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Norca’s Journey: From Homelessness to Hope
housing program with on-site
daycare. In one year, she
earned her GED, passed a
citizenship test, and
completed training to be a
Certified Nursing Assistant.
She dreams of becoming a
nurse, and buying a home.
McAuley Ministries is a
501(c)(3) non-profit that
includes:
•
-McAuley House meal
site for the hungry
•
-McAuley Village
transitional housing
for single parents
and their children
•
McAuley Village
Child Care Learning
Center
•
The Warde-robe thrift
store
McAuley House guest Greg
enjoys a hot lunch on a
cold afternoon.
“She is on fire to move forward,” said the Rev. Michele
Matott, Village administrator. “She’s a bright light and
she’ll go far.”
All she needed was a chance.
This was Norca Perez’
life before: Pregnant and
crowded into a cigarette
smoke-filled, onebedroom apartment (the
only place between her
and the street) with her
two children and the
apartment tenant, a
family friend.
Up at 6 am to take a
bus downtown to
another bus, to get to
day care, to another bus
for a jobs program. No
one was hiring.
year later. Then, two
years ago, her longtime relationship fell
apart. She was alone.
“I say I never want to leave,”
she said, “but I know I have
to give someone else a chance
now.” To support the Village,
visit www.mcauleyri.org
“I had nowhere to go and
no job,” she said. “I used
to wish my mom was
alive because I wouldn’t
be in this situation.”
She took it day by day.
The future was too big,
and empty.
Until it wasn't.
This is Norca’s life today:
Last year, Norca moved
Her mother had died 10 to McAuley Village, our
years ago. Her father, a two-year transitional
Norca’s daughter Marianna, 4,
with her drawing of home.
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McAuley Miracles A newsletter of McAuley Ministries
Executive Director’s Message: A State of Gratitude
We frequently hear from those we
serve how grateful they are for
the support offered by our
ministries. Guests at the McAuley
House meal site are grateful for a
daily nutritious hot meal and
personal guidance.
Residents at McAuley Village are
grateful to participate in family–
and skill-building programs.
Parents are grateful for educational opportunities at the Child
Care Learning Center.
Grateful: It’s a word full of
meaning for McAuley Ministries… where we provide
food, shelter and clothing to
the most vulnerable.
others. Volunteers are grateful to
be of help and many have done
so for years. Here is a recent
comment from a new volunteer:
Volunteering for the Warde-robe
has brought me such great joy
over the past few months. It is
uplifting for me.
All those we serve, our volunteers, the Sisters, staff and
Board of Trustees are thankful
and share their gratitude with
you for your continuing,
generous and compassionate
support of the mission and values of McAuley Ministries.
Patrons of the Warde-robe are
grateful for the availability of
quality clothing at a low cost.
Others are grateful too. Those
who work at our ministries often
comment that they are grateful
for the opportunity to give back to
Thank you, We are grateful!
Don Wolfe
McAuley Village Women’s Leadership Circle News
Last fall, McAuley Village
launched the Women’s Leadership Circle—seeking to
build community support
around the homeless mothers
and children living there.
The Circle, led by co-chairs
Noreen Shawcross and
Jeanine McConaghy, blasted
off with great success.
Approximately 50 women
leaders from around Rhode
Island—including those from
banking, healthcare and
business—have provided
financial support, volunteerism and raised awareness of
the Village within the larger
community.
Activities have included a
Christmas Cookie Shoppe,
Valentine’s Day celebration
honoring the single mothers,
and a first-ever Women’s
Business Fair in which
volunteers provided resume
building, mock interviews,
dress for success tips and
other support.
The Business Fair’s goal
was helping equip single
mothers with the tools to
secure a job, and move
toward independence.
“It has been wonderful to
have the Circle members
participating in Village
activities,” Shawcross said.
“They’ve made Christmas
and Valentine's Day special
for the mothers and children, and the Business Fair
was a wonderful match for
the skills of the members.”
