Thank you to the 38 Conferences and Councils who applied for the Systemic Change Grant. The good news is that we saw many outstanding and innovative program applications. The bad news is that we could not award grants to everyone. To put that in perspective, we had $719,315 in requests and had a $250,000 budget.
The core of The Society’s approach to systemic change is working to remove the conditions that keep pockets of our communities in such need. We continue to learn more about how to broaden our impact because of the innovative programs started by our Councils and Conferences.
We wanted to recognize the 2024 grant awardees:
- Most Holy Redeemer Conference in Detroit, MI – Fortuna Familiar: Financial Empowerment
- Helen Conference in Georgetown, TX – Getting Ahead
- District Council of Contra Costa County in Pittsburg, CA – Workforce Development Program
- District Council of Marinette in Marinette, WI – Getting Ahead
- Evansville District Council in Evansville, IN – Microloan Program
- Diocesan Council of Providence in Providence, RI – Necesities for Neighbors Expansion Program
- La Pine Conference in La Pine, OR – Self Sufficiency Support (Mentorship) Program
- Sacramento Council in Sacramento, CA – Housing Navigator for Homeless
- Annunciation Conference in Altamonte Springs, FL – SVdP Pharmacy of Hope
- Cabrini Conference in Wausau, WI – Getting Ahead and Bridges out of Poverty
- Paul the Apostle Conference in NY, NY – Heath and Wellness Transformation
- Baltimore Council in Baltimore, MD – Getting Ahead
- Maria Goretti Conference in Hatfield, PA. – Partnership Assisted Resource Training Program
We encourage all Conferences and councils to apply next year.
