ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL

ACA Helps Youth Center
By Liz Baker


Youth Center Incorporated (YCI) helps young people build positive connections within their families, schools, and communities. Our mission is to provide community-based educational, recreational and social activities in a safe, supportive environment.
The Annual Catholic Appeal has been a steward of YCI programs for over
22 years, and is an integral part of meeting our mission.... Click Here to continue...


Take and Eat
People Feeding People”

 

Take and Eat, Inc. was founded in 2003 by Deacon Francis Ryan, Ed.D of Williamstown’s Catholic Community of St. Patrick & St. Raphael Parish, and his wife Kathleen as a Non-Profit organization to recruit, train and empower volunteers in various faith based community organizations to prepare and deliver, free of charge, hot nutritious meals to homebound seniors on weekends and three day holidays. Approximately 80 percent of the clients served are female, over the age of 65 and include all ethnicities and religions. Click Here to continue...


Catholic Youth Center
Keeping kids busy in a safe, structured environment.
Terry Hegarty has the story.

 


Broderick House
Providing food, clothing, and shelter to the less
fortunate in Greater Holyoke. Peggy Weber has details.



Bethlehem House
Saving one precious life at a time.
Carolee McGrath reports.