The 2024 annual Poverty Relief Fund Second Collection which supports individuals and families in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill Counties, raised over $90,000 in contributions.
The collection, which took place the weekend of November 23 and 24, 2024, led to twenty-four community service programs and organizations receiving grants to address needs, including hospice and medical care, food for the hungry, education to prevent elder abuse, clothing, shelter, counseling, and aid for disadvantaged families.
All applicants adhere to a clearly defined application and reporting process to qualify for a grant. Once the committee, consisting of pastors, laity, and staff, receives applications, they carefully review them and determine the distribution.
Thanks to the remarkable generosity of parishioners through our Diocese, the following grants will enable local non-profit agencies and parish charitable groups to provide vital services and support for the needy:
1. Divine Mercy Cenacle at St. Joseph the Worker, Orefield — $1,000 to purchase food for their food pantry.
2. The Northern Lehigh Food Bank, Emerald — $1,000 to help cover the expenses of the food bank including the provision of fresh and packaged foods to qualifying individuals in need of food assistance.
3. Central City Project, Allentown Central Catholic High School, Allentown — $1,500 for providing groceries from the food pantry to low-income families and to support the student-run urban garden.
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The 2024 annual Poverty Relief Fund Second Collection which supports individuals and families in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill Counties, raised over $90,000 in contributions.
