St. Monica Catholic Church
1001 Camino Pablo Moraga, CA 94556 Phone
925-376-6900
Outreach Committee: 2007 Annual Report
Statement of Purpose and Screening Guidelines
Outreach Sunday
Reflection, September 2007:
GIVING
TOGETHER, HERE, AS A COMMUNITY
The Outreach Committee (formerly known as Social Concerns Committee) was started in 1985 by the Parish Council. It supports one of our parish's five core missions: reaching out to the needy in this world.
The function of the Committee is to evaluate and choose the groups to support with funds from the parish. Each of the organizations comes to committee meetings on a regular basis to describe their needs and activities in detail and submits a written report with specific information about how they function, their future plans and an accounting of their funding. Members of the Committee also make site visits.
In 2007, the Outreach Committee distributed $50,100 thanks to your generosity:
$15,00 came from the general collections and a total of $35,100 came from
the three second collections held last year plus individual donations.
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Bay Area Crisis Nursery
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$4,600 | |
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Casa Vincentia
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2,000 | |
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Family Aid - Catholic Education
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5,700 | |
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A Friendly Place
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5,300 | |
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Friends Outside
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3,400 | |
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JERICHO: A Voice for Justice
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250 | |
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LICADHO (Cambodian Human RIghts)
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2,700 | |
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Next Step Learning Center
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5,400 | |
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Greater Richmond Interfaith Program
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5,400 | |
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St. Mary's Center
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6,900 | |
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St. Mary's Senior Dinner
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150 | |
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STAND! Against Domestic Violence
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4,900 | |
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Winter Nights Shelter
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3,400 |
AGENCIES SUPPORTED BY ST. MONICA OUTREACH FUNDS
Bay Area Crisis Center, Concord: (925) 685-8052
Child abuse prevention, counseling and care; short-term residential care
for children birth through eleven whose parents are temporarily in crisis
situations. www.bacn.jkmas.com
Casa Vincentia, Oakland: (510) 729-0316
Residential shelter and supportive living arrangements for pregnant homeless
or in-crisis women 18-25 years old. Case management, infant care, and
life skills classes are also provided. www.casavincentia.org
Family Aid-Catholic Education (FACE), Oakland: (510)-628-2169
Currently provides tuition assistance to enable 1,000 elementary and high
school students of diverse, low-income families to attend Catholic schools
within the diocese in order to enable them to achieve their full potential
and to break the cycle of poverty. www.faceofoakland.org
A Friendly Place/Family Manor, Oakland: (510) 451-8923
Daytime drop-in center with services and support for homeless women; there
are 26 rooms at the residential facility for women who remain clean and
sober while getting their lives back on track.
Friends Outside, Martinez: (925) 228-0644
Friends Outside assist incarcerated and/or formerly incarcerated persons
and
their families to overcome immediate and long-term adverse effects of
incarceration. The organization also acts as a bridge between those we
serve, the community at large, and the criminal justice system. www.friendsoutside.org
Greater Richmond Interfaith Group (GRIP): (510) 233-2141
Coalition of 27 diverse religious congregations providing lunches, counseling,
day shelter and most recently the opening of a year-round family shelter
and supportive services. www.gripcommunity.org
Jericho: A Voice for Justice Provides focussed advocacy in Sacramento and local Senate and Assembly districts to help shape California policy that benefits those living in poverty. www.jerichoforjustice.org
LICADHO, Cambodia: 011- 855-12-207 471
Human Rights Organization in Phnom Penh. The group supported by us particularly
looks out for the health, nutrition and safety of imprisoned pregnant
women and children. Contact person is a former St. Monica parishioner.
www.licadho.org
Next Step Learning Center, Oakland: (510) 251-1731
Adult students over the age of 17 are tutored extensively on a daily basis
in
the five basic subjects of the GED exam. They are taught by a dedicated
group
of volunteers including some from St. Monica. www.nextsteplc.org
St. Mary's Center, Oakland: (510) 923-9600
Senior Services for low income seniors age 55 and above, including health
care, personal and financial counseling, drug and alcohol abuse prevention,
meals, winter shelter, plus a pre-school facility and food for needy families.
www.stmaryscenter.org
STAND! Against Domestic Violence, Concord: (925) 676-2845
Formerly Battered Women's Alternatives, STAND! operates a 24-hour crisis
line and shelter for families. After the initial crisis, counseling, substance
abuse treatment and legal help are also offered. Click here to see STAND!
wish list or visit their website at.. www.standagainstdv.org
Winter Nights Shelter, Pleasant Hill: (925) 933-6030
Overnight shelter for homeless families with dependent children and senior
adults. Congregations in central and east Contra Costa rotate providing
space, meals, and volunteers from mid-October through May 1. www.cccwinternights.org
If you have questions about these agencies, the funding process or
the Outreach Committee, please contact committee chairpersons Jim Garrett
(925) 284-7396, Marj Ho (925) 376-8643, or other members who are listed
in the Parish Handbook. Check out the other pages about the Outreach Committee
listed above. Also, connect with the links provided here for heart-warming
pictures and further information about the activities and needs of the
different groups.