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“GO AND DO LIKEWISE.” J E S U S S A I D,
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SC MINISTRY FOUNDATION MISSION
SC Ministry Foundation is a public grant-making organization. The Foundation promotes the mission and ministry of the Sisters of Charity.
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here was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” He replied to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.” But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus,
“And who is
my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead. A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him,
SISTERS OF CHARITY OF CINCINNATI MISSION
he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted
Urged by the love of
him up on his own animal, took him to an inn and cared for him. The next day he
Christ and in the spirit
took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction,
of our founder,
‘Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you
Elizabeth Ann Seton,
on my way back.’ Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the
we Sisters of Charity
robbers’ victim?” He answered,
of Cincinnati strive to live Gospel values. We choose to act justly, to build loving relationships, to share our resources with those in need, and to care for all creation.
Photos of the statue of the Good Samaritan at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, courtesy of Sister Marty Dermody, SC.
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he passed by on the opposite side. Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when
“The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” – Luke 10:25-37
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he real question is not just who is my neighbor; but also, how are you a true neighbor? In the story of the Good Samaritan in the Gospel of Luke, you prove yourself to be a true neighbor by being in right relationship. We can justify ourselves like the “scholar of the law” asking who is my neighbor in hopes of tripping up or shaming Jesus and trying to justify that “those people” are impure, not deserving, causing burdens, irresponsible, outside the law, or needing to be excluded. Jesus calls us not to rationalize or justify, but to act with compassion and treat others with mercy. Each of us is asked not to count the financial cost. The real cost is the loss of the soul of an organization or the loss of right relationship when you go to the other side of the road and choose not to see those in need or marginalized or excluded or oppressed. Jesus is challenging the law that excludes rather than includes. Jesus is addressing a pastoral issue of inclusion. At times, especially in a crisis, our personal experience does not match our theology. Jesus was humiliated through the crucifixion. Dying in this way made Jesus the excluded one, the one outside of God’s blessing. “Their faith had trained their eyes to see and recognize only a Christ who fit their understanding and imagination.”1 Are we being called
to a “crisis of imagination?” One’s neighbor belongs because they are made in the image and likeness of God, have God-given dignity, and deserve shared membership in our society. As I write this letter the crisis on the border is a result of unaccompanied minors and women with children choosing to leave their homelands in Central America because of violence, unemployment and threats on their lives or their family members. Can we see and recognize these unaccompanied minors as the crucified and humiliated who are escaping violence, rape, dire poverty and death threats and are surrendering to the United States border guards? We are made in the image and likeness of God and we have the capacity to love God and therefore others – love is who we are. The degree that we love God is witnessed in our willingness to love others and to choose to see their needs and act with compassion. Will each of us enter the chaos, pray for them, act on their needs with compassion and mercy, share our resources, and recognize that we are bound together for eternity and interdependent on each other for eternal life? Are we all not vulnerable, hungry, broken, beaten and sinners? Yet we have all received the mercy and compassion of God’s unconditional love. The scholar of the law knows that he should love God and others but is challenged by Jesus to show love and act with compassion and believe as a recipient of God’s mercy to act with mercy to our brothers and sisters and the sacred web of life. To see one’s self as privileged, better than, deserving of more, earning God’s love leads to exclusion. We truly are asked to not limit who we love and to identify anyone in need as our neighbor. The Good Samaritan teaches us the way to faithful discipleship.
Our faith calls us to love inclusively and boldly.
Our faith calls us to love inclusively and boldly. This is truly a matter of the heart. The scholar of the law has all the right answers and is challenged by Jesus to “do this and you will live.” The “doing” gets complicated when we begin to rationalize or find excuses like the scholar of the law or the priest and Levite. Do we see the interruptions in our life as an invitation to grace? Will we work together for the common good and to make all roads safe for our brothers and sisters? Will we advocate so that all children can maximize their potential and flourish? The one who acted like a neighbor was the enemy (the Samaritan), the foreigner, the excluded one who was despised and hated. The Samaritan saw the need, crossed to the other side of the road, acted with compassion, bandaged wounds, lifted up the person and took him to an inn and cared for him, engaged the innkeeper in the healing process by paying or bribing the innkeeper, and demonstrated the behavior of mercy, the pastoral practice of inclusion, and his deep love of God. Let us pray for each other that we will deeply listen to the voice of God in our life and see the beaten and half-dead locally and globally, and hear their cry for compassion, mercy and love. Will we “go and do likewise”? Sister Sally Duffy, SC President and Executive Director SC Ministry Foundation 1. Rolheisr, Ron. P.104 Sacred Fire 3
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s a public grant-making organization that promotes the mission and ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, SC Ministry Foundation nurtures the Sisters of Charity commitment to offer a caring response to those in need. Just as God called the Samaritan to care for the beaten man along the road, the Sisters of Charity have responded to the call to care for the sick, the marginalized, and the oppressed throughout their history. The Charity Charism lives on today through organizations like St. Joseph Home and Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, two institutions established by the Sisters in the mid 1800’s. During that era the Sisters also journeyed the Santa Fe Trail to establish and serve in hospitals and schools, ministering to the pioneering families and immigrants who were settling in the west – always with compassion and without discrimination. In this spirit, SC Ministry Foundation supports organizations such as Villa Therese Catholic Clinic in Santa Fe and Women Partnering in Colorado Springs which serve women and children – many of them undocumented, many of them homeless and excluded from society. SC Ministry Foundation is grateful for the opportunity to partner with these organizations that personify the Good Samaritan by treating others with love and mercy. 4
St. Joseph Home Cincinnati, OH Group Home Expansion
A Room to Call Her Own
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etsy is a 55-year old woman who enjoys spending time with people. She is quite the “social butterfly,” laughing, greeting others, and sharing jokes with her sarcastic sense of humor. Betsy’s developmental disabilities may prevent her from speaking, but they do not prevent her from engaging in various social interactions. What Betsy doesn’t have is a bedroom she can call her own, and the opportunity to choose her daily activities like most other women her age. But that will soon change with the development of St. Joseph Home’s new Community Home.
