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Borgne, Haiti Update
We are pleased to report that Sarah and Kevin were not harmed in the Haitian earthquake. They were in the Cap Hatien area at the time, which was not in the earthquake zone.

View video comments of Saint Joe's recent group of interns, who have been helping us over the past week. Thank you Bridget Hibler, Bekah Hawley, Nora Weber, Alex Calhoun and Joe LaVoie.

New Feature: Inspirations from Saint Joe's Chaplain, Chava Redonnet

Saint Joe's Shelter Program is In Progress- VOLUNTEERS Needed!

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Read Tim Sigrist's article about the major renovations at Saint Joe's; Harry Murray comments on the police attack on the non-violent demonstrators at the "Funk the War" protest; Chava Redonnet's article about Fiacre Garden- "Healing the World with our Hands in the Dirt"; Mirabai's "House Comings and Goings"; Chava's story on Project Homeless Connect and an update on the Haiti S.O.I.L. program, written by Augusta Somanae who is the coordinator of the food program in Borgne, Haiti; and finally Harry's article about a visit with Mary Farren, one of the founders of the Rochester Catholic Worker in the mid 1930's. .
Thanks to George McVey, Newsletter City Desk Editor and Matt Rieck, our CW Layout Star.
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Saint Joseph's House of Hospitality is located in Rochester, New York. It is a Rochester Catholic Worker community which provides food, clothing, shelter and spiritually-centered care to its guests.

We share a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person; and we are committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, and the Works of Mercy as a way of life. Saint Joe's was founded in 1935.

VolunteerThe South Avenue House of Hospitality has been in operation since 1941, making it the oldest Catholic Worker facility still based at its original location in the US. It is supported through the volunteer efforts and financial generosity of dozens of people and organizations in the Greater Rochester Community. (Click on the image to learn more about volunteering.)

Saint Joe's does not charge its guests for any food, clothing, use of phone, shower or use of its laundry facilities during regular hours or operation. Plus, we are one of two communities in the Rochester area that provide a hot meal seven days a week. Today over 185 Catholic Worker communities remain committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, prayer, and hospitality for the homeless, exiled, hungry, and foresaken. Catholic Workers continue to protest injustice, war, racism, and violence of all forms.

Intern ProgramDorothy Day founded the Catholic Worker movement in the midst of the Great Depression. Sadly, our Greater Rochester Community is facing another time of economic uncertainty, which is hurting families across the country. Clearly, our role in service to the needy, the hungry and the homeless is as important as ever.

Please visit the links on our site and see if you can find a way that you can help us provide essential needs to our brothers and sisters in humanity.

To volunteer, review our rewarding opportunities on our Volunteer page.

To help us financially, visit our Donation page. For more information, please call 232-3262 and ask for Tom Malthaner.

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 31049, Rochester, NY 14603 Street Address: 402 South Ave. Rochester, NY
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