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Harvey…Irma…Maria…this powerful trifecta of hurricanes brought record-breaking, monsoon floods and destructive gale force winds that heavily damaged cities and towns in the United States, and flattened entire islands in the Caribbean. In the midst of these disasters, two powerful earthquakes struck Mexico in as many weeks.

Together, with YOUR support and the help of our exceptional Order of Malta network and our local faith-based partners in the Texas region – St. Vincent de Paul Society, Catholic Charities, and the Archdiocese of Corpus Christi – we’ve touched the lives of so many, and saved lives along the way.

In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and following the earthquakes in Mexico, we are:

-Helping 750 families to put food on the table and regain their dignity along the way by distributing $100 cash cards from a local grocery store. The cards are helping the most at-risk people in the Rockport-Fulton, TX region to immediately purchase food and some of life’s necessities lost in the storm.

-Providing 1,000 hungry families with nutritious meals and supplying basic necessities to families in a forgotten community in the rural outskirts of Rockport, TX. We are providing financial assistance for repairs and the purchase of supplies at the Salt Lake Church Relief Center, a former church that now serves as a relief and warm meal distribution center, and is run by a group of devoted local volunteers from the community.

-Rebuilding the lives of Aransas County's large Vietnamese population in Rockport, TX by providing financial assistance for the reconstruction of St. Peter Catholic Church, the heart and spiritual soul for 200 people in the tightly knit community. We are also improving the livelihoods of entire families by helping them to rebuild their community’s shrimping industry.

-Helping to distribute 1,000 household kits in Beaumont, TX for up to 5,000 people which include critical cleaning supplies, food, paper goods, and toiletries. We are also continuing our relief with the distribution of cash cards for 1,000 desperate families to purchase food and hygiene essentials through Catholic Charities.

-Saving lives and preventing malnutrition and dehydration in Puerto Rico. We are distributing bottled water and hygiene and kitchen kits to 1,000 poor and disadvantaged families – primarily women and children, the elderly, and the handicapped. Working with the Order of Malta network in Puerto Rico, we are distributing bottled water and warm, nutritious meals for up to 5,000 people in San Juan and Guaynabo, a town severely damaged.

-Providing assistance to the Mexican Association of the Order of Malta to rebuild a school that was heavily damaged by the earthquakes, ensuring that children can continue their education in a safe environment. An elderly center in Mexico City is also receiving rebuilding help.

-Supporting the distribution of hygiene and cleaning kits, food items, medicine, milk, blankets and tarps to 5,000 needy families in Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Morelos who desperately need assistance.

Thank you!

To continue supporting our relief efforts and to help more families recover from this succession of disasters, please donate.

 

 

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