Caritas Day

  Every 3rd Sunday of the month

at St. Charles Parish,  990 Saturn Blvd.  San Diego, CA 92154

       Announcements and Update

• Saint Charles Caritas update 07-28-2010

• Saint Charles Caritas update 07-23-10

• Saint Charles Caritas_Need Volunteers on July 17, Saturday at 9am

• Saint Charles Caritas update 07-05-10

• Saint Charles Caritas Project #19, Distribution of Food TJ Dumpsite 06-28-10

• Saint Charles Caritas Mission Statement

Saint Charles Caritas, founded in March 2001 at Saint Charles Catholic Church in Imperial Beach, is run by volunteers committed to help charities who are basically poor located in Tijuana and Chula Vista by providing basic foods, cleaning products and basic necessities monthly. We have Caritas Day every 3rd Sunday of the month.

The word Caritas is a Latin word meaning love, mercy and charity.

100% of the money donated is used to buy these 3 categories mentioned below. We are all volunteers, and we have ZER0 overhead costs, and there is NO administrative layer.

Our goal is to distribute $500 worth of food per month for each charity. All the representatives of these charities come up the following week after Caritas Day at Costco, Chula Vista, and we purchase the necessary foods, hygiene products and basic necessities.

The charities in Tijuana are run by nuns, and the one Chula Vista is run by volunteers. The nuns In Tijuana can stretch the food we donated for 22 days out of the month. From time to time we visit them and check their needs, play with the children, and talk with the elderly. There are more than 400 people being cared for by these charities. Our Special Projects are distribution of food for TJ dumpsite 250 poor families. Our goal is to distribute food every 3 months.

We are helping the following organizations:

· Casa de Cuna - orphanage for children 0 to 6 years old

· Santa Teresita - home for girls from 6 to 12 years old

· Casa Eudes - home for girls from 13 to 20 years old

· Asilo de Ancianos - home for the elderly

· La Esperanza Clinic (Tijuana Dumpsite Area)

· Adoratrices del Santisimo- contemplative nuns, building a small church

· Birthline - women’s resource center, helping young mothers

·  St. Charles Pastoral Charity Fund serving the homeless in Imperial Beach

·  St. Charles Food Pantry serving the homeless in Imperial Beach area

For more information please contact:

Merlyn Baker  Email: mbaker2020@cox.net 

Tel: 619.428.0199