Christmas
Want to find a meaningful way to help a family this Christmas? Are you looking for a meaningful way to help a family this Christmas? If so, Santa’s Helpers just might be what you are looking for! The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on a new type of poverty to our area, since many families who have been able to make ends meet before
have now suffered with the loss of income due to the COVID-19 closures. As one might imagine, the financial stress of just meeting rent, utilities and other normal expenses is tremendous on these families right now. Besides the financial stress these parents are facing, the children have
been through a difficult year this year as well, and are in need of feeling some sort of normalcy. Not being able to see their friends like they used to, attending virtual school, seeing masks instead of people’s faces, having to wear masks themselves, being unable to hug their teachers/priests at
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Keith Kellum, M.D. Nano Zeringue, M.D. Jody Simon, M.D. Janie Tran, O.D. 446 Corporate Dr., Houma, LA 70360 | Fax: (985) 868-4190 | Email: tlevron@southerneyeinst.com 900 Canal Blvd., Suite 3, Thibodaux, LA 70301 | Fax: 985-448-1276 | Email: tlevron@southerneyeinst.com 40 • Bayou Catholic • Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux • December 2020
