Since May 1, more than 7,800 individuals have received emergency assistance from the local Catholic Church through Catholic Charities.  By the numbers, through June 7, 2010:

• 7,803 people (2,369 families) have received emergency assistance from Catholic Charities;
• $140,600 in gift cards and/or food vouchers have been distributed to affected families;
• 952 emergency food boxes from Second Harvest Food Bank have been distributed;
• 177 cans of baby formula have been distributed along with 77 boxes of diapers and 186 ½ packs of diapers;
• 902 people have undergone mental health assessments; and
• 737 people have received individual counseling and 58 have taken part in group counseling with Catholic Charities crisis counselors.

Those wanting to help, can make donations  directly to Catholic Charities at www.ccano.org. 

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       Since May 1, more than 6200 individuals who have been affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have received emergency assistance from the local Catholic Church through Catholic Charities.  By the numbers, through June 1, 2010:

• 6227 people (1883 families) have received emergency assistance from Catholic Charities;
• $102,900 in gift cards and/or food vouchers have been distributed to affected families;
• 845 emergency food boxes from Second Harvest Food Bank have been distributed;
• 173 cans of baby formula have been distributed along with 77 boxes of diapers and 186 ½ packs of diapers;
• 748 people have undergone mental health assessments; and
• 503 people have received individual counseling and 28 have taken part in group counseling with Catholic Charities crisis counselors.

Breakfast is from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM. The Easter Egg Hunt Begins at 10:30 AM.

The event is located at Café Hope, 1101 Barataria Blvd, Marrero, LA.

Learn more about Café Hope >

In addition to Catholic Relief Services, there are a number of religious communities working with people affected by the Port-Au-Prince earthquake in Haiti. Please contact either Catholic Relief Services or one of these religious communities if you would like to donate to a Haiti relief fund.

Jesuits Jesuit Refugee Services/USA Cindy Rice, Development Dir. 1016 16th Street NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20038 www.norprov.org Redemptorist Fathers Redemptorist Relief Fund for Haiti Redemptorist-Denver Province 1230 South Parker Rd Denver, CO 80231 www.redemptoristdenver.org Sisters of the Holy Cross (indicate funds are for Haiti) General Treasurer 905, Rue Basile-Moreau Saint-Laurent, Quebec H4L 4A1 Canada Dominican Sisters Solidarite Haiti Couvent des Dominicans 20 rue des Ayres 33082 Bordeaux Cedex France Vincentians Fr. Perry Henry, C.M. Provincial Haiti Mission (Western Province) 13663 Rider Trail North Earth City, MO 63045 (314) 344-1184 Salesians Salesians Disaster Relief P.O. Box 30 New Rochelle, NY 10802 www.salesianmissions.org (914) 633-8344 Religious of the Sacred Heart Sr. Judy Vollbrecht, RSCJ 1719 Napoleon Avenue New Orleans, LA 70115 (504) 899-6027 Brothers of the Sacred Heart Foundation Haiti Mission 4600 Elysian Fields Avenue New Orleans, LA 70122

Our sister agency that specifically responds to international disasters is Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Please visit their website to donate to victims of the disaster. You can also donate through calling 1-877-HELP-CRS or texting RELIEF to 30644.

The Archdiocese of New Orleans will hold a special second collection at all masses this weekend to benefit victims of the earthquake.

To date, we have raised $1,210,182 or 71% of our goal of $1.7M for the Archbishop’s Community Appeal (ACA). We still need your help to support the work of Catholic Charities in the coming year. Click here to learn more about the rich history of the ACA >

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