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t. Joseph Home, a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, provides compassionate care for non-ambulatory children and adults with severe/profound developmental disabilities through residential services, respite care and an Adult Day program. Many Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati provide support as board members of St. Joseph Home, including Sister Maureen Heverin, Sister Marge Kloos, Sister Louise Lears, Sister Jeanne Roach, and Sister Joan Carole Schaffner. This year, with support from SC Ministry Foundation, St. Joseph Home began construction on a new Community Home that will provide residents with greater independence and the freedom to make decisions, while still receiving the medical and personal assistance they need. The new home will feature private bedrooms for four residents, along with spacious handicapped accessible living space, large bathrooms with state-of-the-art bathtubs and showers, a full kitchen, dining room, guest quarters and a covered patio. St. Joseph Home has been recognized for providing top-level medical care while also prioritizing each person’s spiritual, social, educational and personal needs. Their unique services and excellent reputation have attracted interest beyond the organization’s capacity, resulting in a waiting list for admission. This expansion will welcome new members to the St. Joseph Home community, reduce the waiting list, and create a true neighborhood for people with developmental disabilities to live in independence, maximize their skills, and reach their full potential.
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation Cincinnati, OH Improving the Oral Health Status of the Good Samaritan Free Health Center Patients
Life-changing Treatment
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hawn has suffered with a chronic health condition that has prevented him from maintaining regular employment. A referral to the Good Samaritan Free Health Center in Price Hill turned out to be a pivotal point in his life. The volunteer physician at the Center was able to diagnose Shawn’s condition and begin treatment – an issue Shawn had been struggling with for over a decade. The chronic pain Shawn was living with had led to serious damage to his teeth, resulting in months of a liquid-only diet and sleepless nights. Through the dental services at the Center, Shawn had multiple tooth extractions over a span of three months to alleviate his issues. “I have hope now that I didn’t have before,” shared Shawn, days after his final extraction. “The people here are some of the best people I have ever come in contact with,” he adds. “They have become my support network. I was so low, and this place really turned things around for me.”
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he Good Samaritan Free Health Center provides primary care and a medical home to adults in Hamilton County who fall in the health care gap where they are not receiving government-funded insurance like Medicaid or Medicare, and cannot afford private insurance. SC Ministry Foundation has supported the Health Center since its 2011 opening in Price Hill, a Cincinnati neighborhood challenged by increased poverty. Sister Barbara Hagedorn, SC, provides essential coordination for the Center and serves on the board of the Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation. The Good Samaritan Free Health Center operates six days a week and is completely supported through philanthropic contributions and the donated services of approximately 200 medical professionals. In 2012, data pointed to a vital need for additional patient services in oral health care. Patient intake surveys revealed that more than 70% of patients had unmet dental care needs, with more than 6% requiring urgent care for tooth decay. The Center began serving dental patients in July 2013, and by the end of the fiscal year recorded more than 250 dentist hours. A lengthy waiting list for dental services compels the Center to recruit additional dental volunteers to continue to address the critical cases, and provide increased capacity to address ongoing oral health maintenance for returning patients. A recent survey of the Center’s patients gave high marks for satisfaction and quality of care at the Center, and reported a 53% reduction of patient visits to the Emergency Departments of local hospitals. The Good Samaritan Free Health Center truly demonstrates the parable of the Good Samaritan by engaging with others and providing the necessary care regardless of the cost – compassionately treating all of their patients as brothers and sisters.
Compassionate care that can last a lifetime is our hope, desire, and prayer. Lord, help us to calm another’s fear, dry a tear, give strength and support to what lies ahead and may our smiles be a source of comfort and hope.
