From June 6, 2019
In 2018, 23 non-profit agencies were nominated for a Peace and Justice Award from the Secular Franciscans. Beyond the winner of the award, eleven others were recommended by the committee to receive a modest donation. A total of $12,000 was dispersed among the following: Villa la Paz Foundation (Peru), Holy Cross Retreat Center (New Mexico), Amazon Relief (Brazil), St. Francis Breadline (New York), Outreach to First Nation People (Kansas), Franciscan Family Apostolate (India), Dorothy Day Outreach Center (Pennsylvania), Angela Spirituality Center (California), Holy Family Vocational Orphanage Foundation (Uganda), St. Francis Inn (Pennsylvania), and Santa Chiara’s Children Center (Haiti).