Circle member Marianne Stepanian with
Village resident Fanny at a Valentine’s
Day Celebration honoring Village moms
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McAuley Miracles A newsletter of McAuley Ministries
Fall 2012
Page
4
McAuley Ministries
Feeding
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Tours
Hungry
McAuley
withMinistries
Love, Respect &
Healthy Food
Providence Mayor Angel
Taveras recently spent a
morning with McAuley Ministries Executive Director Don
Wolfe, touring McAuley House
- our meal site and house of
hospitality for those who are
homeless and hungry, and
McAuley Village - our transitional housing program for
homeless mothers and their
children
Board of Trustees
living in poverty suffer obesity meals with extra virgin olive
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people daily, leaders wanted toBethany
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do more to break the cycle of
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meal site, and to offer cooking
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Neal
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LDN, Supervisor and Chief
with
diabetes.
Stop & Shop
Research Dietitian at The
Shannon O’Brien
Miriam Hospital and Associate and United Natural Foods Inc.
Richard Ratcliffe
Professor of Medicine at Brown provided funding for whole
Mary
Reilly
grains
and RSM
other ingredients.
University.
“We appreciate that Mayor
Taveras generously spent his
time visiting us, speaking to
Dr. Mary Flynn, center, with two Brown
our
staff, guests
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studentsand
whovolunare collecting data
teers,”
Wolfe said
after
the Foods Project.
for
the McAuley
House
Healing
visit. “The Mayor is genuinely
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Flynn had developed the Rais- Kristen
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Several years
ago,
McAuley
House staff
concerned
about
those
in need,
Mayor Angel
Taveras
and
Executive
work will help those we serve
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a trend.
Many
of those seeking
Donald P. Wolfe,
Director Don Wolfe discuss the work of
and
hearing
about
ways
live healthier lives,” said the
gram
with
the
Rhode
Island
the ministries during the mayor’s visit.
help to purchase
life-saving
prescription
McAuley
Ministries
is helping.”
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DirectorEarl,
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Community Food Bank, teach- Rev.
medications were suffering from diabeing low-income families visiting Associate Director of McAuley
tes, high blood pressure and other dietMinistries.
pantries to create affordable
based diseases. Studies show that those
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perfume. But she may like this:
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donated
to enable
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a homeless
mother. makes the Warde-robe
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Ministries is celebratnew
carpeting.
store,” Benetti said.
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been with a bag of Irish McAuley House:
complimentary
tea
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To participate,
make
an Manager
on-line Donna Benetti, store co-founder Sr.
closed—allowing
store
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to your Mom, letting her know
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Alberic Martin, and staff member Lynn Charbonneau
at www.mcauleyri.org,
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mothers and children at
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and include your email and your
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(401)941
9013 ext. 302
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For more information, contact Executive Director Donald Wolfe at 401-941-9013 ext 303.
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McAuley Miracles A newsletter of McAuley Ministries
Feeding the Hungry with Love, Respect & Healthy Food
living in poverty suffer obesity
and other life-style based ailments at far greater rates than
their middle-class counterparts.
Dr. Mary Flynn, center, with two Brown
University students who are collecting data
for the McAuley House Healing Foods Project.
Several years ago, McAuley House staff
noticed a trend. Many of those seeking
help to purchase life-saving prescription
medications were suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure and other dietbased diseases. Studies show that those
Though McAuley House has
long provided healthy and
hearty lunches for up to 300
people daily, leaders wanted to
do more to break the cycle of
poverty and illness. This spring,
they launched a pilot program
with Mary Flynn, Ph.D., RD,
LDN, Supervisor and Chief
Research Dietitian at The
Miriam Hospital and Associate
Professor of Medicine at Brown
University.
Flynn had developed the Raising the Bar on Nutrition Program with the Rhode Island
Community Food Bank, teaching low-income families visiting
pantries to create affordable
meals with extra virgin olive
oil, whole grains and vegetables. The recipes help
families stretch their food
dollars while losing weight
and getting healthier.