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...an act of mercy Villa Therese Catholic Clinic Santa Fe, NM Preventive Health Care for Children and Adults
A Healthy Dose of Peer Pressure
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oberto, (pictured in front) and his wife, Isabella, were blessed with a baby boy last winter. When their eldest daughter needed to see a doctor for a bad cold, Isabella brought their daughter and their baby son to Villa Therese Catholic Clinic. During the nurse’s triage, Ramona Anaya, LPN asked Isabella if she had received a pertussis shot recently. New Mexico was experiencing an outbreak of whooping cough and infants were especially vulnerable. After Ramona’s thorough questioning, Isabella realized both she and Roberto needed a Tdap vaccination to protect the newest member of their family. The Tdap vaccine protects against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), and pertussis (whooping cough), serious diseases which can be life threatening. Isabella received her shot that day and made an appointment for Roberto. Roberto then encouraged the rest of his work crew, including two other new dads, to have a Tdap shot. After all, es para los bebÊs! The work crew plans to continue its healthy ways and come to Villa Therese for flu shots when the shots become available.
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illa Therese Catholic Clinic has been providing free basic health care to uninsured and underserved adults and children residing in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico for 76 years. SC Ministry Foundation has supported Villa Therese Catholic Clinic (VTCC) for more than a decade. More than 95% of the patients served by VTCC are Hispanic, undocumented residents living within 200% of the poverty level. More than 6,000 uninsured non-citizens reside in their community, including 3,400 children. Lack of insurance causes many individuals to delay or avoid care until the issue leads to the local emergency room, often for conditions that could be alleviated by an outpatient medical visit. National health care reforms in 2012 prompted VTCC to conduct a needs assessment to determine the service delivery model that would best serve their clients. The study determined the need for VTCC to expand preventive and urgent care services for adults, a service that had been primarily focused on children, as well as the need for late afternoon/early evening appointments to increase access to their services. After the first six months of the new service delivery model, VTCC found that 70% of their medical patients were provided care during the new extended hours, compared to only 8% for the same time period in 2013. Like the Good Samaritan who acts with mercy, Villa Therese Catholic Clinic remains steadfast to its mission to care for the uninsured and underserved in their community. By promoting better health and preventing disease, the clinic helps to reduce the long-term impact of health care costs, and leads to stronger health outcomes for the families of their community. 6
Lord, thank you for those who journey with us through the healing process. They tirelessly serve in the late afternoon or evening to witness to health care as a God-given right and responsibility. And Lord, Your love and compassion is contagious and compels me to reach out to all my brothers and sisters.
Women Partnering Colorado Springs, CO Moving Toward Holistic Economic Sustainability with Special Emphasis on Mental Health
Empowering Women to Help Each Other
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ary* was battling depression and was living in her car. The smile on her face disguised her challenges when she joined five other women at the Drop-Inn Center at Women Partnering. She was glowing with the anticipation of sharing with her peers the goal she had recently achieved as part of her Action Plan, a component of her Individual Development Plan. Mary announced that she was auditioning for a play – a huge step for someone who had cut herself off from society for many years. Mary shared that she had struggled with setting goals and making progress with them until she had her group of peers to hold her accountable.
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he Drop-Inn Center provides women with opportunities for ongoing learning, social interaction, and support facilitated by staff at Women Partnering, and is just one of the services offered by the organization. Sister Roberta Westrick, SC, serves on their Board of Directors. Women Partnering has benefitted from SC Ministry Foundation support since 2004. Initiated by an endowment created by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration, Women Partnering responds to the unmet needs of vulnerable women and children in their region, including those who are undocumented. Women Partnering connects these women with services in partnership with other local agencies, such as mental health care provider Franciscan Community Counseling. A 2013 report on the quality of life in the Pikes Peak region revealed an alarmingly high suicide rate, and added that three out of four people in the community were affected by some type of psychological distress as a result of several natural disasters and deadly acts of violence that have occurred in the community. “The goal of Women Partnering is to help women overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of their holistic economic sustainability,” shared Sister Jeannette Kneifel, OSF, Ph.D., who serves as President/CEO of the organization. “We chose our name intentionally, since each woman must do her part in order for the organization to succeed.”
Lord, we pray in gratitude today for women of compassion and mercy that have been a part of our life and taught us that to love another person is to see the face of God. Thank you for the women who believe in us when we cannot believe in ourselves.
Women are succeeding in the program, demonstrated by 74% of the 2013 participants reporting sustained growth in four of the six areas of their Individual Development Plan over a two-year period. These women have discovered that being a good neighbor doesn’t require having a home – but it does require supporting one another in community. *Name changed to protect client privacy
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he victims of modern society are not always as easily identified as someone who has been beaten and left on the side of the road. Often people are thought to be undeserving of certain benefits because they are different than us. Through the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus calls us to push aside our judgment and view others with our hearts – from a place of compassion and understanding. SC Ministry Foundation recognizes these organizations which have dared to risk a caring response to serve the vulnerable and the marginalized.
