“The Catholic Foundation’ s Humanitarian Fund has become a valued partner in helping to alleviate hunger and restore dignity to the families we serve in rural Colorado.”

Sparrow House Ministries, Lamar, CO

$75,500 Awarded in Humanitarian Concern Grants 2022-23

“Help carry one another’s burden, and in this way you will obey the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2

Life Choices Family Resource Center, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $4,000 – two separate grants
Purpose of Grants: Funds to purchase car-seats for the Earn While You Learn program for parents.

Pueblo Rescue Mission, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $6,000 – two separate grants
Purpose of Grant: General operating assistance to provide access to shelter, clothing, food and other essentials to our homeless neighbors, as well as additional aid for the homeless displaced by heavy rain and flooding.

A Caring Pregnancy Center, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support Event Life, the pro-life center’s annual fundraising banquet.

St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $250
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support A Night of Heroes fundraising dinner.

St. Mary Our Lady of Sorrows, Walsenburg
Amount Awarded: $5,000 – two separate grants
Purpose of Grant: Funds to offset transportation expenses and provide resources associated with the parish Outreach Program which serves the elderly, the homebound and the disadvantaged.

Tom and Louie’s Cupboard, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Resources to assist Tom and Louie’s Cupboard to prove families with food baskets for the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive.

Delta Food Pantry, Delta
Amount Awarded: $3,750 – two separate grants
Purpose of Grant: Funds to defray the costs of food and other supplies for the cooperative community food pantry.

St. Joseph Parish, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $2,000 – two separate grants
Purpose of Grant: Support for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank operated by St. Joseph parish.

Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grants: Funding to assist the emergency homeless shelter with training programs such as Recovery Living and Purposeful Work, plus offer shelter at Homeward Hounds, which allows pet owners who are experiencing homelessness the opportunity to access much needed services.

St. Mary-Corwin Hospital Foundation, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the Sisters of Charity Patient Financial Assistance Fund which offers direct benefit patient assistance to help pay medical expenses.

We try to do something every day that brings people to a better tomorrow.”

Pueblo Cooperative Care, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide direct aid to the needy as well as support for general operating expenses.

Manna House, Florence
Amount: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Funding to support the food bank which serves the needy in Fremont County.

La Puente Home, Alamosa
Amount Awarded: $4,500 – two separate grants
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide daily necessities for clients in the Adelante Program as they transition out of homelessness into more stable living conditions.

IHM/Pope John Paul II, Pagosa Springs
Amount: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Support to provide resources and supplies for the parish operated food bank which serves those residing in Archuleta County.

La Junta Associated Charities, La Junta
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: To provide direct food assistance and other basic necessities to those residing in the Arkansas Valley communities.

Grand Valley Catholic Outreach, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $5,000 – two separate grants
Purpose of Grant: Funding to sustain programs such as the Day Center and the Clothing Bank, in order to help people with material needs, many of whom are one paycheck away from becoming homeless, or who have already become homeless.

Fisher’s Peak Soup Kitchen, Trinidad
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Support for the volunteer-run, community food bank located at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

El Centro de Los Pobres, Avondale
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide direct food assistance and other basic necessities to those served by Los Pobres.

Haven House, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the Transitional Housing Program for the homeless in western Colorado which provides assistance to adults, as well as programs for families with children, and career development for single mothers.

Catholic Charities of Southern Colorado, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Support for Espiritu, the fundraising banquet to benefit programs that help stabilize families in crisis, strengthen children, and open opportunities for people to take the next step in work and in life.

Birthright of Grand Junction, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to aid the pro-life organization in its mission to support and encourage expectant mothers.

Sparrow House Ministries, Lamar
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Financial support for the emergency food relief program serving those in rural, southeast Colorado.

“…not only is food supply lacking, but the prices are rising. With that, imagine the burden of sustaining a food pantry that feeds thousands per month… Sparrow House is able to fulfil our mission during an unpredictable time and we owe credit to you for the ability to do so.”
Joel Jacoby, Director, Sparrow House

Mt. Carmel Wellness & Community Center, Trinidad
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the Food Box Program which provides emergency food baskets to families with children and teens, elderly adults, and those impacted by unemployment in Las Animas County.

