Thank you for your support and interest in the Hope of St. Joseph Shelter Inc., a registered Canadian non-denominational charity.
We help victimized, poor, homeless and vulnerable children and young adults fleeing their villages to the city of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa.
The eastern part of D.R. Congo is rich in Earth minerals. The illegal trade of these minerals has created an economic war, causing this terrible violence to families.
Our founder, Father Donato Lwiyando, a missionary Xaverian priest, was born in Bukavu. He served as a priest at St. John the Baptist Parish in Amherstburg from 2015-2017. Father Donato returned to Bukavu and oversees and manages the shelters.
The children and young adults living at the shelters receive the basics: food, shelter, counseling and an education or skill training. St. Joseph’s shelter accommodates up to 46 young women and children seeking safety and help.
St. Mary’s shelter houses up to 28 boys. In 2023, we were able to start building the new St. Mary’s and this continues into 2025.
Hopefully in 2025, four classrooms will be operating on one of the three levels to help those who have fallen behind because of the war.
Continuing in 2025, we will support Father Donato’s efforts of bringing food to abandoned children living on the streets. Three times a week, they receive a portion of beans and rice.
Donations for “Feed the Kids” are most welcome.
Would your family be interested? We continue to seek sponsors for children living at the shelters. For a minimum of $25 monthly ($300 per year), your family can sponsor a child, giving her/him an opportunity for a better life. You will receive a photo, information regarding your sponsored child and a yearly update. We issue charitable tax receipts.
The year 2024 saw the last of the two-weekend giant yard sale at the Beneteaus on County Road 10. Due to health reasons, there will be no giant yard sale in 2025.
Now other fundraising ideas must come onboard to fill this funding gap. Maybe your ideas would be the answer. Please contact us.
Reach out to charity president Larry Allen at 519-736-6731 or secretary Mary Beneteau at 519-996-4800.
For more information on the charity, please visit their website at www.hopeislife.ca.
—Submitted by Hope of St. Joseph Shelter Inc. president Larry Allen
Community Group 2024 recap - The Hope of St. Joseph Shelter Inc.
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