Grants
Grants are awarded to individuals, ministries and community programs in Downey and OLPH Parish
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2022-2023 Scholarship Awardees
The Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Women’s Guild Scholarship is awarded once a year to five 8th-grade students who have been accepted to a Catholic High School and also fulfilled one of the following requirements: live in the city of Downey, attend a Downey School or are members of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Fourteen applicants submitted portfolios with the required documentation as well as a personal statement. The portfolios included 7th and 8th-grade transcripts, acceptance letters to a Catholic High School, letters of recommendation, and the applicant’s personal statement. Five $1250 scholarships were awarded this year. The Catholic Women’s Guild is honored to announce the 2022-2023 Catholic…
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2022-2023 8th Grade Student Scholarship Application
The Catholic Women’s Guild of Our Lady of Perpetual Help annually awards five (5) eighth-grade students a one-time grant scholarship in the amount of $1,250 to students who wish to continue their education at a Catholic High School. The student applicant must currently live in the city of Downey, or enrolled in a Public, Private, or Catholic School in the city of Downey, or is an active member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Applicants for the scholarship must have an acceptance letter to a Catholic high school as part of their portfolio. The deadline to submit your application is April 28, 2023. The Scholarship Application is linked below.…
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2023-2024 Community Grant Application
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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2021-2022 Grant Awards
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2020-2021 Grant Awards
From the Desk of the Vice President: The Women’s Guild has a long and rich history of annually disbursing funds to church and local community organizations. I am pleased to announce this year’s (2020-2021 Grant) disbursements to the following OLPH Ministries: OLPH Life After Loss Ministry $500.00 OLPH Sacramental Program. $2,000.00 TOTAL $2,500.00 The Life After Loss Ministry has a was strong connection with the Guild since the original OLPH bereavement ministry started by longtime Guild members Adele Alexander, Jackie Bernal and Mary K. Erickson. The current program is administered by Guild members Sylvia Gardner, Maureen Cimino, Lupe Silva, Sandra Reyna and Theresa Nicholas, Director of OLPH Religious Education. The…
