Helping Our Rural Neighbors
It was a typical summer day. The air was hot, and the threat of an afternoon shower showed on the horizon. The Rural Outreach team was a...
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CATHOLIC CHARITIES GAINESVILLE
TRANSFORMING LIVES
SINCE 1975
EMERGENCY
ASSISTANCE
Our Emergency Financial Assistance program provides resources to prevent homelessness in Gainesville and its surrounding counties. This initiative serves those in our community who are struggling to pay utility bills or rent/mortgage payments, as well as those in need of food assistance.
MAKING AN IMPACT
136,179
POUNDS OF FOOD
Provided to 14,295 individuals through our food programs
504
From 21 schools enrolled in the Weekend Hunger Backpack Program that provides nutritious meals to children struggling with food insecurity
201
Benefited from our Bridges to Prosperity poverty reduction program
1,082
Received emergency financial assistance for rent, mortgages or utilities
HELPING PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS
“Everything was perfect. Thank you for having a program like this in place to help struggling individuals such as myself.”
Robin
LATEST NEWS
“Today amid so much darkness we need to see the light of hope, and to be the men and women who bring hope to others.”
Pope Francis
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