Our 2007

ministry
 grants

for the U.S.-Ontario Province

Projects in four general categories —
1) serving the poor,
2) education,
3) spirituality and
4) beyond borders

have received ministry grants of up to $4,000 each from the Sisters of the Holy Names, U.S.-Ontario Province. Please follow this link to download an article about the grants. 

Photo, above: SNJM Associate Peggy Sammons and Sr. Ann Pizelo at "Our Place" in Spokane, Washington.

A grant for "Our Place" in Spokane, Washington, will help add a laundry center for low-income people. Our Place provides  food, clothing, hygiene products, bus tokens, emergency utility assistance and gas vouchers. The center serves about 1,000 people in a month. Last year it distributed more than 175,000 pounds of food and more than 33,000 items of clothing. For a third of the clients, Social Security is the only source of income. More than 40 percent of the clients are under age 18 or at least 65. More than 65 volunteers work at the center, including a dozen Holy Names Sisters, Benediction Sisters, Sisters of Providence, and SNJM Associates. This summer will be the 20th year for Our Place.

Students in Seattle who take part in the "Celebrating Diversity and Global Community" program at St. Edward School in Seattle. Makiko Fujiwara, SNJM, manages the project.

SNJM Associate Benneth Husted, D.O., left, at work for Housecall Providers in Portland, Oregon. SNJMs and Associates are among the Board members at Housecall Providers. 

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