Catholic Charities, Diocese of St. Petersburg E-News

Greetings!

We invite you to take a few minutes to learn more about the work of Catholic Charities, Diocese of

St. Petersburg. As a member of the Church and through the Ministries of Mercy, Life and Shelter,

we are responding to God's call in Matthew 25, "We Are Called To Be The Hands Of Jesus." Please feel free to forward this newsletter to your colleagues, friends and family.

During the year 2010, Catholic Charities provided services to over 16,188 individuals and families in the five counties within the Diocese of St. Petersburg. Your support helped to provide 4,047 children and 12,141 adults with Life and Shelter Ministry services.

In 2009, Lori Smith, right, a high school dropout and mother of three grown children, moved to Tampa with hopes of finishing school and starting a new career. However, two weeks after enrollment at Sanford Brown Institute, Lori found herself homeless and without a job or transportation due to a failing marriage of 23 years. "This was a hard time for me because I wanted my marriage to work," Lori explains.

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Helped to provide 94 individuals and families with residential & permanent housing and 192 individuals with rental vouchers, emergency rent and utility assistance in the Shelters of Hope - HIV/AIDS Housing Services.

Visit Catholic Charities Northern Counties Service Center and you're bound to run into one of their clients. That's because each week, staff and volunteers do their best to accommodate an increasing number of people seeking help. The goal of the service center is to provide services that support and stabilize families in a welcoming, accommodating, and safe facility. However, the center is quickly running out of space ...