Ladies of Charity USA: Working Together Against Poverty 2017

Caring for the sick poor in their homes

Family caregivers support elderly needing in-home care

Caregiving Project and Advocacy

initiatives

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Infants abandoned by parents who lacked resources to care for them

Young parents who need parenting and job skills

“Mary’s Corner” empowers young

mothers while we care for their needs

“Bridges Out of Poverty” helps guide

parents toward financial and emotional stability

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Illiteracy

ESL, alternative education and job skills

Literacy support /Mission Market/

Caregiver job training

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Galley Slavery

Human Trafficking awareness and services; Prison Reform

Advocacy, education and support of

safe houses; Restorative Justice

initiatives

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Famine

Working families unable to afford food

Food pantries and soup kitchens in

many communities, now serving fresh

produce

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Youth, especially girls, disempowered by a culture that demeans their God-given dignity

Junior Ladies of Charity ages 10 –18,

young women mentored by Ladies of Charity in their

communities,

Training lay Vincentian Spiritual Moderators

Young women with limited options

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Funding for charitable efforts

Thrift Stores that help those in poverty with clothing needs and

support other charitable endeavors.

Grant writing and fundraising seminars

Resources to support projects for the poor

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Supporting faith-filled women to lead organized efforts working with people in poverty

AIC, a 400-year-old worldwide network of women

“Acting together against all forms of poverty”

Organize the work of charity

Role for women in the Church

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