Caring Response Madagascar Foundation Cincinnati, Ohio Model Healthy Village Pilot Project
Navigating Healthier Waters
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he family of Nicolas Ravelo and Sily Razafindra is pioneering a significant cultural change for their village of Fontsimavo in Madagascar, an island country off the east coast of Southern Africa. After learning of the health benefits of safe sanitation for their family, they contributed to the purchase and construction of the first family latrine and outhouse in their village. Building a sanitary latrine in Fontsimavo is no small accomplishment – the bridge to the village was destroyed in 2002 and never rebuilt, leaving the area accessible only by canoe or raft. All construction equipment and materials must be floated up the Ivoloina River and then transported up a mud road into the rural countryside. Despite these challenges, villagers are adopting safe sanitation practices and also learning to filter their water using a simple filtering system. These efforts toward disease prevention were spurred by engaging the leaders and families of the entire village in an educational process to improve their community’s health, and was accomplished through the guidance of the Caring Response Madagascar Foundation.
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aring Response Madagascar Foundation (CRMF) is a public charity dedicated to responding to the needs of those living in poverty in Madagascar, particularly in the area of Tamatave (Toamasina).The organization collaborates with existing missionary and relief efforts in Madagascar to identify areas of unmet needs, and develop creative solutions to address those needs. All of the staff, mission team and doctors fulfilling the work of CRMF are volunteers, primarily from the Cincinnati area. SC Ministry Foundation has partnered with CRMF since 2002. Widespread illiteracy and native taboos about sanitation have long impeded the spread of good hygiene and healthy living practices among the region’s urban and rural poor. Significant efforts were expended to convince the Malagasy people that it is not a violation of sacred tradition to put a latrine in the same ground as the bones of their ancestors. The majority of Madagascar’s rural poor experience a lack of clean water, safe sanitation, hygiene education and basic community health care. As a result, data estimates that 13,000 Malagasy children under the age of five die each year from illness related to unsafe, unclean water. The Model Healthy Village Pilot Project brings clean water, safe sanitation and training for basic hygiene to two villages in rural Toamasina, Madagascar. The pilot project is building on earlier CRMF projects to promote healthy communities such as the construction of the Sanitec plant, Madagascar’s first sanitary wares production facility. Sanitec employs local residents to produce latrines and water purifiers using regional raw materials with an environmentally-friendly process – all available at an affordable cost for low-income families.
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Caring Response Madagascar Foundation is compassionately helping neighbors help each other, and engaging communities to maintain healthy villages for future generations.
Catholic Volunteer Network Takoma Park, MD Research Study on the Impact of Faith-based Volunteerism Racial Justice & Diversity Outreach
Developing Faith through Service
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ndy, a college graduate in his early twenties, resided in a home he shared with three others in one of Cincinnati’s struggling neighborhoods. He went to work every day, yet had less than $200 a month to cover his needs. While it may appear that Andy had suffered some misfortune, he actually chose to live his life this way. Andy devoted a year to full-time service as a Vincentian Volunteer of Cincinnati through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul – living and serving alongside other volunteers in solidarity with the neighborhood. Andy shared that the experience “showed me how many other people really do believe in putting their faith into action to serve others.”
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he Vincentian Volunteer program is one of hundreds of faith-based volunteer programs that are supported by the Catholic Volunteer Network, which in 2013 celebrated 50 years as a leading membership organization of Christian volunteer and mission programs. The 215 organizations that comprise the Catholic Volunteer Network (CVN) offer full-time service opportunities for more than 20,000 people of all ages, backgrounds and skills throughout the U.S. and in more than 100 countries throughout the world. SC Ministry Foundation supports the Vincentian Volunteer program as well as the Catholic Volunteer Network, where Sister Nancy Bramlage, SC, serves as a board member. To evaluate the impact of five decades of faith-based volunteer service programs, CVN commissioned the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University to conduct a survey of volunteer alumni from CVN membership organizations. SC Ministry Foundation was a major funder of this study which documented the transformative effect of the volunteer experience on career choices, civic involvement, spiritual growth and human development. The study revealed that 80% of former volunteers remain active in volunteer work and charitable giving, and 67% reported that their volunteer experience influenced their career choice. While the study confirmed the long-term positive impact of volunteer service, the CARA study also raised concerns for CVN about the demographics of their membership, with 90% of the volunteer alumni identified as “White.” While CVN’s most recent membership survey revealed slightly improved racial diversity (70% White), these statistics do not reflect the demographics of the Catholic Church with its rising Latino population, nor that of the communities in which the volunteers serve, where populations are approximately 85% African American and Latino. To better fulfill their Core Value of being “inclusive and collaborative,” CVN has embarked on a Racial Justice and Diversity Outreach Project. The initiative will include racial justice training for CVN members and increased diversity outreach on college campuses. By educating volunteers to form a deeper understanding of racial injustice and disparities, CVN is promoting a more inclusive and caring environment and deepening the ability of volunteers to act justly.
