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5%
4%
3%
3%
• over 400 seniors and people with disabilities received support
from a volunteer through the Society of Sharing.
6%
• collected $12,261,189 in the annual Parish Campaign and
received a total of $14,267,640 in the overall ShareLife effort
• Camp Ozanam provided a summer camp experience for over
600 boys from families who experience financial or domestic
challenges.
• over 13,000 people received individual and family counselling
through our Catholic Family Service agencies.
ShareLife Accomplishments in 2014
Every Lenten season parishioners in the Archdiocese of Toronto
have demonstrated the strength of Catholic charity through
their support of ShareLife. Our parish campaign, along with our
corporate and school appeals, collectively raised over $14.2 million
in 2014 to support the work of our agencies. We are truly grateful
for this outpouring of concern and generosity for those who turn to
ShareLife agencies for help.
ShareLife is the annual charitable appeal of the Archdiocese of
Toronto, raising funds to help support a large family of Catholic
agencies. ShareLife’s social service agencies provide over 381,000
services in more than 20 different languages to over 114,000
people in our Archdiocese on an annual basis, and countless more
in developing countries around the world.
Immigrants & Refugees $440,267
Administration $502,393
Grants-in-Aid Agencies $586,941
Single & Teen Parents $708,194
Services for the Elderly $827,396
Fundraising $892,766
6%
Children & Youth $1,030,202
7%
People with Special Needs $1,032,407
7%
International Development & Missions
$1,400,000
10%
$12.95 million
2015 ShareLife Parish Campaign Goal:
Thank you for supporting ShareLife!
ÚÚ Donate online at www.sharelife.org
10%
Catholic Charities Agency Support/
Volunteering $1,488,862
ÚÚ Leave a legacy gift to ShareLife in your estate plans.
ÚÚ Donate publicly traded securities to ShareLife.
ÚÚ Ask your employer to match your ShareLife contribution in
the workplace.
13%
Education of Clergy $1,875,000
ÚÚ Designate ShareLife as your charity of choice in your
workplace charitable campaign.
ÚÚ Respond to the ShareLife mail appeal – send your gift to
your parish.
ÚÚ Make a sacrificial gift at your parish – ShareLife collections
(March 1, April 12, May 3)
You can work wonders!
26%
Family Services $3,910,731
2014 Allocations by category
Your Generosity at Work
Ways
to
give
“(The common good…) It means
protecting people, showing loving
concern for each and every person,
especially children, the elderly, those
in need, who are often the last we
think about.” Pope Francis
Pope Francis reminds us that while we are going about our daily
routine, we should strive to support the common good in all that
we do. How often are we reminded to take a moment to think
about the person who will be sleeping on the street tonight or the
single, pregnant teen who has been abandoned by their relatives,
or the family who is trying to cope with the sudden passing of their
parent.
As we think about these realities in our society, we know that, as
a Catholic faith community, we are called to put the hands of Christ
into action, to make a difference in the lives of those in need in our
communities. When we collectively come together, we can make a
greater impact and this is where ShareLife comes in.
Starting in 1976 with only eight agencies, Archbishop Pocock
made a courageous decision to establish the ShareLife appeal in
the Archdiocese of Toronto. Today, our campaign has grown to raise
over $12 million on an annual basis, supporting families in crisis,
people with special needs, the elderly, immigrants and refugees,
and children and youth. ShareLife-funded agencies also provide for
the education of our priests and deacons, and support international
programs through Development and Peace, the Pastoral Mission
Fund, and Canadian Food for Children.
This year, parishioners are being asked to support the Pastoral
Plan through the Family of Faith Campaign. While we do so, we
need to continue to support the work of ShareLife agencies.
There is no duplication of effort—the ShareLife campaign remains
responsible for funding social service agencies and international
programs. I invite you to join me in making a sacrificial gift to the
2015 ShareLife campaign to the best of your ability to do so.
Pope Francis reminds us that charity is not a social obligation,
but a matter of ‘showing loving concern for each and every person.’
In our parishes, our schools, and our communities, we share
this love by extending our generosity toward others through the
ShareLife appeal, helping to work wonders in the lives of those who
need our help the most. Together we are making a difference—
together we are working wonders!
May our Lord bless you always.
Thomas Cardinal Collins
Archbishop of Toronto
“(The common good…) It means protecting people,
showing loving concern for each and every person,
especially children, the elderly, those in need, who
are often the last we think about.” – Pope Francis
2015 Parish Campaign
For more information about how to make a financial
contribution to ShareLife, contact your parish or:
ShareLife
1155 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1W2
416.934.3411 or 1.800.263.2595
www.sharelife.org
/ShareLifeCan
@ShareLifeCan
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You can work wonders!
You can work wonders!
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The following is an excerpt from an actual letter written by a grateful client named Sue to Jane, the
group facilitator. Sue received the necessary help she needed to develop and maintain important healthy
relationships with herself and those closest to her following her group participation in the Catholic Family
Services Durham Women’s help group.
