Thursday evenings are full of activity at Saint Leo the Great Parish in San Jose, but they weren’t always that way. When Fr. Steve Kim came to the parish, he wanted to offer free hot meals for people in need. The parish wasn’t currently offering a program like that,...
By Marie Galetto-Dugoni, Marketing Manager In 2019, the Foundation awarded the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph, Saint Leo the Great Parish and Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish a Two-Year Grant for their upcoming Parent Engagement Academy. No one knew just how much...
By Marie Galetto-Dugoni, Marketing Manager A cell phone, a make-shift tripod, and a laptop were the extent of the technology available to Five Wounds Parish for livestreaming masses at the beginning of the pandemic. And for a time, the parish made that work. Like many...
The Spring Grant Cycle is the Foundation’s annual open application cycle. Local parishes, Catholic elementary schools, and other pre-approved Catholic organizations can submit applications in seven categories. Two-Year Grant 2020 This year, the Foundation selected...
By Marie Galetto-Dugoni, Marketing Manager This year’s Catholic Impact Scholar Award winner, Claire Nguyen, certainly embodies the award’s themes of Catholic values and community impact. The Catholic Community Foundation selected Nguyen from a group of five high...
By Marie Galetto-Dugoni One of the great joys of our work is being the bearer of GOOD news for parishes in the form of grant checks. Through the generosity of our donors and the growth of our endowments, we are able to provide grants for programs at parishes all over...
