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San Francisco, CA – More than
a dozen Bay Area faith-based social service providers will be recognized
for their shared devotion to those in need at Catholic Charities
CYO’s
ShareSF Centennial Civic Luncheon on Thursday, November
1 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, it was announced
by event co-chairs
Tinker Murphy, Claudette Nicolai and Sara Stephens.
The cornerstone
of Catholic Charities CYO’s Centennial year celebration
is the ShareSF Luncheon, which honors the founders of Catholic Charities
CYO, marks 100 years of shared commitment to our most vulnerable
neighbors, and recognizes the work of myriad faith-based social service
agencies
in our community, including Auxiliary of Little Sisters of the
Poor / St. Anne’s Home, Cameron House, Episcopal Community Services,
Gum Moon Residence Hall / Asian Women’s Resource Center, Holy Family
Day Home, Irish Immigration Pastoral Center, Jewish Family & Children’s
Services, Lutheran Social Services of Northern California, Northern
California Presbyterian Homes & Services, Raphael House, Salvation
Army, St. Anthony Foundation, St. Francis Center, St. Vincent de Paul
Society, and
Zen Hospice Project.
If not for the existence of such agencies, the plight of
so many of the Bay Area’s marginalized and oppressed would be dramatically
different. From the homeless who find stability, aging and disabled adults
who—with support—stay in their homes, foster children who
become members of loving families, and the ailing who receive care, Catholic
Charities CYO has, together with these agencies, been empowering our neediest
neighbors with hope and significantly changing lives for the past century.
For so many in our midst, this collective support has been—and remains—the
difference between a secure home and living on the street, a
hot meal or going hungry, and receiving proper care and medication
or painful debilitation.
"As Catholic Charities CYO celebrates a century
of help
and hope to families and children living in poverty, we must also
acknowledge the tremendous work of the entire community of faith,
which has created a
shared safety net for all men, women and children in need,” explained
Archbishop George H. Niederauer. “ShareSF commemorates the building
of our community, recognizes with love and gratitude the many
lives changed over the past 100 years, and highlights our mission
to serve and advocate
for the most vulnerable among us, regardless of religious affiliation. ”
At the ShareSF Luncheon, which will be hosted by award-winning
television journalist Emerald Yeh, California
Attorney General Jerry Brown will speak
on the anticipated topic of the partnership between faith-based
non-profits, government and community institutions in meeting
the needs of the poor
and the forgotten, particularly women and children. Brown presents
a unique perspective on this topic as he has previously served
as the Governor
of California and the Mayor of Oakland, and also comes from
a background of faith, having attended the seminary at Sacred
Heart Novitiate.
Archbishop Niederauer will also present a Centennial Service
Award to Clint Reilly, immediate past President
of the Catholic Charities CYO Board of Directors, for his extraordinary
leadership
and
dedication
to
enhancing the quality of life for the underrepresented and
less fortunate. Reilly was the first lay Board President in
CCCYO history and, along with
former Archbishop Levada, founded the Annual Loaves & Fishes
Awards Dinner and Archbishop’s Charity Council, which have
raised millions of dollars to support CCCYO programs.
Tickets to
the ShareSF Centennial Civic Luncheon are $100 each
and directly benefit Catholic Charities CYO’s programs for
women and children. For tickets and information, call 415.972.1205
or visit www.cccyo.org. # # #
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Catholic Charities CYO is one of the largest non-profit providers of social services in the Bay Area.
Our mission is to serve and advocate for the poor, the sick, the distressed, children, youth, families,
immigrants and seniors, regardless of their faith. All money contributed to Catholic Charities CYO
directly supports our programs in San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo Counties.
Founded in 1907 to care for the orphans of the San Francisco earthquake, Catholic Charities is an
agency of the San Francisco Archdiocese, yet operates as an independent non-profit organization,
and does not in any way contribute to or receive funds from the church.
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