Courtesy Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities Board President Stu Seim and Divisional Directors Cathy Peterson and Tom Egan (back) with Pulliam Trustees Nancy Russell, Frank Russell, and Carol Peden Schilling. Pulliam granted Catholic Charities $50,000 to help those in poverty permanently improve their lives.

Catholic Charities receives $50,000 from Pulliam

One of only four first-time recipients, Catholic Charities
will use the grant to help individuals and families move
from poverty to security and independence

Catholic Charities Community Services received a $50,000 grant from The Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust during its July grant reception. Catholic Charities was one of only four first-time grant recipients among the 28 Arizona organizations that received grants totaling more than $1.75 million.

Catholic Charities will use the grant to help more than 2,400 individuals and families leave a life a poverty and uncertainty for one of security, stability and success through its Project HOPE program.

“Our mission is to provide sustainable solutions so our clients can achieve independence and a better quality of life for themselves and their families,” said Bob Brown, CEO of Catholic Charities Community Services.

“With the state and federal budget cuts, we have experienced an unprecedented need for our services and I am grateful to the Pulliam Trust for their support of Project HOPE," he said. "In the year since we launched this program, we have already seen the remarkable difference it makes in the lives of those we serve.”

Catholic Charities launched Project HOPE in July of last year to help people in need overcome the attitudes, barriers and beliefs that prevent them from achieving security. Project HOPE is a continuum of services which includes free tax preparation, financial education, self-exploration, planning, resource and skill building and mentorship to help clients gain security and independence, but more importantly to realize their dreams.