Help Local Families in Need
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Our partnerships with Our Lady of Assumption (OLA) Catholic School, Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church, and the Missionaries of Charity aim to relieve food insecurity and help families in these communities. Our outreach includes:
NEW! Summer food drive for OLA SchoolJune 3 and 10
Details belowGrades 1– 5 tutors and homework helpersDetails below
Financial support for OLA School’s breakfast and lunch programContribute online here or by check to "Needs of the Poor"
Gifts for families in need through our Christmas Giving Tree
Christmas food baskets for families in need
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Special Food Drive for OLA School
Weekends of June 3 and 10
Drop off at St. Gabriel
Ministry Center - 1st floor
See shopping list below
WHY? Many OLA school families struggle with food insecurity. Summer is especially difficult, with the absence of breakfast and lunches usually provided for children during the school year.
Our parish partnership with OLA is expanding this summer to include a food pantry for families participating in OLA Catholic School’s summer program.
OLA Food Drive Shopping List
Basics- Flour
- Sugar
- Canola oil
- Salt
- Maseca Instant Corn Masa-Mix Flour
Beans-Rice-Pasta- Dried beans (black, kidney, or pinto)
- White rice (5 lb. bag)
- Dried pasta
- Pasta sauce (no glass)
Breakfast-Lunch Items- Boxed cereal
- Instant oatmeal
- Granola (in bag)
- Tuna fish
- Peanut butter
- Jelly (no glass jars)
- Applesauce
- Apple juice (no glass)
- Macaroni and cheese cups
- Ramen noodle cups
- Canned goods
- Soups
- Green beans
- Corn
- Mixed vegetables
- Chickpeas
Snacks- Microwave popcorn
- Boxed raisins (snack pack)
- Fruit cups
- Applesauce (pouch or cup)
- Juice boxes
- Nutri Grain Cereal Bars
- Chewy granola bars
- Goldfish (snack pack)
- Cheez-Its (snack pack)
- Pretzels (snack pack)
Toiletries-Other- Toothpaste
- Toothbrushes
- Deodorant
- Plastic spoons
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Literacy tutor - homework helpers needed at OLA
If you enjoy working with children, have time available on a weekday morning, and want to serve in a meaningful way, please prayerfully consider volunteering. Prior tutoring experience is helpful but not necessary.
Who: Adults of St. Gabriel Church
What: Provide literacy tutoring to grades 1-5 students. Materials and guidance are provided.
Where: OLA Catholic School, 4225 Shamrock Dr, Charlotte, NC
When: 8:30 - 10:00 am on Monday, Tuesday, OR Wednesday mornings (choose one or more days). Volunteers ideally commit to the entire semester one day a week.Volunteers must complete Protecting God’s Children training and Safe Environment requirements.
Interested? Email Theresa Moritz here
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Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church
A Catholic Christian parish in east Charlotte celebrating the rich heritage of both Roman Catholicism and African-American traditions. OLC offers a food pantry to its community.
Learn more here.
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Our Lady of Assumption Catholic School
OLA is the most diverse parish in Charlotte welcoming Catholics of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Some of its school families experience food insecurity. Learn more here.
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Missionaries of Charity
The Missionaries of Charity (founded by St. Teresa of Calcutta) serve the poorest of the poor, including those in Charlotte. Through our monthly food drive, Giving Tree, Christmas food baskets, and financial support, we help the Missionaries of Charity address hunger and food insecurity in our community.
Our parish also provides information about helping with the MOC after-school program as a homework helper or tutor.
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