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Special Needs Committee
Special Needs grants are awarded by application and through the endorsement of a Loretto member. The selected organizations support Loretto’s mission in outreach to others. Learn more about the Special Needs fund.
Special Needs Fund Update
Loretto’s Special Needs Fund is one component of Loretto’s Mission, as inspired and directed by our Loretto Constitutions: “As we stand with Mary at the Foot of the Cross, we strive to bring the healing Spirit if God into our…
Carrying on the Work of the Gospel: Loretto Addresses Special Needs
Remember the story of the man who came to Jesus and asked, “What do I have to do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus answered him, “Keep the commandments, you know them. Then go sell what you own and give…
Loretto Thanks God for All Peoples, Shares Bounty Through Special Needs Fund
“As we stand with Mary at the foot of the cross, we strive to bring the healing Spirit of God into our world and we commit ourselves to improving the conditions of those who suffer from injustice, oppression and deprivation…
Loretto Special Needs Funds Assist Many
The Loretto Special Needs Committee is pleased to share our work of the past several months on behalf of the whole Community. Using some of our funds is one of the ways that we as a group are able to…
Organizations Receive Non-Emergency Loretto Special Needs Grants
The Loretto Special Needs Committee has concluded its 2019 distribution of funds for long-range social change projects. Grants are solicited twice a calendar year, on Feb. 15 and Oct. 15, with the committee meeting in March and November to analyze…
First Cycle Non-Emergency Special Needs Grants
Many groups in our country and abroad are working hard to help provide needed goods and services for those who live on the margins of society. Each year Loretto sets aside funds to try to help, in some small way,…
Special Needs Fund: Promoting Loretto Mission
The Special Needs Fund, established by the General Assembly of 1973, has been active in promoting Loretto mission for 44 years. The Special Needs Fund has provided a combination of grant funds promoting social change and emergency funding to assist…