Lord, give our voice the words to empower others, to give them a reason to hope, and to maximize their potential, and give our hearts the compassion to act with loving deeds and to love as You have loved us.
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...moved with compassion Education Matters Cincinnati, OH College Bridge Program
Dreams Matter
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hen Kimberly began exploring the possibility of going to college in 2011, she was a recent high school graduate and a single mother. She wanted a college degree but the responsibilities of raising a daughter and the lack of support from her extended family stood as barriers in the way of her dream. Kimberly also felt intimidated by the college and financial aid application process. Then Kimberly discovered Education Matters, which provided the personal coaching and support she needed to overcome her challenges, develop her skills and build her confidence so she could pursue her studies. With the support of the Education Matters team, combined with Kimberly’s determination, she recently earned an associate’s degree from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Kimberly’s desire to work as a preschool teacher within her Price Hill community is now fueling her pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education.
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ducation Matters, formerly known as Lower Price Hill Community School, is dedicated to strengthening community by helping low-income, first generation college students remove the barriers to educational advancement. For fifteen years SC Ministry Foundation has supported the programs at Education Matters, where Sister Kathryn Ann Connelly, SC has been a long-standing member of the Board of Trustees and served as Board President for five years. Education Matters has recognized that within the current economy nearly 2/3 of all jobs require at least a two-year college degree or technical training for entry and advancement. However, 95% of the students served by Education Matters are required to take at least one remedial class before they can begin their college degree. On a national scale, remedial classes lead to a costly delay in acquiring a college degree, resulting in an 85% failure/withdrawal rate as reported in 2010. The College Bridge program at Education Matters provides assistance with college readiness through an individualized college-prep plan, providing the remedial classes and study skills needed before a student begins paying for college courses and using financial aid. The program also guides students through the college enrollment and financial aid process, supports them throughout their college studies with tutoring, and provides ongoing support towards achieving students’ goals. One of the unique aspects of the program is the partnership Education Matters has formed with Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, which literally brings college to the community by providing classes on-site in Price Hill. This allows students to enter college in a smaller, more comfortable setting. The 2012-13 cohort of 15 students in the program experienced an 84% course completion rate and an 81% retention rate, with students citing the on-site college classes as the primary reason for their success. With the perspective that 99% of the students were first-generation college students, and only 5% of all adults in Lower Price Hill have earned an undergraduate degree, the rate of success of the College Bridge program signifies a promising change for the community. By re-engaging adults in education, Education Matters is helping people find respect, confidence and success within their families and communities, and within themselves. 10
Lord, give our eyes the awareness to see and recognize the needs of others. Give us the vision to make life’s roads safe for everyone by giving all our brothers and sisters their God-given dignity. May we always maximize the potential of all our brothers and sisters so they may flourish and contribute to the Common Good.
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. Silver Spring, MD Facilitating Local Models of Welcoming Communities
Welcoming the Stranger
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atholic Charities of Central Florida serves a diverse population of refugees and asylees from Cuba, Haiti, Iraq, Venezuela, Columbia, Congo and Egypt. Richard Logue is the program director for Immigration and Refugee Services at the agency, which provides legalization, employment and other services. Richard’s participation in a recent training workshop provided by Catholic Legal Immigration Network led to an important realization. “The training made us more aware of the services we were not providing, such as the skills to become citizens,” shared Richard. Following the training, the agency developed plans to add integration services, including citizenship training and English for Speakers of Other Languages classes. “To be part of the process where individuals finally say, ‘we are a U.S. citizen,’ is a blessing and a privilege,” added Richard.
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atholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) promotes the dignity and protects the rights of immigrants in partnership with a dedicated network of Catholic and community legal immigration programs. CLINIC serves as a trusted resource for more than 260 affiliates, which provide free and low-cost immigration legal services for vulnerable and low-income immigrants in order to obtain the legal status that leads to better jobs, family reunification, access to health care, improved educational opportunities for children, and fuller participation in community and civic life. SC Ministry Foundation has partnered with CLINIC for over a decade, and Sister Sally Duffy, SC serves on their Board of Directors as Treasurer. Through its daily interactions with dioceses around the country, CLINIC has identified a great need for a coordinated and focused approach to increase the implementation of immigrant integration programs within Catholic communities. With or without the passage of comprehensive immigration reform, the need exists for effectively integrating immigrants within communities. However, once reform does occur, the potential volume of immigrants requiring assistance points to the vital need for organizations to be prepared to offer the wrap-around services to pave the way for the naturalization process. Integration requires dual responsibility on the part of the immigrant and the receiving community. By providing services such as tax assistance and classes for English Language Learning and citizenship test preparation, organizations help the immigrant fulfill their responsibilities for acquiring citizenship. By supporting the organizations that provide these services, communities begin to fulfill their responsibility to welcome the immigrants. To emphasize the importance of immigrant integration, CLINIC embarked on an institutional change to incorporate integration expectations into CLINIC’s Core Standards. Compliance with the Core Standards is required for all new and renewed membership in the network. Integration was added to the curriculum for CLINIC’s Immigration Management Program, and a self-assessment tool was created for affiliates to gauge programmatic readiness for integration initiatives. In fulfilling the Gospel mission to welcome the stranger, CLINIC is making the road safe for all those who are seeking a path to citizenship, and assisting communities to welcome immigrants with dignity.
