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Pray, Give, Serve
BE the LOVE You Want to See in 2023!
We cannot thank you enough for all that you made possible in 2022. Through prayers, service, and sacrificial giving, you impacted the lives of thousands of our neighbors in need across the country. Click the items below to learn how you can continue to make a difference in 2023.
Pray for your neighbors in need. Click here to offer your prayer right now. Join us on Facebook every Wednesday morning a 9am for our weekly prayer livestream.
If you live in or around Los Angels, St. Louis, the Twin Cities, Detroit, or Cleveland, prayerfully consider volunteering your time at a local FOCUS Center. A list of these centers and their websites can be found here.
FOCUS Centers in Southern California, St. Louis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Detroit, and Cleveland welcome donations of food, household items, and gently used clothing. Find the center nearest you to coordinate a donation drop off.
Youth Equipped to Serve (YES) has day trip opportunities throughout the year for youth and young adults to serve and better understand the needs of our neighbors. Click here to learn more.
As a community, help provide children across the country with the school supplies they need for the upcoming school year by joining our Back-to-School supply drive. Get started here.
Prayerfully consider supporting the work of FOCUS North America with a contribution or make a lasting impacting by becoming a recurring giver. Click here to help make FOCUS ministries possible with an online gift or check out other ways you can give here.
A Prayer for FOCUS
O Heavenly King, Comforter, who grants all blessings,
we thank You for Your abundant grace and mercies.
Help us to be good stewards of Your treasury
through the ministry of FOCUS.
Help us to strip ourselves of our earthly adornment,
that the poor may be sufficiently clothed and fed.
And, by so loving our neighbor,
adorn us with the everlasting pearls of virtue instead.
Where there is suffering, help us to bring Your mercy.
Where there is despair, Your hope;
Where there is pain, You who are the Comforter;
Where there is hatred, You who are Love;
Daily guide our lives and our work in FOCUS,
So that we may do all things,
In every place and at all times,
For Your glory.
Amen.
Donations by check can be mailed to:
FOCUS North America
PO Box 645039
Pittsburgh, PA 15264-5039
FOCUS North America is a BBB accredited charity and has received the BBB’s Wise Giving Alliance Charity Seal as an effective and efficient organization. FOCUS North America is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation and all donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowable by law.
OTHER WAYS TO GIVE
Donate Stock
We’re able to accept donations in the form of stock, government (including municipal) debt and corporate debt through the Depository Trust Company (DTC).
Corporate Matching Gifts
Many companies have charitable matching programs, in which they will match their employees’ charitable contributions. Contact your Human Resources department to find out if your employer will match your gift to FOCUS.
Planned Giving
Learn more about our Legacy Society, including how we handle bequests, beneficiary designations, and donor recognition.
CFC
f you are an employee of the federal government, you can support FOCUS through theCombined Federal Campaign (CFC) by indicating our code on your pledge form: 19541.
Donor Advised Funds
Donor advised funds allow you to combine favorable tax benefits with flexibility in giving. If you have a DAF established, you can recommend a gift to FOCUS using the “DAF Direct” app on our website.
Become a Supporting Parish
Your youth group, women’s or men’s group, or the entire parish can be a vial part of continuing the work of FOCUS North America
Join our "Friends of FOCUS"
Every day, FOCUS opens its doors to people who are out of work, experiencing homelessness, or struggling to make ends meet. Every day, people turn to FOCUS for a hot meal, health care, transitional housing, clothing, groceries, job training, and compassionate support.
By making recurring monthly donations to FOCUS, you will join our “Friends of FOCUS” and help us provide reliable, consistent programs that meet these daily needs. A recurring monthly donation to FOCUS North America supports our activities and programs throughout the year. It allows us to plan and budget accordingly, enabling us to encourage, serve, and inspire thousands of families in need
Any amount is meaningful and makes a difference. Here’s a sample of what your monthly donation can accomplish:
- $20 a month: (Food for a family of 4)
- $35 a month: (Back to school supplies for 12 homeless children)
- $50 a month: (One year’s subsidized rent for a graduate of our job training program)
Sign up by enrolling your credit card or debit card and designating a monthly donation amount. You can change the amount or cancel at any time.
SERVE
FOCUS CENTERS:
If you would like to volunteer at a FOCUS Center near you call 866-267-3083 and the extension listed below.
- Cleveland, OH, ext 714
- Twin Cities, MN, ext 712
- Pittsburgh, PA, ext 701
- Orange County, CA, ext 711
- San Diego, CA, ext 715
- Detroit, MI, ext 716
- St. Louis, MO
If you would like to volunteer for a national program or if you have questions about an opportunity contact our Director of Operations & Community Engagement, Steven Christoforou: JavaScript required to view address
