For retirees and people who are beginning to prepare for later life living, the need to downsize is not a fad, a preference or a life choice. It’s a necessity.Read More
The effect of one local woman’s volunteer efforts can be felt as close as a blanket on a chilly night in Minnesota, and as far away as the glaring sun on the walls of a girl’s dormitory in Africa.Read More
We’re going to ask you to do something hard. We’re going to ask you to NOT spend your 2018 tax refund on a new car, a vacation or the latest electronic gadget. At this time next year, you’ll be glad you did.Read More
Well, here we are, off on our adventure called “2019”! By the time you read this column, we will be hard at work putting the final touches on what will go down as a successful year in 2018. We are well underway with many exciting new initiatives.Read More
Catholic United provides its Parish Volunteer Teams with seed money to help them kick start their activities for the year based on the previous activity and membership rolls, averaging at $1,100 per year.
This program provides a match of up to $1,000 when your Parish Volunteer Team hosts a fundraiser in support of a school or R.E. program.
MinisTREE is a volunteer reward program that pays a parish when volunteers complete assigned tasks. Earn $5 per task, up to $500 annually.
The Catholic United Financial Foundation offers parishes and schools grants up to $500 to pay for technology that will be used for education.
The Catholic Schools Raffle is an annual fundraiser that helps schools in MN, SD and ND raise tens of millions of dollars. Schools average $12,000 raised through this program.
The Catholic United Financial Foundation offers parishes, schools and dioceses grants up to $1,000 to offset costs of curriculum, programs and events that promote chastity and abstinence.
Supplement your parish/school events that are service, faith or socially focused with grants up to $500 each, or $1,500 total.
