Outreach + Service

St. Charles Borromeo Parish provides rent and utility assistance, food, furniture, clothing, and other life-sustaining goods and services for the poor living in Kettering and Centerville, OH. Volunteer case managers who are members of the St. Charles Borromeo Parish community perform home visits and provide needs-driven solutions to help break the cycle of poverty. Neighbor Outreach also provides high-quality sack lunches for the area St. Vincent de Paul Gateway Homeless Shelters each month.

The volunteers work together to assemble and pack to provide needed food and nutrition to the homeless shelters. To learn more about this outreach, contact Elizabeth Lush 937-434-6081

The mission of the Mother of God Family of Parishes Social Action Committee is to educate parishioners on social justice issues in our community, in our nation and in our world, and to organize and initiate actions to implement the social justice doctrines of the Catholic Church. The social action committee helps facilitate the respect life initiative and many others.

The following are examples of activities: Lenten Almsgiving Project, Summer Lunch Program, Peace Pole, Prayer Ministry, Sustainability projects, work with other Dayton area parishes, Food Barrels, SPUR and LIGHT articles, “Thrive Together” dinners, Homicide Prayer Vigils and opportunities that arise.

Want to be involved? Contact any MGFP parish office.

Each Parish has it’s own St. Vincent division. St. Vincent’s Feed the Hungry Casseroles are delivered to the church on the second Sunday of each month, frozen, between 8-10:45 a.m. We are also collecting one-pound cans of vegetables, bags of apples, oranges, and carrot/celery sticks washed and cut up, ready to serve.

These meals are delivered to St. Vincent Hotel for the Homeless.

At Ascension, Our conference members are called Vincentians and we meet on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 7:00 PM at the parish office. Meetings are about one hour long and focus on the spirituality of our ministry and discussions of current and planned programs along with the disbursement of our financial help to those in need.

New members are always welcome. We are always seeking additional volunteers. We have many capacities that help us serve our neighbors. We emphasize assisting others with dignity and promoting self-sufficiency whenever possible. We will provide training and plenty of time for you to discern whether the Spirit is calling you to our ministry.

St. Albert the Great is in the 36th year of the monthly food collection serving the Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley (CSSMV) Choice Food Pantry in downtown Dayton.

We collect shelf-stable food items on the week-end of the second Sunday of each month. Gray collection barrels will be outside the south entrances to St. Albert Church at the Saturday vigil and Sunday Masses on this week-end. There is also a Barrel inside the Gathering Space for drop off at other times during the month.

PLEASE NOTE: The collection schedule reflects the pantry’s current needs but all shelf stable food (pull-top cans if possible) are always welcome. The current ask is for high protein items (meat, fish, or beans), canned fruit and vegetables, and hygiene items.

HYGIENE ITEMS ARE CRITICALLY NEEDED EACH MONTH

Bar Soap, Body Wash, Shampoo, Deodorant, Single Toothbrushes,

Toothpaste, Feminine Products, Diapers (especially size 4,5,6),

Baby Wipes, Toilet Paper, Small Detergent bottles, & Dishsoap

July 12-13 – Cereal, all including name-brand, Peanut Butter, Canned beans, Toilet paper, & Feminine Products

August 9-10 – Canned Fish and Chicken, Pasta and Rice, Canned Pasta Sauce, Canned Vegetables/Fruit (pull-top if possible), Diapers

September 13-14 – Peanut Butter, Jelly/Jam(in plastic containers), Hygiene (soap, shampoo, body wash, tooth products, and deodorant), Baby Formula (Similac with Iron), Baby Food

October 11-12 – Mac & Cheese, Canned Chicken and Tuna, Chicken & Tuna Packets, Pasta/Rice, Canned Pasta Sauce, Diapers

November 8-9 – Peanut Butter, Jelly/Jam (plastic containers), Cereal, incl Oatmeal Packets, Canned Soups or Stews, Toilet Paper

December 13-14 – Canned Meats and Fish, Canned Vegetables including Beans, Greens, Sweet Potato, Tomato, Canned Fruit, Mac and Cheese, Feminine Products, Diapers

Thank you for your continuing support and generosity.

Contact: Julie Burt 937-409-6035

The St. Charles Diakonia Fund, which was established over 50 years ago, provides money for our in-house social service ministries. The fund also supports Christian based non-profit organizations in our area that are well suited to serving social needs in a highly focused and efficient way. These organizations include Elisabeth’s New Life Center, Good Shepherd Ministries, St. Vincent DePaul, Hope Emergency Program, House of Bread, the Kettering Backpack Program, and Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley.  With the hard work of many volunteers, St. Charles’s social justice organizations are able to provide many services to the poor. 100% of the donations that we receive into our Diakonia fund directly support human needs in the Miami Valley.

Get involved by contacting the St. Charles parish office.

Have a heart for kids or youth? Fill out this volunteer form here.