Dolphin House Child Advocacy Center, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $3,500
Purpose of Grant: Resources to purchase supplies to sustain a safe, child-friendly environment at the child advocacy center as it severs and supports victims of child abuse.

Avondale Resident Team, Avondale
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide fresh food, milk and eggs, and additional direct aid to the elderly and needy in the Avondale area.

Mercy Hospital Foundation, Durango
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Support for the Mercy Project Charity Care Program, which provides assistance for hospital/emergency room fees, medical supplies and prescriptions to those in need.

St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide monetary support for the Sister Michel Patient Compassion Endowment Fund which funds critical healthcare services to the poor and underserved, specifically with prescription medical assistance, in-home medical equipment, transportation needs, meal cards, and short-term lodging assistance for the ill.

Holy Trinity Parish, Trinidad
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to purchase food staples for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry operated by the parish.

La Puente is trying to farm the crop of life, every day. Helping people work through survival mode requires meeting them where they are, establishing with them a map to move past dysfunctional adaptions, building trust, speaking honestly and providing grace.”

Amanda Pearson, Interim Executive Director

$48,000 Awarded in Humanitarian Concern Grants 2021-22

The Giving Arm of the Diocese– Continuing Msgr. Howard Delaney’s lifelong commitment of service to God’s people

St. Francis Xavier Parish, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: To assist with the material and construction costs for the St. Isadore the Laborer Community Garden, which will provide community support for the Bessemer district and Care and Share food pantries.

Sacred Heart Church, Gardner
Amount Awarded: $500
Purpose of Grant: To purchase produce and other staples for the area food bank.

Life Choices Family Resource Center, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $4,500
Purpose of Grant: To provide training support for the pro-life center in order to increase the number of nurses qualified to perform ultrasound scanning.

 La Puente Home, Alamosa
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: To support the Adelante Family Resource Center which helps families, parenting youth and individuals transitioning from homelessness by providing basic hygiene items and start up supplies for those entering into housing programs.

Delta Food Pantry, Delta
Amount Awarded: $500
Purpose of Grant: To defray the costs of food and other supplies for the cooperative, community food pantry.

Fisher’s Peak Soup Kitchen, Trinidad
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Support for the volunteer-run, community food bank located at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

St. Joseph Parish, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: Support for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank operated by St. Joseph parish.

Tom and Louie’s Cupboard, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: To provide food supplies for the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive which delivers hundreds of holiday food baskets to families.

IHM-Pope John Paul II, Pagosa Springs
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Support to provide staples for the parish operated food bank.

Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Operational support for the emergency homeless shelter to ensure the safety of the community’s most vulnerable members and help break the cycle of homelessness.

St. Mary Corwin Health Foundation, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Support for the Sisters of Charity Patient Assistance Fund.

Pueblo Rescue Mission, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: To provide general operational assistance to the Rescue Mission as it offers services and temporary shelter to the homeless.

Manna House, Florence
Amount Awarded: $3,500
Purpose of Grant: Support for the food bank which serves the needy of Fremont County.

St. Joseph Parish, Capulin
Amount Awarded: $6,000
Purpose of Grant: To defray the costs to purchase a 40 ft. storage container for the La Jara Food Bank, in order to store and disburse food and continue their mission to feed to the needy.

Grand Valley Catholic Outreach, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $3,500
Purpose of Grant: Support for programs that assist the homeless, such as the Day Center, which provides basic amenities, and funding for Mother Teresa Place, a 40 unit apartment construction project.

Mercy Health Foundation, Durango
Amount Awarded: $3,500
Purpose of Grant: Support for the Mercy Project Charity Care Program, which provides assistance for hospital/emergency room fees, medical supplies and prescriptions to those in need.

Sacred Heart, Paonia
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: To support the Community Outreach Program with food bank supplies.

SLV Life Center, Alamosa
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: To purchase car seats, layette supplies and other necessities for new mothers.

Sparrow House Ministries, Lamar
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: To support the emergency food assistance program.

La Junta Associated Charities, La Junta
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: To provide direct food assistance and other basic necessities to those residing in the Arkansas Valley communities.

Lighthouse Pregnancy Center, Gunnison
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: To provide material supplies for the Baby Store program where clients can redeem vouchers for baby supplies that they have earned through attending a variety of education and parenting classes.

