We invite local businesses and civic organizations to partner with us in fulfilling our mission by sponsoring one of our programs.  Please call (904) 829-6300 or e-mail us to see how you can make a difference in the lives of local families in need.

SUMMER 2009 Events:

Join us for a Fish Fry!

Come enjoy a scrumptious fish dinner and help support our services in Putnam County! We will be holding fish fries at the Parish Hall of St. Monica's Catholic Church in Palatka on Friday, July 10^th and Friday, July 17^th from 5 pm to 7 pm both evenings. Tickets are just $ 7 each and are available by stopping by our Palatka office (please click here for the address) or by calling Michele at (904) 829-6300. Tickets will also be available after both masses at St. Monica's on the weekends of June 28^th, July 5^th and July 12^th. Please note that all proceeds raised by these two events will be designated to assist our clients in Putnam County. Now more than ever, people in crisis need our help... please help us to help them.

2009 Good Samaritan Awards Dinner

This year's Good Samaritan Award Dinner was held on Thursday, February 19^th at the Renaissance Resort at the World Golf Village.  Photos and more information coming soon!

2008 Good Samaritan Awards Dinner

Photos and info coming soon!

2007 Good Samaritan Awards Dinner

Good Samaritan honorees for 2007:

Mr. and Mrs. John and Mary Lou Barger (longtime Community Hospice volunteers), Mr. Mitch Heinz (The Sandwich Mission), Mr. and Mrs. Bob and Jan Wesselman (Missionaries of the Poor), Ms. Cynthia Williams (youth advocate / volunteer). 

In addition, Rev. Seamus O'Flynn, retired pastor of St. Anastasia Catholic Church, was presented with the Bishop John J. Snyder "Faith in Action" Award in recognition of his many years of service to the people of the Diocese of St. Augustine.

Click here to see pictures from past dinners

Since the ticket price only covers the cost of the dinner, we also seek sponsorships for this event.  These donations go directly to our Homeless Prevention program.  We offer four levels of sponsorship:

Friend - $5 to $99

Patron - $100 to $499

Benefactor - $500 to $999

Samaritan - $1000 or more

You can donate online via our easy to use, secure online website by clicking here.  Please be sure to fill in the "Designation" field with the word SPONSORSHIP.

Alternatively, you can make checks payable to Catholic Charities and mail to:

Catholic Charities Bureau, P.O. Box 543, St. Augustine, FL 32085

Please designate on check that your donation is a Good Samaritan Awards Sponsorship.  If you have any questions about the Good Samaritans Awards Dinner, nomination process, tickets or sponsorships, please contact Michele Blevins or Becky Stringer at (904) 829-6300.

Grocery Gift Cards

Each year, Catholic Charities provides hundreds of needy families in our community with dinners for Thanksgiving and Christmas - everything but turkey or ham.  This is where you come in - by donating $10 gift cards from local grocery stores so that our families can purchase the meat of their choice to go with their holiday meal.  Please mail your gift cards (or checks) to:  Catholic Charities Bureau, Christmas / Thanksgiving Meal, PO Box 543, St. Augustine, FL 32085

Adopt a Family

Help make the holidays brighter for those in need by adopting a family through Catholic Charities this year!

 You tell us how large or small a family you want to “adopt.”  We will match you up with a family of that size, and then all you have to do is buy presents for the children in your “adopted” family (adults are optional).  You may also provide the food for the family’s holiday meal if you wish. 

 We will give you all the relevant information you need, such as the ages and clothing sizes of all the children in the family.  We even get a "wish list" from each child of the things they are hoping that Santa will bring them this year. 

Catholic Charities helps hundreds of local families during the holidays each year through the Adopt-A-Family program. But its success would not be possible without the support of caring and compassionate people right here in our community – people just like you.  Please consider sharing a little of your time and generous spirit this year to give a special Christmas to children in need who otherwise may not have one at all. 

Adopting a family is a great holiday project for your local church group, civic group, or place of business.  Please call Patrice at 829-6300 for more information.

PROVIDING HELP. CREATING HOPE.