Recently, the Rhode Island
Foundation provided a
$10,000 grant to enable Dr.
Flynn and McAuley House to
translate the program to a
meal site, and to offer cooking
classes to McAuley guests
with diabetes. Stop & Shop
and United Natural Foods Inc.
provided funding for whole
grains and other ingredients.
“Dr. Flynn’s ground-breaking
work will help those we serve
live healthier lives,” said the
Rev. Mary Margaret Earl,
Associate Director of McAuley
Ministries.
Cup O’ Tea for Mother’s Day, and Other Ways to Help!
Mother’s Day is on the way!
Chances are, Mom doesn’t need
one more sweater or bottle of
perfume. But she may like this:
Knowing she’s been honored by
helping a homeless mother.
McAuley Ministries is celebrating Mother’s Day by inviting
donors to make a $25 donation
in honor of their mother, plus
$5 for shipping. We will send a
complimentary “Cup O’
Mother McAuley’s Irish Tea”
to your Mom, letting her know
your donation supports homeless mothers and children at
McAuley Village. Quantities are
limited: We are offering just 100
Spring cleaning? Here are
ways to help those in need
at the same time:
The Warde-robe:
•
•
•
•
cups and saucers, with a bag of Irish
tea included.
To participate, make an on-line
donation at www.mcauleyri.org,
noting that this is for Mother’s Day,
and include your email and your
Mom’s mailing address along with a
message for her!
Small furniture items
Pots and pans
Towels
Curtains
Call the Warde-robe at:
(401)729-0405
McAuley House:
•
•
•
•
Baseball caps
Sneakers
Boots
Jeans
Call McAuley House at
(401)941 9013 ext. 302
Fall 2012
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Our Featured Community Partner: Stop & Shop
The partnership between
McAuley Ministries and Stop
& Shop sprouted last year,
when the supermarket company sought to help homeless
families at McAuley Village.
Learning that families
moving into the transitional
housing program often arrive
with nothing, S&S District
Manager Shawn Lynch
arranged for a donation of
“Welcome Home Baskets” laundry baskets brimming
with cleaning supplies and
other household items, to
help families start afresh.
needs: Store managers from around the
state painted apartments and cleaned up
the playground at
McAuley Village; a
Stop & Shop store in
Cranston gathered
hundreds of “Food for
Friends” boxes, as
well as financial donations for McAuley
House; and recently,
Stop & Shop provided
a $2,500 grant for the
McAuley House “Healing
Foods” program.
Since then, Stop & Shop has
supported McAuley Ministries with a wide range of
Such outreach is a Stop &
Shop commitment, Lynch
said.
“Stop & Shop values supporting
the communities we serve,”
Lynch said, “and we are proud
to assist McAuley Ministries in
its work to help those in need in
Rhode Island.”
Retired Educators Bring their Gifts to Those in Need
For decades, Florence and Ramsey
Davis helped students with special
needs. Florence taught school for 35
years, including 18 at the Hamilton
School with learning disabled students. Ramsey, a Vietnam Veteran,
taught emotionally disturbed children
in the Warwick public
schools. About 5 years ago
they retired.
But not from giving.
They began volunteering at
McAuley House.
On Wednesdays, the
couple serves those in need.
Florence volunteers in the
kitchen, sometimes helping
coordinate other
volunteers, and Ramsey
tends to the computer
needs of the Ministries,
including trouble-shooting
technical glitches.
They are faithful.
Their commitment,
Florence said, flows from a
sense of wanting to remain
focused on the larger world,
not on themselves.
“McAuley House has given
us a lot of lessons that
enrich our lives,” Florence
said. “We make fewer
judgments about others.
And we carry that out into
the world.”
Seeing the struggle of
those in need sharpens
their sense of gratitude.
“We are fortunate and
blessed,” Ramsey said.
“And we need to give
back.”
Volunteers like Ramsey
and Florence ensure
McAuley can serve those
in need, said Executive
Director Don Wolfe
“They are the kind of
volunteers who inspire
others” Wolfe said.
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