ORGANIZATIONS WE HAVE HELPED!

Direct assistance to needy families in the Holy Land

The Catholic Action Association founded the Catholic Action Center located in Bethlehem in 1956 as a principal social center for the Christians of Bethlehem. The Center provides Christian Palestinians a place of respite from the realities of life in the Holy Land. It houses a theater, swimming pool, teaching classrooms, a computer lab, dining facilities, offices and a new physical fitness room. In the last few years a conference center was added for adult education and catechesis in addition to a new sports center where local Christian youth play soccer and basketball. Under construction is a new gymnasium that will seat 700 spectators for basketball games. It will be the only one of its kind in the West Bank allowing for teams from different towns to compete.

This is yEstablished in 1913 by a group of young Arab Christians to serve the needs of the poor and destitute in the region. Their work comprises: A nursing home for elderly women, a free clinic to treat poor and elderly families, a nursery for preschool children from poor families to allow their mothers to work, low income housing for 55 families, a second low income housing project to help young Palestinian Christians stay in their homeland (young people in Bethlehem cannot afford to rent the very limted and expensive housing available in the area).our Project description. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start.

Founded in 1947 on the announcement of the Partition of Palestine. Organizes several self help projects for women. The embroidery and sewing center trains and employs over 130 women continuously. Many graduates later work at home or in factories to help support their families. Operates a fine arts and crafts school to teach and train young people drawing, engraving, wood carving and stone sculpture in a three year program; graduates find work in local crafts and mother of pearl factories or set up their own small businesses. Runs a special school and workshop for retarded children to teach them self reliance. Operates a produce preservation and canning shop to teach local farmers and families to make jams and to preserve local fruits and vegetables. The embroidery center makes and sells many table cloths, cushion covers, runners, small articles done in the typical Palestinian colorful cross stitch embroidery designs. Organizes meetings and discussion groups to deal with many community and family affairs. Runs a day care center and helps needy individuals. Maintains a traditional Bethlehem house filled with antiques, artefacts, and costumes for visitors to appreciate Bethlehem history. Holds charity parties to distribute food, clothes and toys to poor children at Christmas and mother's day.

Founded in 1944 to provide medical care for mothers and children. It now runs a nursery for the children of working mothers, and rents out crucially needed low cost apartments. It also runs an embroidery center and sewing workshop to provide work for women. Typing and computer courses.