LOCAL
ST. GEORGE FOOD PANTRY
The mission of the St. George Food Pantry is to help people and families who live in Corryville/Clifton, Fairview/University heights neighborhoods. We provide good and groceries, clothes, some household items, references for other services, and a loving respectful heart for those in need.
Each month, approximately 275 requests are made of the Food Pantry.
We are a reflection of our diverse community, serving all of God's people.
Would you like to get involved?
Call the parish office at 381-6400 Location: Dennis and Calhoun (in the Corryville Catholic Building on the Panera Bread Co. side).
Executive Director: Janet Cavanaugh GRACE PLACE CATHOLIC WORKER
WHO WE ARE:
 Grace Place is a community that envisions a world without hunger, homelessness, war and other forms of violence. By working steadily to change ourselves, we seek to be a catalyst for personal and global transformation.
Rooted in the Catholic Worker Tradition, our work focuses in four areas:
The only pay we receive is room and board. We depend upon our own work and gifts from members of our extendedc community who give at a personal sacrifice. We do not seek or accept government funds. Contributions are not tax deductible. We are a member of the Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless. For more information, call 513-681-2365 or click here.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
BREAD FOR THE WORLD
 Please join us on May 21-22nd after all the masses for the 2011 Bread for the World Offering of Letters. This year's offering of letters focuses on reforming foreign assistance. Do you know that less than 1% of the Federal Budget goes to foreign assistance? Please stop by after mass to write a letter. Raise your voices to protect the poor and vulnerable around the globe. Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizen's advocacy movement that seeks justice for the world's hungry and poor by lobby our nation's decision makers. For information on the activities of the local Bread for the World group, call 513-769-3930. For more information on Bread for the World, click here. Bread for the World is a Christian organization urging our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. www.bread.org
CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
 The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is the domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops.
Its mission is to address the root causes of poverty in America through promotional and support of community-controlled, self-help organizations and through transformative education.
 Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic Community. We alleviate the suffering and provide assistance to people in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality.
For more information, see their website: http://crs.org/  Heifer's Mission to End HungerHeifer envisions… Heifer’s mission is… Heifer's strategy is… Heifer’s History Heifer International's mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the earth. www.heifer.org
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