 

$50,500 Awarded in Humanitarian Concern Grants 2020-21

Providing financial support to organizations who serve the less fortunate in local communities throughout our Diocese- the little way.

El Centro de Los Pobres, Avondale
Amount Awarded: $3,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds for programs providing direct food assistance and other basic necessities to those served by Los Pobres.

Our Lady of Guadalupe/St. Patrick Parish, La Junta
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the parish operated Red Rose Relief Program, which offers spiritual and financial support to those in need.

Sparrow House Ministries, Lamar
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds for emergency food assistance.

SLV Life Center, Alamosa
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to purchase car seats, layette supplies and other necessities for new mothers.

St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $5,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide monetary support for the Sister Michel Patient Compassion Endowment Fund which funds critical healthcare services to the poor and underserved, such as prescriptions, medical assistance, in-home medical equipment, transportation needs, meal cards, and short-term lodging assistance for the ill.

Grand Valley Catholic Outreach, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $5,000
Purpose of Grant: Funding for programs that assist the homeless, such as the Day Center, and the Clothing Bank.

A Caring Pregnancy Center, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to obtain a protective wrap to promote the Mobile Medical Unit.

Mercy Health Foundation, Durango
Amount Awarded: $5,000
Purpose of Grant: Funding for the Mercy Project Charity Care Program which provides assistance for medical expenses and prescriptions to those in need.

Haven House of Montrose, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funding for the Participant Assistant Fund which helps client remove barriers prohibiting families from breaking out of the cycle of poverty and homelessness.

Monastery of Our Heavenly Father, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to assist the Poor Clare Sisters with their basic needs, and to thank them for their prayers and sacrifice as they mark 20 years of service in the Diocese of Pueblo.

Birthright of Grant Junction, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide direct assistance to expectant mothers to ensure the means for a healthy and successful birth.

Sparrow House Ministries, Lamar
Amount Awarded: $500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the emergency food assistance program.

La Junta Catholic Charities, La Junta
Amount Awarded: $500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide direct food assistance and other basic necessities to those residing in the Arkansas Valley communities.

Pueblo Rescue Mission, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide general operational assistance to the Rescue Mission as it provides services and temporary shelter to the homeless.

Agape Food Bank, Fruita
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide food and supplies for the Agape Food Basket program operated by Sacred Heart parish.

St. Joseph Parish, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank, operated by St. Joseph parish.

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide food assistance to those struggling during the challenging economic and health crisis created by the Covid epidemic.

Mt. Carmel Health, Wellness and Community Center, Trinidad
Amount Awarded: $3,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the emergency food basket delivery service, which serves struggling families, children and seniors in the rural communities of Las Animas county.

Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds designated to provide items for the Wish List, such as socks, gloves and other items necessary to care for the homeless.

Tom and Louie’s Cupboard, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, which provides hundreds of families with holiday food baskets.

Crisis Pregnancy Center of Montrose, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $3,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide new car-seats for newborn infants of clients enrolled in the education programs provided by the pro-life pregnancy center.

 

$39,500 Awarded in Humanitarian Concern Grants 2019-20

Supporting the hungry, the marginalized, and the unborn in southern Colorado.

San Luis Immigrant Resource Center, Alamosa
Amount Awarded: $5oo
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide supplies for the community food pantry.

Life Choices Family Resource Center, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $3,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide new car seats to the newborn infants of clients enrolled in the education programs provided by the pro-life, pregnancy center.

Lighthouse Pregnancy Center, Gunnison
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide free pregnancy testing, options counseling, parenting/life skills classes, and emergency baby supplies provided by the Baby Store.

Our Lady of Guadalupe/St. Patrick Parish, La Junta
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the parish operated Red Rose Relief Society, which offers spiritual and financial support to those in need.

Tom and Louie’s Cupboard, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, to help Tom and Louie’s Cupboard provide struggling families with holiday food baskets.

St. Joseph Parish, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $500
Purpose of Grand: Funds to support the St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank, operated by St. Joseph parish, provide Thanksgiving baskets to the community.

Birthright of Grand Junction, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to aide the pro-life organization in its mission to support and encourage expectant mothers.

Haven House, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support families and their children who would otherwise be homeless; specifically with resources for the Participant Assistance Fund which helps clients overcome barriers to progress.

