, tuition-free middle school for boys and girls.

Annunciation House $15,000

El Paso, TX

Toward repairs/renovation of 2 buildings offering shelter to homeless families, immigrants and those seeking political asylum, specifically evaporative coolers, heater and new roofing for annunciation house and/or a fire extinguishing system at Casa Vides.

Diocese of El Paso $8,500

El Paso, TX

Toward 2011 program expenses (instructors' stipends, textbooks and supplies) of the Peace and Justice ministry's Adopt a Student Program, an educational program helping 105 students in Agua Caliente, Diocese of Choluteca, Honduras to complete their education from elementary through high school.

Diocese of El Paso $10,000

El Paso, TX

Toward registration/transportation/room and board for 21 tribal members to attend the National Tekakwitha Conference in Albuquerque in July 2010 as part of the Tigua Native American Ministry.

Angela House $15,000

Houston, TX

Toward salary/benefits of the program coordinator for a residential facility offering counseling, rehabilitation and security for women transitioning from prison to society.

San Jose Clinic $7,500

Houston, TX

Toward annual operating costs of primary and specialty medical/dental healthcare and education to the uninsured and disenfranchised in an environment respectful of the dignity of each person.



Mexican American Catholic College $12,000

San Antonio, TX

Toward costs of 4 regional workshops for Catholic educators to gain cultural competency to address the learning needs of Latino students, specifically travel, lodging and stipends for 2 trainers; printing costs for training materials and resources; facility and equipment rental; luncheons for workshop participants; advertising and postage.

Oblate School of Theology $30,000

San Antonio, TX

For salary of part-time administrative staff, supplies/telephone/copies and stipend of a graduate student to conduct a feasibility study to launch an online master of arts in spirituality.

Visitation House Ministries, Inc. $14,700

San Antonio, TX

To underwrite salary, supplies, and equipment for a part-time instructor to offer ESL classes at La Casita Learning Center, providing low-income and homeless women an opportunity to develop skills in speaking, writing and reading.

Diocese of Richmond $6,200

Richmond, VA

To underwrite the purchase/registration/insurance of 2 motorcycles and accessories for part-time Bureau Diocesain D'education supervisors to travel to remote Catholic primary schools within the diocese of Hinche, Haiti to regularly meet with, evaluate and support primary school teachers.

Maison Fortune Orphanage Foundation $7,200

Richmond, VA

Toward the salaries of additional childcare workers and additional teachers at Maison Fortune Orphanage in Hinche, Haiti to care for 150 children, displaced after the January 2010 earthquake.

Mercy Connections, Inc . $20,000

Burlington, VT

Toward expenses for implementing Pathways Organized With Engagement Results (POWER) initiative, a three-phased, year-long adult education and empowerment program to screen and accept women into the program, provide high quality teachers, and provide mentors to support the graduates.

Catholic Charities (Diocese of La Crosse) $10,000

La Crosse, WI

Toward the salary of an additional part-time assistant for the MIRA (Migrant, Immigrant And Refugee Assistance) program, which advises immigrants of their legal options, assists in the naturalization process and educates the general community about immigration policies and practices.



Sisters of the Divine Savior (Salvatorian Sisters) $15,000

Milwaukee, WI

Toward labor and materials to build two additional classrooms and a computer room for the Salvatorian sisters' school in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo to accommodate an increase in enrollment.

St. Anthony Tri -Parish School $10,000

Casper, WY

Toward the cost of shelving, computers and books to update the library for students in grades preschool-9.

Total National Grants :

$1,910,000

Total International and U.S. Grants $3,512,820

grants approved 2010 - rfca.org

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