providing help creating hope - Catholic Charities Annual Report

Partnering with Catholic Charities:A Prudent InvestmentNew York’s varied sectors — banking, legal, communications,entertainment, real estate, hotels, restaurants and retail — areamong many who generously partner with Catholic Charities.Together they help promote the vision and mission of our workthrough food, coat and toy drives, volunteerism and financialsupport. Below is a partial listing of our many partners.We appreciate and thank those listed and all those whowork behind the scenes for those less fortunate among us.The New York Times FoundationFor nearly 100 years, Catholic Charities has collaboratedwith the New York Times Foundation and its Neediest Casescampaign. Profiles of those served by Catholic Charitiesand published as Neediest Cases promote funding,publicity and support for the work of Catholic Charitiesand its federation of agencies.Deloitte Services, LPThis professional services organization partners withCatholic Charities. At the company’s annual Impact Day,when employees volunteer their services to non-profitorganizations throughout the city, they give their time andtalent to support several of our programs and agencies.Deloitte’s young professionals engage with our Junior Boardand, especially, our annual St. Nicholas Project.Fidesco USAIn partnership with Fidesco, an international nonprofitagency that fights poverty worldwide, Catholic Charitiesagencies distributed furniture and 12,400 articles ofclothing donated by the French designer, Jacadi,to families in need.One Warm CoatThanks to promotions and donations from ABC News,Good Morning America, the Burlington Coat Factory andthe non-profit organization One Warm Coat, CatholicCharities brought warmth and nearly 1,000 coats toNew Yorkers in need.KmartThis department store supports the Catholic CharitiesSt. Nicholas Project Shopping Day in New York City andWestchester County, providing an arena and discountsthat generate gifts and winter necessities for more than2,000 individuals in need throughout the Archdioceseof New York.KPMG, LLPA leading supporter of Catholic Charities and its manyinitiatives, the KPMG Annual Campaign for the Cardinal’sCommittee for Charity prompts significant donationsfrom nearly 100 KPMG partners and matching fundsfrom the KPMG Foundation.NBCThis news station helps Catholic Charities create publicservice announcements. Its morning news program’stelevised solicitations during the Christmas season yieldthousands of toy donations that Catholic Charitiesdistributes to children in need.Rusty Staub FoundationWith generous support from this foundation,Catholic Charities operates a mobile food pantryand emergency services van that provides meals andassistance to those in need, from Staten Island tothe Hudson Valley.Sterling National Bank &Emigrant Savings BankThanks in part to food drives supported by theseleading New York banks, Catholic Charities food pantriesdistribute healthy food to hungry New Yorkers.Lou Capelli of Sterling National Bank and Monsignor Kevin Sullivan atthe annual food drive.6www.catholiccharitiesNY.org