Dear Jane,
I want to start by saying thank you.
When I first found out I had to attend
group I’ll be honest I was not very happy.
I figured I don’t need this. But every
session I began to realize more and
more not only about myself, but that I
had been in very unhealthy and abusive relationships, not just with the
men that I chose, but also others around me. This group has provided
the educational tools that I will carry with me for the rest of my life as I
want to be a social worker and help abused individuals.
Family Services
$480,197
www.cfsdurham.com
(905) 725-3513 (Oshawa) | (905) 428-1984 (Ajax)
(905) 985-4221 (Port Perry)
You have touched my heart and the hearts of many women before
and after. This community is truly blessed to have you and all the hard
working dedicated individuals at Catholic Family Services. I will never
forget you or what you have passed on to me to develop and maintain
healthy, respectful relationships with myself and others.
Catholic Family Services of Peel-Dufferin
Never stop what you are doing. From the bottom of my heart, I
want to thank you and all the others who have made this possible and
changed my life forever.
Catholic Family Services of Toronto Sincerely,
Sue
$3,910,731
Catholic Family Services of Durham $621,224
www.cfspd.com
(905) 450-1608 (Brampton) | (905) 897-1644 (Mississauga)
Catholic Family Services of Simcoe County $667,447
www.cfssc.ca
(705) 726-2503 (Barrie) | (705) 526-9397 (Midland)
$1,603,213
www.cfstoronto.com | (416) 921-1163
Catholic Community Services of York Region
$427,450
www.ccsyr.org | (905) 770-7040
FertilityCare Toronto
(formerly Marguerite Bourgeoys Family Centre)
$61,200
www.fertilitycare.ca | (416) 465-2868
Natural Family Planning Association Catholic Family Service agencies across the Archdiocese provided crucial and confidential individual, family,
couple and group counselling to over 13,000 people last year.
People with Special Needs
St. Jude’s Academy of the Arts is
like a second home for Sonia, and the
other participants and employees are
her extended family.
St. Jude’s provides Sonia with a
secure, comfortable environment
where she can express herself through
the performing arts program and
just be herself. Not usually comfortable in crowds, or even in the
company of others, the program is something she looks forward
to attending every day. As a result, she has more exposure to
the community, her peers, and regular social interaction with
individuals. The routine and stability that St. Jude’s offers helps
Sonia to thrive and the program has had a wonderful, positive
impact on her and others like her.
$50,000
www.naturalfamilyplanning.ca/toronto
(416) 481-5465
$1,032,407
Mary Centre of the Archdiocese of Toronto $157,100
www.marycentre.com
(416) 630-5533 (Toronto) | (905) 866-6300 (Brampton)
Our Place Community of Hope $263,609
www.ourplacecommunityofhope.com
(416) 598-2919
Saint Elizabeth Health Care $45,000
www.saintelizabeth.com | (905) 940-9655
Silent Voice Canada Inc. ShareLife-funded agencies in our region assisted more than 2,300 people with special needs last year,
affirming their value to our society and making us all stronger as a result.
$230,126
www.silentvoice.ca
(416) 463-1104 (Voice) | (416) 463-3928 (TTY)
St. Bernadette’s Family Resource Centre $40,000
www.stbernadettesfrc.org | (416) 654-9810
St. Michael’s Homes / Matt Talbot Houses This group of newcomers
(immigrants and refugees) do not
qualify for Canadian funded support
and as such are often unable to
acquire the information and services
that could assist them in successfully
settling into life in Canada. Many
refugee claimants have escaped very difficult circumstances in
their home country and are often traumatized by the time they
arrive in Canada. This group is the most marginalized subset of
the newcomer and immigrant community. Although Catholic
Crosscultural Services provides some help to this group, they
are growing in number and there is not enough support in the
community to fully address their needs.
Last year, ShareLife agencies provided settlement, advocacy and education programs for more than 40,000
immigrants and refugees to the GTA.
$186,572
www.stmichaelshomes.org | (416) 926-8267
Street Haven at the Crossroads
$110,000
www.streethaven.com | (416) 967-6060
Immigrants and Refugees
$440,267
Catholic Crosscultural Services $210,267
www.cathcrosscultural.org | (416) 757-7010
Office for Refugees $230,000
www.archtoronto.org/refugee | (416) 645-0827
Single and Teen Parents
$708,194
Rosalie Hall $81,719
www.rosaliehall.com | (416) 438-6880
Vita Centre staff offered young
Kendra the “Growing As Parents”
program every Friday, providing
her and other young moms with
essential information they needed,
dealing with issues like post-partum
depression, separation anxiety and
other emotions related to pregnancy.
The Supper Club, a weekly dinner and
learning program, offered her and
the group the opportunity to discover life and employment skills,
learn budgeting, and address self-esteem issues. Scrapbooking was
a third program offered to Kendra and the other young mothers to
build important memories for themselves and their young babies.
