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Outreach
As a parish, St. Richard's tithes $875/month to be used for Outreach to organizations that apply for funding from the parish, and meet the established
criteria. On June 9, 2008, the Pastoral Care Commission met and reviewed applications from 18 organizations. Funding in the amount of $10,000 was
recommended (and approved) to the following:
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Joseph's Coat: a "free store" in St. Paul. They are in need of funding for their hygiene
program. This year, 1500 of their guests signed up to receive a hygiene punch card that identifies them as being able to receive a gallon-size bag
of hygiene products once each month.
Cornerstone: it's mission is to prevent domestic abuse. They provide children and adults a continuum of service that builds sustainable
self-reliance and revives the human spirit.
Hearing and Service Dogs of Minnesota: trains Hearing, Service, and Special Skills and Autism Assist Dogs and provides them to clients
at no charge. Our support will be used for the Autism Assist Dog program, which is a first of its kind for Minnesota.
Friends of the Orphans: supports nine orphan homes in Latin America. In these homes, orphaned and abandoned children are clothed, fed,
educated, live as family, and are required to give back one year of service to the home after they graduate.
Casa Guadalupana: a Catholic ministry located in a culturally diverse neighborhood on St. Paul's west side. Their mission is to serve
Latina women and their families through a residential ministry, outreach ministry, and advocacy training.
Bridging, Inc.: provides furniture and house wares to the economically disadvantaged, free of charge. They have requested financial
assistance for their Chair Building program, which teaches the value and benefit of work (building the chairs), while providing chairs for Bridging
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Center for Asians and Pacific Islanders: provides culturally-grounded services to communities in
transition. Their primary goal is to assist immigrants and refugees in becoming self-sufficient and contributing members of their communities.
Sarah's...An Oasis for Women: a 30-bedroom home for women who are immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers; women who are often
penniless, desperate, often do not speak English, and who are determined to find a new life.
N.C. Little Hospice: provides loving care for terminally ill people and their families, allowing the sick to die with dignity, peace
and comfort. The daily rate charged does not begin to cover the actual cost of providing end-of-life care.
Clare Housing: operates six care homes, each with the capacity to serve up to 24 persons at a time. They provide rehabilitation
support, long term care, and end of life care for those with HIV/AIDS.
Southside Life Care Center: provides free and confidential pregnancy testing, one-on-one counseling, prenatal care, ultrasounds, crisis
intervention, mentoring, support groups, medical assistance, and more, all to help women choose life.
Theresa Living Center: has two programs: a residential site serving 12 women and their children and a scattered sites program serving
an additional 24 families and their children. Both serve homeless women who are 18 or older, providing not only shelter, but also advocacy,
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