Grant Awards: 2014

Read a press release about the SOAR! 2014 Grant Awards here.

Download the 2014 Grant Awards Press Release

 

CALIFORNIA

Guadalupan Missionaries of the Holy Spirit
Los Angeles
Accessibility renovations of building and outdoor area for retired Sisters

Daughters of Mary and Joseph
Ranchos Palos Verdes
Accessibility renovations for the Sisters’ dining area

Sisters of Notre Dame
Thousand Oaks
Handicap accessible dining room tables and chairs

Carmel of St. Teresa of Los Angeles
Alhambra
Water pipe replacement

Sister Servants of the Blessed Sacrament
Bonita
Recliner lift chair, tray table and lift chair mechanism

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, California Province
Belmont
Handicapped accessible van

Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose
Fremont
Sisters’ infirmary upgrades

 

CONNECTICUT

Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Hamden
Replacement of tubs with handicapped accessible showers

 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Little Sisters of the Poor
Washington, D.C.
Purchase wheelchairs and specialized bed

 

FLORIDA

Benedictine Sisters of Florida
St. Leo
Handicap accessible doors

 

ILLINOIS

Sisters of the Living Word
Arlington Heights
Home modification for assisted living

Sisters of Christian Charity
Wilmette
Replace bathtub with walk-in tub and shower

Passionists of Holy Cross Province
Park Ridge
Rebuild exterior entrance for handicapped access

Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Wheaton
Medical alert units for the Sisters

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Chicago
Walk-in tub and installation for our infirmary

 

INDIANA

Brothers of Holy Cross
Notre Dame
Repair ceiling in chapel of retirement house

Sisters of St. Benedict
Ferdinand
Electronic door openers, treadmill and lift recliners

 

MASSACHUSETTS

Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield
Holyoke
Replacement of stairlift

Sisters of St. Anne
Marlborough
Purchase seven electric beds

Glastonbury Abbey
Hingham
Replace windows for the monastery

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston
Brighton
Purchase of specialized low rise beds

 

MARYLAND

Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity
Silver Spring
Partial roof repair on retirement residence

Oblate Sisters of Providence
Baltimore
Replace electronic hospital beds/mattresses

Benedictine Sisters of Baltimore
Lutherville
Upgrade bathrooms for accessibility

St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred Heart
Baltimore
Replace furnishings for Priests’ infirmary

 

MISSOURI

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
St. Louis
Motorized scooters for retired Sisters

Sisters of St. Francis
Savannah
Chair lift system for basement stairs

 

NEBRASKA

Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey
Elkhorn
Purchase and installation of automatic doors

 

NEW JERSEY

Capuchin Franciscan Friars
Union City
Installation of hydraulic lift

Sisters of Charity
Convent Station
Replacement of windows in motherhouse

 

NEW YORK

Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle
New York
Renovations to assist senior Priests

Daughters of Divine Charity
Staten Island
Renovations due to convent fire

Medical Missionaries of Mary
City Island
Replacement of worn carpeting

Sisters, Servants of Mary
Bronx
Oil-to-gas conversion in infirmary

Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement
Garrison
Upgrade tub stalls to walk-in showers

Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic
Maryknoll
Replacement of 26 windows

Edmund Rice Christine Brothers North America
New Rochelle
Electronic medical records system for infirmary

Dominican Sisters of Sparkill
Sparkill
Purchase of beds and mattresses for infirmary

Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk
Jamaica
AC/Heating unit repair

Dominican Sisters of Amityville
Amityville
Install smoke/carbon monoxide alarms

Sisters of St. Joseph
Brentwood
Electronic medical records database for retired Sisters

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Latham
Purchase of an Alenti lift chair and whirlpool unit

Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities
Syracuse
Purchase and installation of Hoyer Lift

Sisters of St. Joseph
Clarence
Convection steamer for infirmary kitchen

Missionary Sisters of St. Columban
Silver Creek
Central air system for the convent third floor

Sisters of St. Mary of Namur
Buffalo
Installation of fire system in two wings

Sisters of St. Joseph of Rochester
Rochester
Purchase of new kitchen equipment

 

OHIO

Dominican Sisters of Peace
Columbus
Nurse call system

Sisters of St. Francis of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes
Sylvania
Electric beds, vital signs monitor

Ursuline Convent of the Sacred Heart
Toledo
Recumbent exercise machine

Sisters of Notre Dame Christ the King Province
Chardon
Full mechanical lift and stand-up lift equipment for Sisters

Sisters of St. Francis
Tiffin
Boiler room roof replacement on assisted living residence

 

PENNSYLVANIA

Sisters of St. Joseph
Baden
Boiler replacement

Benedictine Sisters of Erie
Erie
Replace carpeting at monastery

Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Danville
Remodel two bathrooms for handicap access

Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Scranton
Replacement of resident monitoring system

Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Aston
Nurse call system

Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great
Fox Chase Manor
Purchase of handicapped accessible mini-bus

Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Mid-Atlantic Community
Merion Station
Creation of safe area for Sisters with dementia

 

PUERTO RICO

School Sisters of Notre Dame
Gurabo
Renovate bathrooms in the retirement house

 

RHODE ISLAND

Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Northeast Community
Cumberland
Purchase of handicapped accessible mini-bus

 

TEXAS

Dominican Sisters of Houston
Houston
Large print hymnals

Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
San Antonio
Install air conditioning in the retired Sisters’ residence

 

VIRGINIA

Benedictine Sisters of Virginia
Bristow
Replace infirmary beds and lift chairs

 

WISCONSIN

School Sisters of St. Francis
Milwaukee
Whirlpool tubs

 

Read a press release about the SOAR! 2014 Grant Awards here.

Download the 2014 Grant Awards Press Release