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- HEAL Markets Make Fresh Produce Affordable for Local Families
- The Power of Boundless Compassion with Fr. Greg Boyle
- St. Joe Foundation Welcomes Angela Stanley
- Catholic Charities Brings Vital Healthcare to a Hispanic Mom with COVID-19
- Dr. Mike Mastrangelo: remarkable man, incredible life!
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Responding to Food Insecurity and Nutrition Needs |
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Foundation Update:
HEAL Markets Make Fresh Produce Affordable
for Local Families
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Fort Wayne resident Stacey Dickerson has been visiting the HEAL Markets the last several years and she’s always pleased with what she finds.
“I love the fresh fruits and veggies here,” she commented on a recent visit to the McCormick Place HEAL Market. “The assistance I get helps stretch my budget because healthy food is not always cheap to buy.”
Dickerson has five mouths to feed, and the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) produce vouchers, as well as the matching dollars funded by the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation and Parkview Health, helps her get nutritious food on the table.
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Shop at These Locations to Get
SNAP Dollars Matched!
Double Up Indiana, a new program of the St. Joe Foundation, matches SNAP purchases of fresh produce $1 for $1. Double Up locations include: Johnnie Mae Farm, McCormick HEAL Market, Parkview Greenhouse HEAL Market, South Side HEAL Market, Plowshares Market, and 3 Rivers Food Co-Op. Find market/store hours and locations by clicking the button below.
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Caring for the Whole Person: Body, Mind, and Spirit |
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The St. Joseph Community Health Foundation and the University of Saint Francis invite you to an afternoon with Father Greg Boyle, a Jesuit priest and founder of Homeboy Industries.
Learn how Father Greg uses compassion to help transform the lives of gang members living in Los Angeles. We’ll hear from Father Greg and ask the question “How can we put God’s compassion to work in Fort Wayne?”
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Strengthening Community Connections |
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Angela worked with the Foundation as the COVID-19 Vaccination Assistance Project Coordinator before joining staff full-time. Angela is seen here with Josefina Cervantes of Amani Family Services. |
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Foundation Update:
St. Joe Foundation Welcomes Angela Stanley
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The St. Joe Foundation is pleased to welcome Angela Stanley to the new role of Vulnerable Populations Program Officer. Angela will assist Foundation grantees and grant applicants, with a special focus on supporting vulnerable populations in our community.
A native of Fort Wayne, Angela’s professional experiences, education, and volunteerism have all been focused on helping underserved, underrepresented, and marginalized people. She has worked as a social science researcher at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity specializing in issues of racial equity, women’s rights, and public policy, in addition to outreach and engagement. As a writer on race, gender, politics, and popular culture, Angela’s work has appeared in The New York Times and The Huffington Post (now HuffPost). She has also taught undergraduate political science courses on American government, Black politics, and urban politics at The Ohio State University.
Angela received a Master of Arts in American politics from OSU and earned her Bachelor of Arts in political science from Purdue University. She is a member of the Fort Wayne (IN) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, a board member for the Center for Nonviolence, and an occasional writer for Input Fort Wayne and Fort Wayne Ink Spot.
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Supporting Quality Health and Care for Immigrants |
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Grantee Spotlight:
Catholic Charities Brings Vital Healthcare
to a Hispanic Mom with COVID-19
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For Olivia (whose name is changed to maintain privacy) the pandemic has been especially traumatic. She lost her job because of COVID-19 and then came down with the disease while seven months pregnant. Complicating matters, she and her family are Spanish speakers with limited English skills.
Olivia turned to Catholic Charities for financial assistance with utility bills. During her screening interview, the tragic details of her story emerged. She had been hospitalized for COVID-19, which eventually overtook her lungs and soon she drifted into a coma. Her husband and daughter feared for her life and the life of her unborn child. Adding to their burden, it was very difficult to communicate with medical staff for the vital information they needed.
“Olivia and her family were prime candidates for our Hispanic Health Advocate program, which serves those who need Spanish-interpretation services in vital areas such as healthcare,” says Natalie Borjas,
Catholic Charities’ Hispanic Health Advocate.
With much prayer from her family, days later Olivia awoke from her coma. As she caught her husband's gaze, she noticed he was stricken with grief. Immediately she asked, “How is the baby?” Her husband struggled to explain that the baby had passed due to the severity of her illness.
As the client shared her story, Natalie listened and grieved with her. She arranged assistance for Olivia’s utility bills through another program of Catholic Charities. She also scheduled medical appointments for her and her family, and provided interpretation services due to their language barrier...
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Honoring a Local Champion |
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Foundation Spotlight:
Dr. Mike Mastrangelo:
Remarkable Man, Incredible Life!
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The following is a small look at the great life of Dr. Mike Mastrangelo, former St. Joe Foundation Board Member and community champion. The full story written by Elizabeth Canavati was published in Fort Wayne Medicine Quarterly Summer 2021 Edition.
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Respect for Dr. Mike and his work led the St. Joe Foundation to make its first two grants to Matthew 25: $8,642 for a dental x-ray machine and $100,000 for an Operations Manager and supplies. Since those first grants, Dr. Mike worked hard to assure ongoing strong communication between the two organizations, resulting in over $4,266,000 in grants to help the poor. He often set up meetings to check in over breakfast or lunch, always providing insight into the challenges of providing quality care to the uninsured, under resourced.
While he was extraordinarily devoted to Matthew 25, his contributions went well beyond. Dr. Mike attended many grant applicant site visits in his twenty years of service. His questions revealed his depth of compassion and understanding of the importance of caring for the vulnerable – and provided a broader view for all participating. His Roman Catholic faith was important to him, and he helped us all maintain a genuine commitment to realizing it through the Foundation’s work. He wasn’t afraid to challenge a committee’s discussion if it drifted into a direction inconsistent with Church teachings.
In 2000, his fellow Board Members unanimously nominated him for the Raymond Rosenberger Minette Baum Award – one of the highest recognitions they can bestow on an individual. This is an award for exceptional service to the “indigent” in our community with a hefty cash award. Dr. Mike humbly accepted it and donated back the proceeds to several charities in the community.
"Dr. Mike was exceptional as a Board Member, Mentor, Philanthropist, and Friend. He is and will be missed. We were truly blessed to work with him for 20 years.”
Meg Distler, Executive Director
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A ministry sponsored by the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ.
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