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Parish Outreach
Locations
721 N. LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60654
Through Partnership We Succeed
Catholic Charities’ hope is to become even better partners with the parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago in our common mission to serve God’s poor. We have seven regional offices that can provide volunteer opportunities for parish groups, help parish congregations learn about Catholic Charities’ services and needs, and address social service concerns of parishes.
To learn more about Catholic Charities in your area, click on one of the links to the left.
Sample Parish Projects
Here are a few ideas that you and your parish can do to provide service in your community and help Catholic Charities.
- Volunteer at a Tuesday Night Supper
- Help put together emergency food packages for our food pantries
- Host a baby shower collecting much-needed baby items for young, low-income mothers
- Participate in our annual Valentines Day valentine drive for seniors in our care
- Consider collecting donations for our programs in lieu of gifts at birthday parties for adults or children
More Ideas
You can help organize volunteer efforts for special projects such as:
- Eagle Scout projects
- Confirmation projects
- Parish-wide service day activities
- School service projects
- Young adult or college alumni group activities
- Senior groups
Parish Outreach Committee
As a supplement to our regional offices, in 2004, Catholic Charities started a program called Parish Outreach Committee. The committee exists to build bridges between parishes and Catholic Charities by increasing awareness of services provided and fostering mutuality in service of each other and God’s poor. A call was sent out to parishes and to date 58 parishes have joined the committee.
Purpose:- Respond to needs articulated by many pastors, social concerns ministers, teachers and other parish representatives for opportunities to get involved in the mission of Charity by providing “hands-on” projects for their youth groups, confirmation classes, social justice, and other committees to tackle.
- Learn how Catholic Charities can be of better help to parishioners in need
- Serve as a forum for exchange and collaboration to foster familiarity with the services the agency offers.
Our parish representatives have reported “Parish outreach is a way for us to reach out to a broader “parish community”, “I learn so much about Catholic Charities and the great work of other parishes in the county” “What a natural partnership, I feel like I am making a difference”