Over five hundred friends of the Foundations of Life Pregnancy Center program celebrated LIFE together at the annual Gala and Silent Auction. The celebratory fundraiser was held at Higgins Hall on the campus of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Tampa on a beautiful November evening. The evening offered great food

  Clearwater, FL (by Teresa Peterson on April 15, 2018) – Richard Peete had a family and a successful, middle-class life and he dreamed of a bright future. But things changed drastically in 1998 when his 28-year-old wife and four-year-old child died in a car accident. While still suffering from that

Circle of Friends Celebration On Saturday, April 1, our Circle of Families group met once again at Foundations of Life Pregnancy Center, St. Pete location. We are happy to see our community growing as we welcomed a lot of new faces this month! Julie, our super-volunteer began with the first

On February 1st, exactly one month to the day since his Installation, Most Reverend Gregory L. Parkes, the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, celebrated a special Prayer Vigil for Migrants and Refugees at Nativity Catholic Church in Brandon, FL. Nearly one thousand men, women, and children attended

Catholic Charities is teaming up with the organizers of the City of Tampa’s Dr. Martin Luther King Day Parade*. Catholic Charities Immigration Services will participate in the lead event during a week of activity aimed at celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. King with the goal of displaying the

One of the greatest myths about Catholic Charities is that it only serves Catholics. This is not true. Many have heard about Jesus’ reaching out to the Samaritan woman sinner at the well; like Jesus, who reached out to all people, so too does Catholic Charities. In fact nearly 80%

As if really necessary, another reminder was provided as to why Pinellas Hope, Catholic Charities’ emergency homeless shelter for 250 men and women located in Pinellas Park, has embarked on a $1.5 million fundraising initiative to transition from its current tents to Hope Cottages™ for its residents. In the early

After being with Pinellas Hope from its start, beloved night shift employee, Lloyd Diez, called it quits! We will forever be grateful to Lloyd – and his lovely girlfriend, Durbin Lea, who accepted his “Second Shift” hours all this time – for his years of loving service to the residents