Fondazione Internazionale Don Luigi Di Liegro This Foundation focuses on community outreach to mental health patients.  The state sends these individuals to the Fondazione Di Liegro to help them socialize and create relationships and a sense of belonging to a group. Each day a different therapy is offered:  music, theater art, sewing, photography, cooking.  They sing, they paint, they play percussion instruments, they make clothes, they put on plays, they create meals and they take photographs.  The staff and volunteers give workshops on mental health in schools and they offer a Peer Education program in the middle schools. This program affects up to 500 individuals with 2000 volunteers.  There is also a Coffee Club for people with Alzheimers on Wednesday afternoons. Via Ostiense 106, 00154 Roma. Tel. 06.6792669, 06.93572111. www.fondazionediliegro.com

Fondazione Arché. Though initially founded to help women and children who were HIV positive, Archè’s focus has shifted to helping victims of domestic violence. They meet these women in the hospitals where they seek medical treatment and protection from their violent husbands.  Arché moves them to safe houses with their children.   They and their children are given food, shelter, education and job opportunities – the goal is to help them live autonomously and to raise their children without fear. The well trained staff and volunteers who work with Arché in both Rome, Milan and other parts of Italy are very dedicated.  Via Monte Pramaggiore, 8, 00141 Roma, Tel. 06.7725.0350,  www.arche.it  

Associazione Orma is a non profit organization, founded in the Roman area  and created to offer support in the healthcare sector and in its various forms: training, prevention, services. With our contribution they will take care of the elderly with a program set up for the residents of the Centro Anziani in Prima Porta and other locations with medical screening for cardiological, dental and orthopedic needs. This is especially for those who do not have enough resources to monitor their health needs.  And here is a report on how the funds were used this past year:  Municipio VII promoted the cardiology screening initiative that Orma carried out on Thursday, 22 May at the “Centroni” senior center. This screening offers prevention and social support, through the Radiodiagnostica Cinecittà, and shows attention to the needs and care of the elderly.  It was a great success: 44 people were able to have a free cardiology visit with electrocardiograms. It was an important day for prevention, since undergoing periodic checks makes it possible to diagnose cardiovascular diseases early. The Orma association is among those sensitive to the issue of prevention and has planned other screenings for the elderly in the Roman suburbs.  St. Patrick’s Church and the St. Nicholas Serata for Charity were publically thanked for our contributions which made this program possible and will do so again in the coming year.

The Fourth Project will be for a specific need for the ministries of St. Patrick’s Church as well as possible specific restoration projects.  This year we are working toward installing new heating/AC units in Tara Hall for use for our Religious Education Program, our Children's Liturgies of the Word session, and our Order of Christian Initation for Adults process, not to mention other Parish events, classes and programs.  Last year the funds were used  for the creation of new icons of Mary Mother of God and St. Paul the Apostle, in addition to new candle stands.)