JUSTICE AND PEACE SHARING FUND

July 2000 - June 2001

AIDS Interfaith Network of Central Maryland ----- $1,636.07
Provides the costs of funeral services and burial for those that cannot afford it; spiritual support groups; prayer services and continuing education services.

AIDS Interfaith Residential Services ----- $200.00
Provides housing and support services for individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS. Housing programs range from transitional and permanent apartments to end-stage care.

Arundel Habitat for Humanity ----- $1,487.03
Ecumenical Christian organization builds or renovates houses in partnership with needy low-income families in Anne Arundel County. Sold with no profit and zero interest mortgage.

Beans and Bread (St. Vincent de Paul Society) ----- $150.00
Monies help to feed the homeless and to provide an array of outreach services to them.

Bello Machre, Inc. ----- $762.37
Is a non-profit organization which provides loving care and creates opportunities for children and adults with development disabilities to live and work as independently as possible.

Catholic Relief Services - Earthquake Relief ----- $2,080.42
Monies to help Catholic Relief Services staff provide food, clean water, shelter and more to those in El Salvador and India who have seen their lives absolutely devastated.

Franciscan Center ----- $150.00
Emergency outreach searving Baltimore poor and homeless for 32 years. Programs include; lunch, clothing, food pantry, counseling and advocacy.

Franciscan Youth Center ----- $200.00
Supports emergency services, food and clothing programs, and AIDS outreach and literacy programs.

Hospice of the Chesapeake ----- $907.46
Is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, community-based organization that has since 1979, provided care for terminally ill adults and children and families without regard to race, creed, or ability to pay.

Interfaith Housing of Western Maryland ----- $1,820.40
An organization of caring faith communities in the five counties of Western Maryland, whose objectives are to develop affordable housing for low- and moderate-income persons, create jobs and strengthen the region's economy.

International Rescue Committee ----- $1,549.28
Provides food, shelter, emergency relief/medical, educational, and resettlement services for refugees in Africa, Asia, and Central America who flee persecution, terror, famine, and war.

Joseph Richey Hospice ----- $907.46
Provides 12 bed residential round the clock professional nursing, psychosocial, and spiritual care as well as home care for terminally ill cancer and AIDS patients in the Baltimore area.

Marian House ----- $1,594.46
A residential counseling and employment program for homeless women, providing personal and employment counseling to over 350 women and their families each year.

Opportunity Builders, Inc. ----- $762.38
A non-profit organization that provides training and services to adults with developmental disabilities who live in Anne Arundel County and adjacent communities. The training is to help the adults function and pay their way in the community.

Opportunity International ----- $200.00
Provides small business opportunities and self-sufficiency for individuals, their families and communities of the Third World.

Our Lady of the Visitation, Haiti ----- $1,843.18
Our sister parish in the Diocese of Gonaives, Haiti.

Parish Twinning Program ----- $200.00
An organization that links parishes in the U.S. with those in Haiti. Facilitates communications between the parishes and coordinates the shipments of cargo containers of supplies.

Redemptorists' AIDS Ministry in Thailand ----- $1,293.75
Several projects to help women and childres affected by HIV and AIDS. A home for healthy children whose parents have either abandoned them or had died from AIDS. A hospice program providing a safe and caring for children dying of AIDS. A training center for women affected by HIV or AIDS providing job training and where they can receive proper nutritution and medications.

Saint Frances Academy ----- $1,334.49
The countrys' oldest African-American Catholic high school run by the Oblate Sisters of Providence, located in Baltimore City. 95% of graduates go on to college and students tutor public school students in the neighborhood, and provide services for senior citizens.

Sarah's House School Supply Drive ----- $1,807.00
Funds collected help defray school related costs, such as Weekly Reader subscriptions, field trip expernses, locks, school project supplies, gym uniforms, etc.

Tutwiler Community Education Center ----- $200.00
To help build a education and recreation center in Tutwilder, Mississippi.

Winter Relief Shelter ----- $100.00
Funds to help purchase needed supplies for the rotating shelter.

TOTAL $21,181.75