Hopebound Ministries Inc

THE PURPOSE OF HOPEBOUND MINISTRIES, INC. IS TO FURTHER THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE PART OF THE APOSTOLIC MISSION AND SERVICES OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF ST. FELIX OF CANTALICE AND TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE TO THE INDIGENT AND THOSE IN NEED.HOPEBOUND MINISTRIES SUPPORTS FELICIAN-FOUNDED SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS BY PROVIDING GOVERNANCE, LEGAL COMPLIANCE AND COUNSEL, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND FUND DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, CORPORATE COMPLIANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND CATOLIC MISSION SUPPORT.

MOONCREST IS A LOW INCOME, PRIMARILY RENTAL COMMUNITY WITH 395 UNITS, LOCATED IN AN ISOLATED PART OF MOON TOWNSHIP WITH NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THE FELICIAN SISTERS LAUNCHED MOONCREST NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMS (MNP) IN 2002 BY HELPING 6 CHILDREN WITH HOMEWORK IN AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. MNP GREW TO A FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY CENTER PROVIDING FREE CRITICAL NEEDS SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES IN A COMMUNITY OF 1000+ RESIDENTS. MNP CONTINUES TO OFFER A DAILY FREE HOMEWORK HELP AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 65 CHILDREN AND 10 WEEKS OF FREE SUMMER CAMP WITH DAILY MEALS FOR CHILDREN, SERVING 100+ CHILDREN ANNUALLY. WITH THE SUPPORT OF MOON TOWNSHIP AND BY ESTABLISHING STRONG PARTNERSHIPS, A WELCOMING MOONCREST COMMUNITY CENTER PROVIDES FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS, HEALTHCARE AND ADULT EDUCATION, ALONG WITH FREE QUALITY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN YEAR-ROUND.

TWO OTHER PROGRAMS PROVIDED THROUGH HOPEBOUND MINISTRIES ARE: ANGELA SPIRITUALITY CENTER -- LOCATED IN POMONA, CALIFORNIA. THIS MINISTRY SERVES THE HOMELESS, WOMEN IN TRANSITION AND OTHERS WHO ARE MARGINALIZED. AS A MINISTRY OF PRESENCE, THE FELICIAN SISTERS DRIVE AROUND THE STREETS OF POMONA EACH WEEKDAY, RAIN OR SHINE, MINISTERING TO THE HOMELESS WHEREVER THEY MAY BE - WHETHER IN HIGHWAY UNDERPASSES, NEXT TO RAILROAD TRACKS, IN PARKS IN THE ALLEYS OR SIDESTREETS. THEY ALSO REACH OUT TO IMMIGRANT DAY LABORERS AND VERY POOR FAMILIES, AND CURRENTLY SUPPORT THREE FAMILIES IN NEED WITH UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CLOTHING, BUS PASSES, GROCERY GIFT CARDS AND OTHER NEEDS. IN ADDITION TO MINISTRY OF PRESENCE ON THE STREETS AND TO OTHERS IN NEED, THE STAFF OF ANGELA SPIRITUALITY CENTER OFFERS AN HOUR OF ADORATION FIVE TIMES PER WEEK AS PRAYER FOR THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, OUR DONORS, AND OUR VOLUNTEERS. ANGELA SPIRITUALITY CENTER ALSO OFFERS SPIRITUAL DIRECTION, IN PERSON OR BY PHONE.THE SECOND MINISTRY IS, VILLA MARIA YOUTH PROGRAM, WHICH OPERATES IN BUFFALO, NY. THE MINSITRY PROVIDES HOMEWORK SUPPORT AND SOCIAL PROGRAMING TO THE CHILDREN OF THE BUFFALO/CHEEKTOWAGA COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON CHILDREN FROM GRADES 2ND THROUGH 4TH WHO ARE IN NEED OF ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE IN MATH AND READING. SERVICES; COMPLETION OF DAILY HOMEWORK, MATH REVIEW AND SKILL BUILDING, READING AND VOCABULARY SKILLS, CREATIVE STORY-TELLING, READ THEORY READING PROGRAMS, JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM, ART PROGRAM, MUSIC PROGRAM, C.A.R.E. THEATER PROGRAM, HANDS ON SCIENCE ACTIVITIES. 14 CHILDREN ATTENDED THE PROGRAM. DUE TO COVID-19, THE PROGRAM OPERATED AT A LOWER STUDENT CAPACITY TO ALLOW FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING.

THE SISTER MARY JOSETTE FOOD PANTRY IS LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF VILLA MARIA COLLEGE IN CHEEKTOWAGA, NY AT THE BORDER OF BUFFALO. THE PANTRY SERVES COLLEGE STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS OF THREE ZIP CODES WITHIN A 3-MILE RADIUS. APPROXIMATELY 65 HOUSEHOLDS AND 150 INDIVIDUALS ARE SEEN MONTHLY. PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTED INCLUDE: NON-PERISHABLE FOODS (CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES), FROZEN AND CANNED MEATS, DAIRY PRODUCTS (CHEESE, POWDERED MILK, EGGS), PEANUT BUTTER, BEANS, SOUPS AND VARIOUS GRAINS (RICE, OATMEAL, CEREALS, PASTA NOODLES). WE ALSO OFFER TOILETRIES (TOILET PAPER, BAR SOAP, DEODORANT, TOOTHPASTE), CLEANING SUPPLIES (KITCHEN SPRAY CLEANER, LAUNDRY DETERGENT, WIPES) AND SOME BABY NEEDS (DIAPERS SIZES 1-6, WIPES AND RASH CREAM).

FELICIAN WELLNESS PROGRAM, LOCATED IN CENTRALIA AND MT. VERNON, ILLINOIS,PROVIDES PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH ANDWELLNESS OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN AN AFFORDABLE ANDCOMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE PROXIMATE COMMUNITY. THE WELLNESSPROGRAM IS SPLIT BETWEEN TWO SUB-CATEGORIES. THE LEAN PROGRAMADDRESSES THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS ATTENDING THEFIVE AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE NEXT PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE HEALTHAND WELLNEESS NEEDS OF THE ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY.