A family struggles to keep food on the table. A stranger arrives in a new land. A woman has an unplanned pregnancy. These are only a few of the challenges that thousands of people in Middle Tennessee face every day.

There are places in our community that no one could believe are in the USA, the poverty is so real! We must do what we are able to do to help others, as Jesus clearly taught when asked by his disciples and He gave the parable of the Good Samaritan. That said it all! Can we bind our neighbor's wounds? Or heal a broken heart? Or feed a hungry child?

Income from the Poor and Needy Endowment will be used by our parishes, Catholic Charities, and other institutions to provide transitional help to our neighbors in Middle Tennessee through the crises in their lives.