St. Mary Corwin Health Foundation, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the Sisters of Charity Patient Financial Assistance Fund which offers direct benefit patient assistance to help pay medical expenses.

Capuchin Poor Clare Sisters, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $4,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to defray expenses related to the Programa Kairos: Tiempo de Gracia-Tiempo del Dios.

Manna House, Florence
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to purchase supplies for the community food pantry which serves less fortunate individuals and struggling families in Fremont county.

Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide supplies listed on the homeless shelter wish list, such as socks, hats, gloves, blankets as well as other necessary items.

St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $5,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide monetary support for the Sister Michel Patient Compassion Endowment Fund which funds critical healthcare services to the poor and underserved, specifically with prescription medical assistance, in-home medical equipment, transportation needs, meal cards, and short-term lodging assistance for the ill.

Holy Trinity Parish, Trinidad
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide support and supplies for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and thrift store which provides food baskets, gas vouchers, assistance to stranded travelers as well as support with delinquent utility payments for struggling families.

Immaculate Heart of Mary/Pope John Paul II Parish
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the parish Food Bank which provides service to the needy in southwest Colorado.

El Centro de Los Pobres, Avondale
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide direct food assistance and other basic necessities to those served by Los Pobres.

Sacred Heart Parish, Alamosa
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to assist the Pandemic Relief Fund  provide financial and material assistance to those affected by the Coronavirus pandemic in the San Luis Valley.

Canon City Pregnancy Center, Canon City
Amount Awarded: $500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the Earn-While-You-Learn  online, family education program. The grant was awarded in memory of Sarah M. Madison, who passed away in May 2019; May the grant be a blessing to a young family in need, just as Sarah was a blessing to those in her community.

Pueblo Rescue Mission, Pueblo
Amount of Grant: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide general operational assistance to the Rescue Mission as it provides services and temporary shelter to the homeless.

 

 

$46,000 Awarded in Humanitarian Concern Grant Awards 2018-19

In honor of Msgr. Howard Delaney’s lifelong service to the poor.

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the Second Sunday-Second Meal Outreach to the Homeless program which provides daily, sack-lunch meals to individuals and families experiencing the hardships of poverty and homelessness.

Connect to Community Resources Website, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to maintain the domain, (2018 and 2019), for the community resource website, connecttocommunityresources.com, which provides informational access to social, health and wellness, and food and shelter programs offering services to those in southeastern Colorado.

St. Joseph Parish, Capulin
Amount Awarded: $750
Purpose of Grant: Funds to assist with medical expense aid for the needy.

Our Lady of Guadalupe/St. Patrick Parish, La Junta
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the parish operated, Red Rose Relief Society, which offers spiritual and financial support to those in need.

Birthright of Grand Junction, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to assist the pro-life center with general operational expenses, volunteer training and client services.

A Caring Pregnancy Center, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds designated for expenses related to the operation of the mobile unit, such as pregnancy tests, educational materials and ultrasound replenishables.

Haven House, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to replenish the Participant Assistance Fund to assist clients meet a variety of challenges and goals in their transition from homelessness to stability.

St. Mary-Corwin Health Foundation, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $5,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the Sisters of Charity Patient Financial Assistance Fund which offers direct benefit patient assistance to help pay medical expenses.

Tom and Louie’s Cupboard, Pueblo.
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, to help Tom and Louie’s Cupboard provide hundreds of families with holiday food baskets.

Life Choices Family Resource Center, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide car seats for the Earn While You Learn program for families.

St. Joseph Parish, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $750
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank operated by the parish.

Capuchin Poor Clare Sisters, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the Monastery of Our Heavenly Father as they continue their ministry of prayer in our Diocese.

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $250
Purpose of Grant: Funds to offer personal health care supplies to homeless and impoverished individuals in the community.

Pueblo Rescue Mission, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide operational support for the temporary warming shelter which serves the homeless and displaced.

Manna House, Florence
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to assist the food pantry which provides non-perishable food items and meat and dairy products to those who fall under the poverty guidelines as well as all others who need assistance.

Dolphin House Child Advocacy Center, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support victims of child abuse by providing victims with help, hope and healing.

