THE CHICAGO CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ANNOUNCES OVER QUARTER-MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS
Twenty Local Recipient Groups Work in Chicago and Suburbs
Chicago, IL (August 19, 2010) - The Chicago Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) of the Archdiocese of Chicago will announce grants totaling almost $300,000 to twenty-one community-based organizations on Wednesday, September 1, at St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, 1351 West Evergreen in Chicago. Most Rev. Francis Kane, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, will celebrate Mass at 5 p.m. and Rev. James Moriarty, founder of the Chicago Catholic Campaign for Human Development, will be honored during the award ceremony. Last year the Chicago CCHD collection drew participation by over ninety-five percent of Archdiocesan parishes. The 2010 collection will take place in parishes across Cook and Lake Counties during the weekend of November 20 and 21.
The Chicago Catholic Campaign for Human Development is the Archdiocese of Chicago’s domestic anti-poverty, social justice program that has as its mission to address and combat the root causes of poverty in America.
All are invited to the Mass and award ceremony. A buffet dinner following Mass does require reservations and a donation of $20 is requested. For more information and reservations contact the Chicago CCHD office at 312-534-3894.
2010 Chicago CCHD Grant Recipients
Abstinence & Chastity Initiative, $20,000
Archdiocese of Chicago - Respect Life Office
Aid for Women, $15,000
Catholic Family Library & Learning Center, $16,320
St. Stanislaus Kostka School
Centro de Trabajadores Unidos, $15,000
Chicago Legal Clinic, $20,000
Chicago Workers Collaborative, $15,000
Emmaus Ministries, $10,400
Family Wellness DV Program, $15,000
Most Blessed Trinity Parish in Waukegan
Illinois Coalition for Justice, $5,000
Mission of Our Lady of Angels, $15,000
M.O.V.E., $15,000
Mothers Opposed to Violence Everywhere
P.A.S.O., $15,000
West Suburban Organizing Project
Polish Initiative of Chicago, $5,000
Pro-Life Action League, $15,000
Project Ultrasound, $15,000 The Women’s Centers of Chicago
Restaurant Opportunities Center – Chicago, $15,000
St. Toribio Romo Immigrant Center, $20,000
Archdiocese of Chicago
Women’s Sewing Cooperative, $15,000 Women for Economic Justice
