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NATIONAL CHARITIES

APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA

In 1920 Port Ministry was conceived. Its goal is to provide spiritual, physical, and psychological services to seamen at port locations in the United States. They are always happy to receive gifts and useful articles to place on board ships in ports at Christmas time.

For more information: http://www.aos-usa.org/

CATHOLIC EXTENSION

Catholic Extension was founded in 1905, to help Catholics in remote areas lacking church buildings and resources. Their vision is to raise money to help bring the Catholic Church to these isolated communities. Today Catholic Extension serves 87 “mission dioceses”, funds approximately 2000 projects annually throughout the United States and its territories.

For more information: https://catholicextension.org

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

The Catholic Daughters maintain a Disaster Fund to which our members contribute. At the request of the State Regent where a disaster occurs, monetary assistance is forwarded to the Bishop of that diocese for distribution.

For more information: https://www.catholicdaughters.org/documents/2020/5/Disaster%20Relief%20Fund.pdf

MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY (THE SISTERS OF MOTHER TERESA)

On October 7, 1950, Mother Teresa received permission from the Holy See to start her own order, "The Missionaries of Charity", whose primary task was to love and care for those persons nobody was prepared to look after. In 1965 the Society became an International Religious Family by a decree of Pope Paul VI.

For more information: https://motherteresa.org

VICTORY JUNCTION

Victory Junction is a year-round camp facility for children with serious illnesses and chronic medical conditions. Founded by Kyle Petty and his family in honor of his son Adam, Victory Junction provides life-changing camp experiences that are exciting, fun, and empowering, in a medically safe environment, always free of charge. Victory Junction relies on the generosity of the community and gifts of all sizes to ensure every experience provided is at no cost to families.

https://victoryjunction.org/

BASILICA OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Helping maintain our beautiful Basilica in Washington DC.

For more information: https://nationalshrine.org

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES

In 1943 this international project was started to provide assistance to the people in the poorest parts of the world. CRS reaches out to more than 100 countries with support such as food, medical supplies and religious assistance.

For more information: https://www.crs.org

HUMAN LIFE INTERNATIONAL

Human Life International (HLI) is a United States based Roman Catholic anti-abortion organization. It is one of the largest anti-abortion organizations in the United States. It is also the largest international pro-life organization in the world. It has affiliates and associates in over 80 nations worldwide and has sent representatives to approximately 160 locations.
Through their global mission Human Life International is-

Training local leaders and make a lasting impact on communities around the world through doctors and teachers.
Helping families choose life by providing counseling, healthcare and other resources to expecting mothers in crisis.
Going beyond abortion by bringing Christ’s teaching on life and family to the world including chastity, marriage, end of life issues and more.

Human Life International truly builds a pro-life culture.

For more information: https://hli.org

NORTH AMERICAN COLLEGE

Formation of men for the Priesthood of Jesus Christ at the Pontifical North American College is characterized by the four pillars of priestly formation as described in human, spiritual, intellectual and academic development. There are about 160 seminarians, as well as numerous faculty members and graduate students, from across the United States, Canada and Australia who devote themselves to personal formation for priestly ministry under the attentive guidance, supervision and evaluation of a formation faculty of priests and religious.

For more information: https://www.pnac.org

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Catholic Daughters of the Americas
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Compton, CA