La Puente Home, Alamosa
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to purchase daily necessities for clients in the Adelante Family Resource Program as they transition out of homelessness; supplies include diapers, hygiene and home products.

Our Lady of Grace (SOLT Sisters), Capulin
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the SOLT Sisters’ humanitarian and charity ministry to those in the San Luis Valley; to include feeding the hungry, visiting the elderly and clothing the poor.

Canon City Pregnancy Center
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the Earn While You Learn education program.

Lighthouse Pregnancy Center, Silvercliffe
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to purchase layette supplies- baby clothes and supplies- to assist clients in the pro-life center to care for their newborn children.

Agape Food Basket, Fruita
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide emergency food assistance to the hungry in the Lower Valley areas of Mack, Loma and Fruita.

El Centro de Los Pobres, Avondale
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support programs that provide direct food assistance and other basic necessities to those served by Los Pobres.

Immaculate Heart of Mary/Pope John Paul II Food Bank, Pagosa Springs
Amount Awarded: $1,750
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide supplies for the parish operated food pantry which serves the needy in southwest Colorado.

San Luis Valley Life Center, Alamosa
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide layette supplies, car seats and curriculum updates for clients who complete the Earn While You Learn parenting classes.

 

 

$35,500 Awarded in Humanitarian Concern Grants 2017-18

Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Greater Baton Rouge
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide assistance to those directly impacted by Hurricane Harvey in the Gulf Coast region.

Hurricane Irma Disaster Relief, St Leo the Great Catholic Church, Bonita Springs, FL
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to assist parishioners impacted by flooding.

Hispanic Affairs Program (HAP), Montrose
Amount Awarded: $1,250
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support W.S.A.T: Western Slope Against Trafficking with expenses related to the training of S.W.A.T. volunteers.

Dolphin House Child Advocacy Center, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to purchase supplies needed for the Child Advocacy Center which provides support to victims of child abuse by providing victims with help, hope and healing.

Life Choices Family Resource Center, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to purchase car seats for expecting clients enrolled in the Earn While You Learn program at the crisis pregnancy center.

Tom and Louie’s Cupboard, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, assisting Tom and Louie’s Cupboard to assist over 150 families with food baskets.

Our Lady of Grace, (SOLT Sisters), Capulin
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the SOLT Sisters’ humanitarian and charity ministry in the San Luis Valley, to include visiting the elderly, feeding the hungry and providing winter clothing, shoes and school supplies to children.

Haven House, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the Transitional Housing Program for the homeless in western Colorado which provides assistance to adults, as well as programs for families with children, and career development for single mothers.

St. Pius X Parish for the benefit of the Good Shepherd School, Haiti
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide $50.00 annual tuition fees to help educate children in Haiti in order to break the cycle of poverty and provide better opportunities.

Grand Valley Peace and Justice, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to support the Outreach Team who works in the field with the homeless population to identify candidates for the Home Sweet Home program designed to mentor and prepare the unsheltered on the Western Slope.

A Caring Pregnancy Center, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $250
Purpose of Grant: Annual fundraising support.

Poor Clare Sisters, Pueblo
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds for the benefit of the Capuchin Poor Clare Sisters, to be applied to their medical expenses.

Life Choices Family Resource Center, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to defray the costs of Ultrasound training for the center’s new, registered nurse.

Manna House, Florence
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to purchase meat and nutritional, non-perishable, food items for the food bank serving impoverished families and the homeless in Fremont County.

El Centro de los Pobres, Avondale
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide direct food assistance and other basic necessities to those served by Los Pobres.

Sangre de Cristo Parish, San Luis
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Purpose of Grant: Funds to defray the cost to purchase propane to heat the church and parish office during winter hours.

St. Joseph Parish, Montrose
Amount Awarded: $1,500
Purpose of Grant: Funds to purchase supplies for the homebound nursing program which ministers to over 100 homebound and to three retirement/assisted living centers in the San Juan Catholic Community.

Birthright of Grand Junction, Grand Junction
Amount Awarded: $750
Purpose of Grant: Funds to purchase a phone and computer equipment to assist the pro-life center.

La Puente Home, Alamosa
Amount Awarded: $1,250
Purpose of Grant: Funds to provide daily necessities for clients in the Adelante Program as they transition out of homelessness into a more stable living conditions.