Alternative Christmas Gifts

ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS GIFTS

During the season of Advent, The Catholic Community of Hopewell Valley is offering Alternative Gift Cards for a minimum donation of $5 per card. This is a gift that gives twice.

 

For each donation, the donor receives a card to be presented as a gift announcing their donation to the selected charity in honor of the gift recipient.
 

The Chubby’s Project 

www.thechubbysproject.org

The Chubby’s Project, a NJ Nonprofit Corporation dedicated to eliminating hunger, building relationships, and celebrating community in the greater Hopewell, NJ area

 
Recovery Advocates of America 

www.recoveryadvocates.org
Recovery Advocates of America, located in Mercer County, is a non-profit peer-based recovery program. They provide intervention and resources for the treatment of substance use disorders (SUD).

Their mission is: to educate the community and reduce the stigma towards SUD, provide compassionate and professional treatment placement for those afflicted by SUD, and offer experienced aftercare support leading to sustainable recovery.

Rescue Mission of Trenton 

For the past 100 years, the Rescue Mission of Trenton has been privileged to serve the homeless, the hungry, the transient and the addicted. It provides emergency services and a continuum of programs to reclaim and reshape lives.
 
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen 

www.trentonsoupkitchen.org
TASK responds to the needy by providing meals to those who are hungry and services to encourage self-sufficiency, thereby ultimately improving quality of life.   TASK informs the wider community about the needs of the hungry and vigorously advocates for resources to meet these needs. 

WomanSpace

www.womanspace.org
WomanSpace provides temporary housing for battered and abused women and their children.  In addition, the women are given counseling in legal rights, referred for medical attention, and provided with job skill development opportunities.
 
For more information about the Alternative Gifts, please contact:
St. Alphonsus: Sharon Skibbee [email protected]
St. George: Terri Riley [email protected]
St. James: Kathy Moore [email protected]