Catholic Charities To Provide Post-Helene Community Assistance
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Catholic Charities is teaming up with Our Lady Queen of Peace Church (New Port Richey, FL), one of eighty churches and missions operated by the Catholic Church throughout the Diocese of St. Petersburg, to distribute much needed basic supplies and services to members of the community who are recovering from the storm.
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Catholic Charities is teaming up with Our Lady Queen of Peace Church (New Port Richey, FL), one of eighty churches and missions operated by the Catholic Church throughout the Diocese of St. Petersburg, to distribute much needed basic supplies and services to members of the community who are recovering from the storm.
Beginning Thursday, October 3rd, the following supplies will be distributed from 8:00 am through 6:00 pm daily at Our Lady Queen of Peace (5417 High Street, New Port Richey) through Wednesday, October 17th:
- Water and Ready-Made Meals (MREs)
- Baby Diapers and Food
- Cleaning and Hygiene Kits
- Insect Repellant
We will also be providing the following services:
- a laundry truck supplied by Catholic Charities USA
- a shower trailer
- medical services by the mission team from the Special Commission On Relief and Education (SCORE) from October 3rd through the 6th
Additional distribution sites are being secured. For future updates please visit www.dosp.org/stormupdates or visit Catholic Charities social media pages (facebook.com/CCharitiesDioStPete or Instagram.com/CCharitiesDioStPete) or our website, https://www.ccdosp.org/hurricane-helene.
To Participate in Supply Collection:
Parishes and schools interested in holding in-kind drives to collect hurricane relief supplies to be distributed by Catholic Charities visit and complete this form to register: www.dosp.org/hurricane-response-collection-sites. Templates to assist with publication and promotional signs are available.
Those wishing to donate individually can visit www.dosp.org/stormupdates for supply collection locations.
Disaster Relief:
Those able to make a financial contribution are encouraged to give through the diocesan Disaster Relief Fund at www.givecentral.org/dospdisasterrelief
Other Resources:
In addition to Catholic Charities, assistance is being provided by other entities such as Nativity Catholic Church Food Bank. Visit www.dosp.org/stormupdates for the most current distribution locations throughout the diocese.
