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_Events & Update 03-05-12

• Saint Charles Caritas_ Article at La Prensa and January 2012 schedule

• Saint Charles Caritas_THANK YOU LETTERS FROM THE CHARITIES

• Saint Charles Caritas update in TJ dumpsite visit

• Saint Charles Caritas update 12-18-2011

• Saint Charles Caritas update 12-12-11

• Saint Charles Caritas Schedule for December 2011

• Saint Charles Caritas_Project Children's Blankets

• Saint Charles Caritas_Project No_ 22, Food for TJ dumpsite on Saturday, 11-12-11

• Saint Charles Caritas_Nov. 12, Saturday Event

• Saint Charles Caritas update 10-31-2011

• Saint Charles Caritas update 10-24-11

• Saint Charles Caritas Volunteer of the First Half of the Year 2011

• Saint Charles Caritas_10 years anniversary

• Saint Charles Caritas visit to TJ dumpsite 01-22-11

• Saint Charles Caritas giving the certificate of Appreciation to Cecilio Salamanca

• 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 foods, hygiene products and basic necessities. 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 in Chula Vista is run by volunteers. The nuns In Tijuana can stretch the food we donate 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 Project is distribution of food for the 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

For more information please contact:

Merlyn Baker  Email: mbaker2020@aol.com

Tel: 619.428.0199