Grants and Contributions Made in 2005

Better Boys Foundation, Chicago, IL ($500)
Support for Project LEAD

Beyond Borders, Norristown, PA ($1,500)
Support for Matenwa Community Learning Center in Haiti

The Bottomless Closet, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Office technology enhancements

Calvert House, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Expansion of community outreach ministries for students

Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
HomeGround employment project

Communities in Schools New Orleans, New Orleans, LA ($10,000)
Coordination of support services for students following disruption by Hurricane Katrina

Connections for the Homeless, Evanston, IL ($2,500)
Job center program

Cornerstone Academy, Chicago, IL ($935)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game Project

Deborah’s Place, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Womancraft employment project

Family Matters, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Teen boys entrepreneurial project

Family Matters, Chicago, IL ($935)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game Project

Family Unity International, Elm Grove, WI ($2,500)
Commercial baking training program in Quito, Ecuador

Genesis House, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Residential treatment program

Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School, New Orleans, LA ($15,000)
Assistance with school re-opening and accelerated curriculum program for students returning after Hurricane Katrina

Growing Home Inc., Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Trainee stipends in transitional job program

Hearts In Motion, Highland, IN ($2,500)
Vocational training project in Teculatan, Guatemala

IHorizons for Youth, Chicago, IL ($935)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game Project

Housing Opportunities for Women, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Employment support services for homeless women

Inspiration Corp., Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Consumable supplies for Café Too vocational training program

Institute of Women Today, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Education and employment program for women at the Maria Shelter

Kids Club, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Entrepreneurship training program for inner city youths

Lakeview Pantry, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Bootstraps case management and micro-loan/grant program

Lincoln Park Community Shelter, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
On-Track program for homeless adults

Mayaworks, Inc., Chicago, IL ($3,000)
Rosa Moya Education Center in Comalapa, Guatemala

Mission Honduras, Chicago, IL ($15,000)
High school rebuilding in Toyos, Honduras and computers for college students in La Ceiba, Honduras

Mission Honduras, Chicago, IL ($5,000)
Care and education of orphans in Monrovia, Liberia West Africa

Missioners of Christ, Virginia Beach, VA ($2,500)
Educatodos education program in Comayagua, Honduras

Comboni Missionaries, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Neighborhood handyman service training project at Peace Corner Youth Center

Resurrection Middle/High School, Pascagoula, MS ($10,000)
Replacement of furniture, supplies and equipment following Hurricane Katrina

San Jose Obrero Mission, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Case management and life skills training for homeless men

St. Elizabeth Catholic Worker, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Steps to Self-Sufficiency training project for homeless women

St. Pius V School, Chicago, IL ($1,633)
Reading Challenge Project

School Sisters of St. Francis, Chicago, IL ($500)
Tutoring and counseling with evacuee students in Walls, MS following Hurricane Katrina

Spanish Language Children’s Book Project ($2,703)
In support of: San Miguel School, St. Procopius School, St. Pius V School, and St. Nicholas School all in Chicago, IL
In-kind donation of Spanish language children’s books

Su Casa Catholic Worker, Chicago, IL ($2,500)
Hospitality program for homeless Hispanic families