The Good Samaritan reached out to a foreigner, someone different than the Good Samaritan. Moved with compassion and acting in mercy and love, the Good Samaritan welcomed and cared for the stranger and ensured shared membership in society. Lord, help me to do likewise.
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grants
FISCAL YEAR 2014
AIDS Resource Center Ohio, Dayton, OH: Improving HIV Treatment in the Miami Valley through an Integrated Patient-Centered Care Model
Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH: Educational Programs for Price Hill Catholic Schools, Seton and DePaul Cristo Rey High Schools and Summer Learning Camp
American Cancer Society, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support
Cincinnati Recreation Commission Foundation, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support
Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH: Justice for Immigrants Organizing Initiative; Price Hill Catholic Elementary Schools Summer Learning Camp; CISE Summer Learning Camp at DePaul Cristo Rey High School; Catholic Latino Outreach Initiative Association for the Development of Children, Guatemala, Central America: Improving Organization Accountability Bayley, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support Bethesda Foundation, Inc., Cincinnati, OH: Program Support BoardSource, Washington, DC: Capacity Building Webinars
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Foundation, Cincinnati, OH: Capacity Building Cincinnatians For Affordable Housing, Inc., Cincinnati, OH: Capacity Building Clarke University, Dubuque, IA: Program Support Clinica Comunitaria Daniel Comboni, Guatemala, Central America: Early Stimulation Program with Mothers’ Groups Community Land Cooperative of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support
Caring Response Madagascar Foundation, Cincinnati, OH: Caring for Tuberculosis Patients at Dispensary Antsiramandroso; Model Healthy Village Pilot Project
Contact Center, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support
Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support
Crossroad Health Center, Cincinnati, OH: Pediatric Maximum Health-Price Hill
Catholic Charities USA, Alexandria, VA: Stabilizing Unaccompanied Minor Asylum-Seeking Immigrants and Women and Children Refugees Catholic Charities/Little Flower Center, Aurora, CO: Basic Services Assistance for Those in Need Catholic Extension, Chicago, IL: Hispanic Lay Leadership Initiative Catholic Health Association, St. Louis, MO: Capacity Building Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., Silver Spring, MD: Facilitating Local Models of Welcoming Communities Catholic Medical Mission Board, New York, NY: Disaster Relief & Recovery in the Philippines Catholic Relief Services, Baltimore, MD: Disaster Relief & Recovery in the Philippines Catholic Volunteer Network, Takoma Park, MD: Racial Justice & Diversity Outreach Project Center For Migration Studies, New York, NY: Program Support Chatfield College, St. Martin, OH: Learning to Live Program Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH: Transforming Maternal and Infant Health/Start Strong Children’s Hunger Alliance, Columbus, OH: Breakfast and Lunch Programs for Cincinnati Catholic Schools Chinese Province of the Congregation of the Mission, Earth City, MO: Chinese Sisters Leadership Initiative Church Women United of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center, Cincinnati, OH: Working Towards a Wage Theft Ordinance 12
Cooperative for Education, Cincinnati, OH: The Bridges Program
Daughters of Charity East Central Province, Evansville, IN: Capacity Building Daughters of Charity Foundation of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA: Support of Work with St. Mary’s Academy in New Orleans; Capacity Building DePaul Cristo Rey High School, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, Inc., El Paso, TX: Assistance with Immigrant Unaccompanied Minors, Women and Children Diocese of Little Rock, Little Rock, AR: Disaster Relief to Assist with Case Management & People Needing Emergency Assistance Diocese of Saginaw, Saginaw, MI: Program Support Dominican Sisters of Peace, Columbus, OH: Capacity Building Drop Inn Center, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support EarthLinks, Denver, CO: EarthLinks Workshop Program; Capacity Building East End Adult Education Center, Cincinnati, OH: Literacy/GED Instruction; Program Support Education Matters, Cincinnati, OH: College Bridge Program El Paso Villa Maria, El Paso,TX: Volunteer Program; Capacity Building Elder High School, Cincinnati, OH: tech-reach Program English Language Learning Foundation, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support Enroll America, Cincinnati, OH: Capacity Building
FADICA, Washington, DC: Philanthropy Leadership Intern Program; Capacity Building; Sponsorship of Joint Research/Communication Project to Highlight the Importance of Catholic Philanthropy and Stewardship
Interfaith Worker Justice, Chicago, IL: Minimum Wage Advocacy Campaign
Fonkoze USA, Washington, DC: Literacy and Business Skills Training for Haitian Market Women
Journey: The Ed Colina Foundation, Burlington, KY: Program Support
