Our Philanthropy

True to missionary tradition, the Society of the Divine Word`s Chicago Province has parishes in poor areas of great ethnic diversity in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. The Chicago Province continues to be an integral part of our Divine Word congregation, which provides pastoral and humanitarian support to people in more than 70 countries.

Like our parish activities here, the majority of our worldwide philanthropic projects are among the poor and destitute of Africa, Asia and South America. Just as there privation in foreign lands, the poor of the United States, Canada and Caribbean can use much help to meet basic needs, such as food, clothing, housing and education. Supplying these necessities is a daily challenge for our missionaries.

Some of the projects that we have contributed in recent years:

• Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs, Chicago.
• Volunteer Mission Movement.
• Donations for Catholic Charities USA and for Immigrant-to-immigrant Ministry, Chicago.
• Earthquake relief efforts for religious communities, Haiti.
• Flood relief efforts, Philippines.
• Angel Outreach Program for ex-convicts recently released from prison, Chicago.
• Myanmar Cyclone Relief, Burma.
• Two Lil Fishes program that serves meals to homeless in uptown neighborhood in Chicago.
• Program for nursing training, Indonesia.
• Immigrant Relief Project.
• Project with orphans, India.
• Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility for promotion of social justice and workplace ethics, New York.
• Support of the Platform for the Common Good, Washington.
• Funds for Women`s Empowerment Tailoring Unit, India.
• Fund for Orissa Refugees, India.
• Funds for recovery from Katrina, Bay St. Louis.
• The Saboba Technical School, Ghana.
• St. Paul Technical School, Ghana.
• San Jose Freinademetz – Fun Shen Fu – Foundation for needy children, Ecuador.
• Xavier University Institute for Black Catholic Studies, Chicago.
• Faith Community Homes of Arlington Heights, Chicago.
• Diverse projects in Pittsburgh / West Virginia District.
• Genesis Housing - Affordable Housing, Chicago.
• Equipments for educational projects in Montserrat.
• Kongregasi Puteri Reinha Rosari (language school and nursing studies), Indonesia.
• Establish a residence for newly released male offenders in Mexico - Servants of the 11th Hour, California.
• Grants for Soup Kitchen, Memphis.
• Grant for Inter-faith social justice - for immigrants and minorities across cultural and religious lines, Lake County United.
• Bob Fisher Center for education programs, Chicago.
• Archbishop James P. Lyke Conference - African - American Families Donation.

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