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This pa st April 12, Fat h e r Joe Ca rroll ma de a n importa nt de cision. Aft e r n ea rly 30 yea rs, h e ’s st e ppi ng down a s CEO o f Fat h e r Joe ’s Villa ge s a nd re focu si ng on a role t h at’s a s ch a lle ngi ng a s it is libe rati ng: t h at o f fu ndra is e r.
Alt h ou gh Fat h e r Joe will conti n u e to ch ampion t h e s e rvice s fo r which we ’ re k n own, his great e st gift h a s a lwa ys be e n his a bility to ope n t h e h ea rt s o f t h o s e wit h somet hi ng to give. Be ca u s e o f t h at, h e ’s de cided to embra ce t h e a rt o f fu ndra isi ng fu ll- time.
I n a wa y, it’s a simple ret u rn to fo rm. I n 1983 Fat h e r Joe i nvit ed u s to pa rticipat e i n a vision t h at wa s so aff i rmi ng, ou r commu nitie s cou ldn’t h e lp but be t ra n sformed by t h e u n pa ra lle led programs, stat e-o f- t h e-a rt fa cilitie s, a nd i n n o vative Conti n u um o f Ca re h e a dvocat ed.
Now, n ot only a re we bett e r equ ipped to f ight po ve rty, we u nde rsta nd t h at t h e problem o f h ome le ssn e ss be longs to ea ch on e o f u s on some leve l. Eve n t h e wa y we ta lk a bout it h a s ch a nged. By demon st rati ng h ow po ve rty affe cts ou r n e ighbo rs a nd n ot ju st a grou p o f fa ce le ss st ra nge rs, Fat h e r Joe h a s h e lped u s rea lize t h at t h e a n swe r to h ome le ssn e ss lie s i n ou r kitch e n s a s mu ch a s it doe s ou r stat e h ou s e s.
Bri ngi ng out t h e be st i n ot h e rs is wh at Fat h e r Joe is a ll a bout a nd, a s premie r fu ndra is e r a nd Pre side nt Eme rit u s o f Fat h e r Joe ’s Villa ge s, h e ’ ll conti n u e to do ju st t h at. I n fa ct, mo st o f t h e commu nity won’t n otice his role h a s ch a nged at a ll.
So if you wa nt to h e lp s e rve a mea l at St. Vi n ce nt’s,
s e nd a ch e ck, o r if you h ave a ca r, boat, o r pla n e to don at e, don’t h e sitat e to give him a ca ll. He ’s still on t h e job.
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