2024 Impact Report
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2024 Impact report
Over the last year, the ministry has deeply impacted our local community. The Vincentians (volunteers) were the face of Christ to our neighbors by serving them with compassion and friendship. This work is sometimes challenging, but it is rewarding. Below are some of the ways we helped:
• Assisted over 1,800 neighbors• Answered over 1,000 hotline calls• Conducted 181 home visits• Conducted 63 telephone visits• Conducted 217 pantry visits• Provided $8,580 in-kind senior meals• Provided $18,000 in-kind legal services• Referred our neighbors to 134 agencies• Served 83 Thanksgiving meals which nourished 271 neighbors• Through our Magi Tree program, we provide over 1,000 Christmas gifts to 563 neighborsVolunteer Impact: The Vincentians, using their time, talents, and treasures, provided these services making all things possible through and with God. Below are their core contributions.
• Vincentians: 40• Volunteer hours: 2,782• Miles driven: 8,242Financial Impact: The good and generous people of St Thomas Aquinas are our partners in this huge impact. Without your financial support, many of our neighbors would not have been able to pay rent, utilities, or have something to eat. Here is where these gifts were carefully discerned and applied.
• Rent: $158,340• Food, toiletries and diapers: $9,837• Utilities: $9,968
___________________________________• Total: $178,145We Need You: Now that you have seen the fruits of the Holy Spirit for this ministry, we invite you to join us. This not only helps our neighbors, but we ourselves are drawn closer to Christ and each other in this service. The fruits of the Holy Spirit multiply when we cooperate with the Holy Spirit by saying “YES” to Corporal Works of Mercy. For more information or questions, please call our Hotline at 214-823-4645.
Blessed is the one who considers the poor. (Psalm 41:1)
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