GRANT LIST
2019 Grants
Alexian Brothers Health and Housing Alliance/ Bonaventure House
Chicago, IL
$2,500
Occupational therapy program for homeless AIDS patients in residence
Amate House
Chicago, IL
$2,500
Support for volunteers working in schools and social service agencies
The Boulevard
Chicago, IL
$3,500
Employment program for homeless individuals recovering from illness or injury
Breakthrough Urban Ministries
Chicago, IL
$2,500
Employment program for homeless people
Carmen Pampa Fund
St. Paul, MN
$3,500
Education support for students at Unidad Academica Campesina in Nor Yungas region, Bolivia
Caravan To Class
Sausalito CA
$5,000
School construction and education support in Timbuktu, Mali
Central Honduran Education Fund
Elwood, IL
$1,600
Support for school fees for poor students in villages near Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Chicago Jesuit Academy
Chicago, IL
$17,500
Tuition support for needy students
Comboni Missionaries
Cincinnati, OH
$3,500
Salary support for health clinic workers in Coutonou, Benin
Concern America
Santa Ana, CA
$3,500
Fair Trade Craft Program supporting job creation and social enterprise in Guatemala and Mexico
Connections for the Homeless
Evanston, IL
$3,500
Employment and education services program for the homeless
ConTextos
Chicago, IL
$2,500
Soy Lector Reading Program in El Salvador
Cooperative for Education
Cincinnati, OH
$2,500
Rural Technology Center Program, Western Highlands, Guatemala
Deborah’s Place
Chicago, IL
$5,000
Health services for homeless women
Dominican Sisters of the Presentation
Dighton, MA
$3,500
Nazareth Farm Education Project for teenage girls in Guaimaca, Honduras
EGBOK Mission
San Diego, CA
$3,500
Hospitality industry job training for youth, Siem Riep, Cambodia
Family Matters
Chicago, IL
$1,500
Boys To Men Program for disadvantaged teen boys
Franciscans for the World
Chicago, IL
$1,000
Education support for religious sisters in Bukoba, Tanzania
Franciscan Outreach
Chicago, IL
$3,500
Case management program for homeless adults
Fraternity Poor of Jesus Christ
Wamego, KS
$500
Renovation of triage house for drug addicts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gracia, Inc.
Chicago, IL
$5,000
Milagros Workshop for disadvantaged girls at Casa Hogar, Jalapa, Guatemala
Growing Home, Inc.
Chicago, IL
$5,000
Transitional jobs and training program in organic agriculture social enterprise for homeless and disadvantaged
The Harbour, Inc.
Park Ridge IL
$5,000
Steps To Success training for homeless teen girls
Housing Opportunities for Women
Chicago, IL
$5,000
Employment support services for homeless women
Inkululeko
Lockport, NY
$2,500
Work experience at Common Ground Café social enterprise in Makhanda, South Africa
Inspiration Corp
Chicago, IL
$3,500
Job Training program for homeless people
La Casa Norte
Chicago, IL
$3,500
Solid Ground Supportive Housing Program for homeless and at-risk young people
Lakeview Pantry
Chicago, IL
$2,500
Social Services Program for disadvantaged people
Lincoln Park Community Services
Chicago, IL
$5,000
On Track Program for homeless adults
Mayaworks
Berwyn, IL
$5,000
Rosa Moya Education Center for disadvantaged girls in Comalapa, Guatemala
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls
Chicago, IL
$1,000
Resident Work Program for abused, neglected and dependent children
MicroFinancing Partners in Africa
St. Louis, MO
$1,000
St. Joseph Matale Maize Mill Project in Masaka, Uganda
New Moms Inc.
Chicago, IL
$5,000
Workforce Development Program for homeless teen mothers
The Night Ministry
Chicago, IL
$2,500
Transitional Living Program for homeless teens and young adults
Our Lady of Tepeyac High School
Chicago, IL
$10,000
College readiness program for needy high school girls
Paramedics for Children
Rock Hill, SC
$5,000
School supplies for poor children in Copan Ruinas, Honduras
Pedals for Progress
High Bridge, NJ
$2,500
Training and business development through provision of sewing machines in Togo and Uganda
Pueblo a Pueblo
Neenah, WI
$3,500
Sustainable Livelihoods beekeeping social enterprise in Guatemala
Rosa Vera Fund
Douglas, AZ
$3,000
Support for healthcare clinic worker salaries in Montero, Bolivia
Sarah’s Circle
Chicago, IL
$3,500
Case management Program for homeless women
St. Leonard’s Ministries
Chicago, IL
$2,500
Gracie’s Catering social enterprise to employ formerly incarcerated homeless people
SisterHouse
Chicago, IL
$3,500
Recovery Is Possible program for drug addicted homeless women
Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth
Convent Station, NJ
$3,500
Teacher salary support for ESL and computer skills programs at Centro Arte para la Paz in Suchitoto, El Salvador
Strategies for International Development
Washington, D.C.
$5,000
Graduating Coffee Farmers from Poverty in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Ignite/Teen Living Programs
Chicago, IL
$3,500
Stable Housing Program for homeless teenagers
Un Mundo
Mountain View, CA
$4,000
Literacy Connections Project, El Pital, Honduras
The Well of Mercy
Chicago, IL
$1,000
Supplies, equipment and facility improvements at transitional women’s shelter
YWCA Evanston/North Shore
Evanston, IL
$1,000
Supportive housing program for domestic violence survivors