Catholic Daughters of the Americas
Court Compton #942
Compton, CA
MISSION STATEMENT
Catholic Daughters of the Americas strives to embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all.
Motto: UNITY and CHARITY
Chartered on February 15, 1925
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California State Charities
CDA SPECIAL FUNDS
APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEAS (CALIFORNIA)
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 toilet articles to place on board ships in ports at Christmas time.
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EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
The Catholic Daughters maintain an Emergency Relief 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.
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MEALS ON WHEELS
OUR MISSION: To empower local community programs to improve the health and quality of life of the seniors they serve so that no one is left hungry or isolated.
COVENANT HOUSE (WEST COAST)
Covenant House was founded 38 years ago with the mission to help homeless kids. Today, Covenant House is the largest privately-funded agency in the Americas providing food, shelter, immediate crisis care, and essential services to homeless, throwaway, and runaway kids.
https://www.covenanthouse.org/
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RIGHT TO LIFE/PRO-LIFE
The mission of National Right to Life is to protect and defend the most fundamental right of humankind, the right to life of every innocent human being from the beginning of life to natural death. Founded in 1968, National Right to Life, the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates and more than 3,000 local chapters, is the nation's oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement, NRLC works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide and euthanasia.
2025-2027 CA STATE REGENT'S CHARITY
Homes of Hope (India)
Homes of Hope is transforming the lives of orphan girls in India and educating the poorest of the poor. Since 2006, Homes of Hope has provide home to 2,000+ orphaned and abandoned girls. Homes of Hope has earned the prestigious Gold Financial Transparency Award from www.guidestar.com. An amazing 92 to 95% of all money raised goes directly to the sisters in India who support Homes of Hope programs.
Local Contact: Paul Wilkes, Founder and Executive Director in Wilmington, NC 28409 . More information coming on how CA CDA members can support. Visit: www.homesofhopeindia.org​​​​
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CA CDA SPECIAL PROJECTS
Bishop's Burse (Courts Diocese)
California State Scholarship
Smile Train
Tree of Life
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ALL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE COURT SPECIAL FUNDS, STATE REGENTS CHARITY OR SPECIAL PROJECT CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE FOLLOWING:
Make payable to:
CA CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS
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Mail to:
CA CDA State Secretary
Yvette Manard
12320 Hedda Dr.
Cerritos, CA 90703
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