Forgotten Harvest Inc., Oak Park, MI: Program Support Foundation Fighting Blindness, Libertyville, IL: Program Support FreeStore/FoodBank, Cincinnati, OH: Emergency Food Assistance; Program Support Friars Club, Inc., Cincinnati, OH: Program Support Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation, Cincinnati, OH: Improving the Oral Health Status of the Good Samaritan Free Health Center Patients; Program Support; TriHealth/Seton Student Summer Employment Program Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation - Dayton, Dayton, OH: Mothers Empowered Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Cincinnati, OH: Legacy of Grace and Compassion of Morgan Judd Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition, Cincinnati, OH: Education and Advocacy Programs; Streetvibes and Program Support
Jesuit Retreat House, Parma, OH: Whole Person, Holy Work Retreat; Program Support
Julia Greeley Academy, Aurora, CO: Program Support Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH: Stabilizing Neighborhoods Through Secure Housing; Cover the Uninsured Campaign; Capacity Building Life Spring Christian Church, Cincinnati, OH: Kenya Mission Trip Light of Hearts Villa, Bedford, OH: Capacity Building Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Cincinnati, OH: Price Hill Financial Opportunity Center Los Pobres, Inc., Avondale, CO: Legalization Services & Basic Necessities; Program Support Mercy Professional Services, Cincinnati, OH: Price Hill Catholic School Counselors Support Mission Partners Guatemala, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support Moun Pou Moun Haiti, Saint Louis, MO: Program Support
Greccio Housing Unlimited, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO: SHOES-Supportive Housing Over Evictions
Mount St. Joseph University, Cincinnati, OH: Leadership in Nursing Program Support; Student Summer Employment
Growing Colorado Kids, Commerce City, CO: Leadership and Community Building; Transportation Program; Capacity Building
National Communicators Network for Women Religious, Williams Bay, WI: Capacity Building
Health Policy Institute of Ohio, Columbus, OH: Ensuring Access to Care for All Ohioans Health Resource Center of Cincinnati, Inc., Cincinnati, OH: Core Mental Health Program
NETWORK, Washington, DC: Income/Wealth Disparity Program North Brevard Charities Sharing Center, Inc., Titusville, FL: Support for People with Chemical/Alcohol Addiction
HealthSET, Denver, CO: Health Promotion Clinics
Office for Immigrant Affairs and Immigration Education, Chicago, IL: Pastoral Migratotia Program
Hispanics Avanzando Hispanics, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support
Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, OH: Program Support
Holy Angels Church, Sidney, OH: Hispanic Community Empowerment Program
Ohio Interfaith Power & Light, Columbus, OH: Clearinghouse of Resources
Holy Family Church, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support
Ohio Justice & Policy Center, Cincinnati, OH: Statewide Redemptive Criminal-Justice Reform
Holy Family School, Cincinnati, OH: Second Preschool Classroom; Supporting Student School Success; Program Support Hospice of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support InterAct for Health, Cincinnati, OH: Co-sponsorship of Capacity Building Programs; Capacity Building Intercommunity Justice & Peace Center, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, New York, NY: Divestment Response Project; Capacity Building Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH: Transportation Program
Ohioans to Stop Executions, Cincinnati, OH: Ohio Death Penalty Reforms; Capacity Building One Simple Voice, Colorado Springs, CO: Interior Journey and Contemplative Prayer Over the Rhine Community Housing, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support Partners In Health A Nonprofit Corporation, Boston, MA: Fighting Malnutrition in Haiti with Therapeutic Peanut Butter; Eradicating Maternal Deaths in Developing Countries 13
grants
FISCAL YEAR 2014
Peaslee Neighborhood Center, Cincinnati, OH: Early Learning Center; Program Support
St. Rita School for the Deaf, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support
Philanthropy Ohio, Columbus, OH: Bridges Out of Poverty Program; Capacity Building
St. Teresa of Avila School, Cincinnati, OH: Spanish Instruction for 7th and 8th Graders
Price Hill Will, Cincinnati, OH: St. Lawrence Corner Improvements; Capacity Building; Program Support
St. Vincent de Paul Village, Inc., San Diego, CA: Therapeutic Childcare Program
ProKids, Cincinnati, OH: Building Blocks Birth Through Five
St. William School, Cincinnati, OH: Strengthening Students and Families in the St. William Community; Capacity Building
Purcell Marian High School, Cincinnati, OH: Math Blended Learning Program Resurrection School, Cincinnati, OH: Counselor/Social Worker Program; Capacity Building
Support Our Aging Religious, Inc., Washington, DC: Program Support
Safely Home Inc., Bedford, OH: Convening Related to Evidence Based Practices for Children Recovering from Human Trafficking
The Athenaeum of Ohio, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support The Health Collaborative, Cincinnati, OH: ReThink Health Data Modeling-Collective Impact on Health
Santa Maria Community Services, Cincinnati, OH: Literacy Center West; Price Hill EITC/VITA Initiative; Promoting our Preschoolers; Program Support