“My life has changed dramatically because of Vita Centre as I
now have connected with new mothers.” explains Kendra, “ Vita
Centre is an amazing place where I can go to get constant caring
and unconditional love and support. I feel I can now pass this loving
care on to others.”
$269,591
www.roseofdurham.com
(905) 432-3622 (Oshawa) | (289) 385-1160 (Ajax)
Rose of Sharon Services for Young Mothers $236,884
www.therose.ca | (905) 853-5514
Vita Centre $120,000
www.vitamanor.org | (905) 502-7933
The Elderly
$841,146
Centres d’Accueil Héritage
$98,347
www.caheritage.org | (416) 365-3350
LA Centre for Active Living
$55,000
www.loyolaarrupecentre.com | (416) 452-4875
Last year over 4,700 young mothers received individual and group counselling, childcare, meals and outreach
assistance through ShareLife-supported agencies in the Greater Toronto Area.
After recently experiencing the
passing of his wife, 96 year old Jamie
has adjusted his life once again by
moving to Les Centres d’Accueil
Héritage (CAH). As this is the only
French-speaking retirement home
Rose of Durham Young Parents
Support Services in Toronto, Jamie is drawn by the camaraderie of other Frenchspeaking friends. He may be alone at this time in his final years, but
the activities and friendship at Les Centres d’Accueil Héritage gives
Jamie the love and support he needs to live happily as he freely
shares his life stories with those around him.
Providence Healthcare $600,000
www.providence.on.ca | (416) 285-3666
Society of Sharing $87,799
www.societyofsharing.org | (416) 413-0380
Children and Youth
$1,030,202
Camp Ozanam (St. Vincent de Paul) $175,000
www.svdptoronto.org | (416) 364-5577
Covenant House $450,000
www.covenanthouse.ca | (416) 598-4898
Office of Catholic Youth Les Centres d’Accueil Héritage is the only agency in Toronto providing full care services to French speaking
seniors. Last year your donations helped provide homemaking services, recreational, visitation and
transportation assistance to over 3,300 seniors across the GTA through ShareLife-supported agencies.
$170,000
www.ocytoronto.org | (416) 599-7676
Sancta Maria House $40,142
www.pointinc.org/sancta-maria-house
(416) 925-7333
Youth-In-Transition $195,060
(416) 934-3401
International Development and Missions $1,400,000
Kiwayne grew up in foster care and,
at 17, struggled to live on his own.
He found himself on the street until a
friend told him about Covenant House.
“I was going down the wrong path
and didn’t know if I’d live to be 21,”
he says.
For the past two years, Kiwayne has been studying construction
engineering at George Brown College and working part-time at
the Provincial Advocate’s Office. “Covenant House gave me stable
housing that allowed me to go back to school and learn life skills.”
To help raise awareness of the plight of homeless youth and their
potential for success, Kiwayne shared his story with news media
during Covenant House Month in February.
Canadian Catholic Organization
for Development & Peace $800,000
www.devp.org | (416) 922-1592
Pastoral Mission Fund $600,000
(416) 934-0606 ext. 516
Education of Clergy
St. Augustine’s Seminary $1,875,000
$1,700,000
www.staugustines.on.ca | (416) 261-7207
Model shown to protect Kiwayne's privacy
There are an estimated 65,000 Canadian homeless youth. In Toronto, as many as 10,000 young people
spend some time on the street every year. Recent studies show that homeless youth are 11 times more
likely to die young than their peers. Through Covenant House and other ShareLife-supported agencies, we
can make a positive difference and provide compassionate care in the lives of youth in crisis.
“Last summer, I visited the
Sisters of Our Lady of Carmel in
the Philippines. While there, I
learned of how ShareLife funding
has helped to provide religious
education and food for over 200
students on a weekly basis. Our
support for ShareLife is truly living
out the Gospel value to love one
another as I have loved you.”
Arthur Peters, Executive Director,
ShareLife
Serra House $100,000
(416) 968-0997
Redemptoris Mater Seminary $75,000
(416) 264-9466
Agency Support and Capacity Building
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto $1,488,862
$878,862
www.catholiccharitiestor.org | (416) 934-3401
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* Catholic Charities, with the support of ShareLife, provided
additional community grants to aid the hungry, the homeless, children
and youth living in poverty, women dealing with mental health issues
and the trauma of abortion, people with disabilities and prison ministry
through community reintegration programs.
Shared Services Collaborative Projects $225,000
$385,000
Grants-in-aid Agencies
$586,941
DeVeber Institute Birthright International
Right to Life Association of Toronto New Beginnings Canadian Food for Children Good Shepherd Centre Hospital Chaplaincy
Special grants allocated by Catholic Charities
$5,000
$25,000
$40,000
$50,000
$85,000
$95,000
$200,000
$86,941*

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