Partners in Helping Homeless Pregnant Women Rise Out of Poverty!
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri and the LifeHouse Cape Girardeau campaign committee wish to thank the Mabee Foundation, the Children's Trust Fund, and American Home Loan, for their ongoing support to make LifeHouse Cape Girardeau a reality and beacon of hope in southeastern Missouri.
February 2023 Update - Construction Has Begun on LifeHouse Cape Girardeau!
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri’s capital campaign to bring LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home to Cape Girardeau will support two initiatives:
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Building a 15-Unit LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home
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Funding the first two years’ operating expenses
“Through this brick and mortar presence, the love of Christ will remain evident every day, with every service provided, every hand held, and with every heart led towards healing. Thank you for your generous consideration and prayers as LifeHouse Cape Girardeau enters this very exciting phase.”
KEN PALERMO
Executive Director
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri
LIFEHOUSE: MISSION AND IMPACT
A PREVIEW OF LIFEHOUSE CAPE GIRARDEAU
LIFEHOUSE TEACHES
The LifeHouse program helps families overcome poverty.
LIFEHOUSE SAVES LIVES
Gina arrived at LifeHouse pregnant and in need of regaining self-sufficiency. While at LifeHouse, she has given birth to a healthy baby and is well on her way to achieving her goal through the holistic case management offered to residents.
INITIATIVES
15-Unit LifeHouse Crisis Maternity Home
LifeHouse Cape Girardeau will be located at Spanish and Park Streets on a nearly 2-acre plot of land that has already been donated by a generous benefactor for this specific purpose. Spanning 17,000 square feet, LifeHouse Cape Girardeau will include 15 units, each housing one resident (mother) and her child(ren), indoor and outdoor community spaces, administrative office space for LifeHouse and Catholic Charities’ housing and community pregnancy support programs, and a building for donations. Situated downtown, LifeHouse Cape Girardeau will breathe fresh life into its immediate surroundings.
First Two Years’ Operating Expenses
While the space in which Catholic Charities may provide this critical service is a necessary first step, this campaign seeks also to provide immediate financial stability by raising the first two years’ operating expenses for LifeHouse Cape Girardeau, thereby sustaining it as it welcomes its first residents. These expenses are estimated to amount to $2 million based on LifeHouse Springfield’s operating expenses.
WAYS TO GIVE
Check/Automatic Withdrawal/Credit Card
These are the most common giving methods. Donating is as simple as writing a check or authorizing a recurring automatic withdrawal from your bank account or charge on your credit card. Checks should be made payable to Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri noting LifeHouse Cape Girardeau as the memo.
To make a gift or pledge electronically via credit card or to set up an automatic withdrawal, include your credit card/account information on your pledge card or make your gift online. The change in your account will appear as CCSOMO.
*Gift of Stock/Property
Charitable gifts of stocks, bonds or mutual funds, as well as gifts of property (e.g. homes, farmland, crops) may offer special tax advantages.
*Planned Gift
Planned giving is the process of carefully selecting the best method and assets for making a charitable gift. A deferred gift through an estate plan or life income gift offers you the ability to support LifeHouse Cape Girardeau and retain the income from those assets during your lifetime. Methods include:
· Bequests by will or living trust
· Charitable Gift Annuities
· Charitable Lead or Remainder Trusts
· Beneficiary benefits from IRAs or pensions (Those age 70 ½ and older can realize tax deductions on Qualified Charitable Distributions).
*Corporate Matching Gift
A matching gift program provided through your employer may allow you to increase the value of your gift at no additional cost to you. Many companies match charitable gifts made by their employees, retirees or board members.
* To arrange a gift of this type or to coordinate a corporate matching gift, please contact CCSOMO's Development Team, at 417.720.4213.