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support
Seton High School, Cincinnati, OH: Blended Learning Program; Senior Project; Tuition Assistance; Program Support; Capacity Building Initiative Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Mount St. Joseph, OH: Biannual Leadership Council Project Funding Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Cincinnati, OH: Assistance with Emergency Retirement Needs Sisters of St. Joseph - TOSF, Chicago, IL: Program Support for Peace, Justice and Care for Creation Convening Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Cincinnati, OH: Vincentian Volunteers of Cincinnati; Neighborhood-based Food Pantries; Assistance with Affordable Care Act Enrollment through Medicaid Expansion; Summer Fans and Air Conditioners for Those Needing Help Special Olympics Ohio, Columbus, OH: Program Support St. Bernard Project Inc., Chalmette, LA: Support of Nuns Build St. Dominic School, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support St. James Elementary School, Bay City, MI: Emergency Assistance for the Poor in School and Area St. James Parish, Bay City, MI: Sharing God’s Gifts Emergency Assistance Program St. Joseph Home, Cincinnati, OH: Group Home Expansion; Program Support
The Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH: Adult Basic Reading Program in Price Hill The Marielders, Inc., Cincinnati, OH: Transportation The National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton, Dayton, OH: Police and Youth Together The Social Centre, Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies: The Social Centre School Feeding Programme The Women’s Connection, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support; Capacity Building; Mission Fulfillment United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH: Price Hill Stable Families Initiative; Support for Partners for a Competitive Workforce University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company, Cincinnati, OH: Bringing Primary Care to the Blue Mountains of Jamaica Villa Therese Catholic Clinic, Santa Fe, NM: Preventive Health Care for Children and Adults Warren County Community Services, Lebanon, OH: Program Support Whole Again International, Cincinnati, OH: Summer Food and Enrichment Program Women Partnering, Colorado Springs, CO: Moving Toward Holistic Economic Sustainability with Special Emphasis on Mental Health, Phase III Capacity Building Working in Neighborhoods, Inc., Cincinnati, OH: Self Sufficiency/Capacity Building; Program Support
St. Joseph Orphanage, Cincinnati, OH: Program Support
Wounded Warrior Project Inc., Jacksonville, FL: Assist Wounded Veterans
St. Lawrence School, Cincinnati, OH: Counselor/Social Worker Program; Price Hill Back to School Fair
YWCA of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH: Eliminating Racism and Empowering Women
St. Martha School, Okemos, MI: Olweus Anti-bullying Program & “Remain in Me” Virtues Program 14
with gratitude
SC MINISTRY FOUNDATION BOARD 2013-2014
SC Ministry Foundation is grateful to Karen Hoeb and John O’Connor who have promoted the mission and ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati for nine years through their dedicated service with the SC Ministry Foundation Board.
Michael S. McGraw, Chair S. Joan Elizabeth Cook, SC
Karen has shared her wealth of knowledge and decades of experience with philanthropy and the nonprofit sector while serving on the Executive Committee, Grant Review Committee and as Chair of the Governance Committee. The Foundation’s Finance Committee and Strategic Planning Committee benefitted from John’s guidance and perspective from his many years of public and private equity investment experience. The staff of SC Ministry Foundation would like to thank all members of our Board and Board Committees for their ministry as stewards of our mission.
S. Sally Duffy, SC S. Maureen Heverin, SC Karen Bennett Hoeb Donald L. Keller Robert Killins, Jr. Denise Kuprionis S. Carol Leveque, SC Timothy S. Moller John J. O’Connor S. Patrick Ann O’Connor, SC Simón Sotelo
FISCAL YEAR 2014 FINANCIAL REPORT International Healthy Communities Education
SC MINISTRY FOUNDATION STAFF
Poor and Underserved
Social Justice
Healthy Communities.................$ 1,368,477 Social Justice..................................$ 1,591,368 Poor and Underserved................$ 1,420,818 Education .......................................$ 1,719,180 International..................................$ 213,594 Total Grants Awarded........... $ 6,313,436
S. Sally Duffy, SC President and Executive Director M. Maureen Maxfield Director of Education and Program Officer Amelia Riedel Director of Communications and Program Officer Marybeth Schroer Systems Application Support and Administrative Assistant Donna Jo Smiley Executive & Grants Management Assistant Jessica Mazzei Communications Assistant / Co-op student Catherine Schultz Grants Assistant / Co-op student 11 15
So far as I can express, but to speak the joy of my soul at the prospect of being able to assist the poor, visit the sick, comfort the sorrowful, clothe little innocents, and teach them to love God! – Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
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