Sarah's House School Supplies - $2,145.90 - July 2008
Funds collected help defray school related costs, such as Weekly Reader subscriptions, field trip expenses, locks, school project supplies, gym uniforms, etc.

Our Lady of the Visitation, Gonaives, Haiti - $4,368.85 - August 2008
Our sister parish in the Diocese of Gonaives, Haiti.

Catholic Charities - USA - $3,947.17 - September 2009
Response to those affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and the flooding in the Midwest.

Bello Machre, Inc. - $754.73 - October 2008
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.

Opportunity Builders Inc. - $754.72 - October 2008
A non-profit organization providing training and services to adults with developmental disabilities living in Anne Arundel County and adjacent communities. The training is to help the adults function and pay their way in the community.

The ARC of Anne Arundel County - $754.73 - October 2008
Serves over 450 people with mental retardation. Supported living, residential services, family services, respite, advocacy and volunteer opportunities.

Arundel Habitat for Humanity - $1,188.64 - November 2008
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.

Interfaith Housing Alliance (Western Maryland) - $1,188.63 - November 2008
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.

Redemptorist AIDS Ministry - Thailand - $1,029.18 - December 2008
Several projects to help women and children 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 nutrition and medications.

The Joseph Richey Hospice - $1,029.17 - December 2008
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.

Anne Arundel County Food Bank - $1,159.10 - January 2009
Distributes food to food pantries and soup kitchens through the county so the organizations can feed the hungry. Also distributes furniture and other household items to clients through referrals from the Department of Social Services

Maryland Food Bank - $1,159.10 - January 2009
Distributes food donated from the food industry and food drives to food providers so these organizations can feed hungry Marylanders.

St. Ignatius Loyola - $1,235.83 - February 2009
A high school celebrating its tenth anniversary in educating boys from the most challenged neighborhoods in Baltimore City, giving them the opportunity to become "Men for Others" in the Jesuit tradition and giving them an education that could change their lives.

Sisters Academy - $1,235.83 - February 2009
The Catholic middle school for girls opened its doors in September 2004. Sisters Academy is sponsored by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, the Religious Sisters of Mercy and the Sisters on Bon Secours. The academy is modeled on the national Nativity School movement, which focuses on providing high-quality, tuition-free, value-centered education in low-income communities.

St. Bernadette Youth Work Camp - $1,180.54 - March 2009
Youth from the parish went to Baltimore City and Terra Alta, West Virginia, where they will work making repairs to the homes of residents who cannot afford to make the repairs.

St. Frances Academy - $1,180.54 - March 2009
The country's 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.

Project PLASE - $1,126.72 - April 2009
Project PLASE (People Lacking Ample Shelter and Employment) began in 1973 to address and remedy the absence of services and resources available to Baltimore's most needy citizens.

Christopher Place Employment Academy - $1,126.72 - April 2009
Is an intensive, 18-month program designed to empower homeless men to change their lives. This is a program for men who are serious about changing their lives by committing to a course of intensive training in employment and life skills, educational enhancement, and building and maintaining a drug-free lifestyle.

Salvadoran Enterprises for Women (SEW), Inc. - $1,039.90 - May 2009
Providing meaningful employment for women in El Salvador by building and managing the financial resources, community networks, solidarity efforts, and the U.S. and Salvadoran markets that facilitate new and help expand existing opportunities.

Mary's Pence - $1,039.90 - May 2009
The mission is to recognize and support the work of Catholic women, both lay and religious, who minister to the economically poor throughout the Americas and who are without access to traditional sources of funding from government, church, or foundation sources.

YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Domestic Violence Program - $1,146.38 - June 2009
Offers a wide variety of services to women in abusive situations, such as professional counseling, emergency shelter and legal services.

Teach for America - $1,146.38 - June 2009
Places teachers in regions most profoundly impacted by the gap in educational outcomes. In 2009, a corps of nearly 180 of the nation's top recent college graduates is working in underserved schools across Baltimore to ensure that students facing the challenges of poverty are given the educational opportunities they deserve.

Parishioner Donated Sub-Total - $30,938.66

Archdiocese of Baltimore - Peace Sabbath - $500.00
Archdiocese support for peace-promoting initiatives, such as Baltimore Health Department's initiative, Safe Streets.

Benedictine Sisters of Baltimore - $100.00
The Benedictine Sisters of Baltimore, a community of monastic women who follow the Rule of Benedict. Through our prayer, Liturgy of the Hours, and a variety of ministries, we endeavor to bring the richness of a 1500 year tradition into today's world. Sharing a common life at Emmanuel Monastery we welcome all who seek God.

Camp St. Vincent - $200.00
Is a free summer day camp that hosts 625 children from low-income families each summer. Children age 6 to 10 are given the opportunity to share in a rare experience for urban area youth- the joys of two weeks at summer camp in the open space and fresh air of the countryside. The children also participate in daily Values Development Lessons, which strive to boost self-esteem, teach the children to resist negative peer pressure.

Julie Community Center - $150.00
A multi-purpose, non-profit community organization involved in advocacy, education, and organizing, with special dedication to the poor. Provides after school program, youth enrichment and summer camp program from children ages 6-12. Provides leadership workshops and public health projects for teens.

Monsignor O'Dwyer Retreat Center - $100.00
The Msgr. O'Dwyer Retreat House is a center of spiritual growth and hope which accepts and validates young people as true children of God who are exploring their faith, deepening their respect for others, discovering their values and self-worth and searching for the healing presence of God.

Murphy Initiative for Justice and Peace - $200.00
The P. Francis Murphy Justice and Peace Initiative (PFMjpi) is envisioned as a common voice of member religious communities to work collaboratively for social justice and to support and supplement the ongoing justice and peace work within each community.

Nazareth Housing - $250.00
Provides high quality housing and supportive services to the community of the Lower East Side of New York City. The organization has 13 units of safe and secure transitional housing. For a period of six to nine months, families receive intensive supportive services in their journey to self-sufficiency.

Project H.O.P.E. (He Opens Paths to Everyone) - $150.00
A Christian ministry to assist God's people without sufficient resources to provide for their own basic needs in Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City and the Appalachian region.

Parish Twinning Program - $250.00
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.

Partners in Care - $100.00
Partners in Care is a service credit exchange program designed to create community by linking frail elderly and disabled adults with neighbors who volunteer their time to help with occasional tasks and errands. The goal of these services is to help seniors and disabled adults remain independent in their own homes.

Budgeted Sub-Total - $2,000.00

Total donated - $32,938.66