RESURRECTION CATHOLIC MISSIONS OF THE SOUTH INC
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Mission Statement
Resurrection Catholic Missions, was founded in 1943. For several years prior, priests and brothers of the Congregation of the Resurrection, our sponsors, worked in collaboration with Passionist Father Harold Purcell, at the City of St. Jude. Since 1943 Resurrection Catholic Missions has operated programs and institutions focused on education, evangelization, healthcare, social services and advocacy. We are a multi-ethnic community comprised of believers of many traditions, the physically and mentally challenged, the able bodied, young and old, laity, religious and clergy all united in our efforts to resurrect society through our outreach to the poor, school children, challenged children and seniors and all who need the Good News preached to them.
About This Cause
In 1943 Resurrection Catholic Missions, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, was formed to improve the overall condition of African-Americans in Alabama and began its mission in what was considered the most depressed section of Montgomery. Today, Resurrection Catholic Missions continues to provide its services to the people of Alabama who need the most help – those who fall through the cracks of our society: the poor, the elderly, disabled children and school children of Montgomery and surrounding communities. We are a multi-ethnic community of women and men, believers of many traditions, physically and mentally challenged and able-bodied, old and young, lay, religious and clergy who come together to participate in and provide programs directly related to aiding the purpose of our mission. Current programs, supported almost entirely through private donations, include Resurrection Catholic School, Interfaith Community Outreach and the Resurrection Collegiate Volunteer Program. CURRENT PROGRAMS The Mission provides the following services to accomplish its purpose of resurrecting society through programs of Education, Health Care/Wellness, Social Service and Community Development. Resurrection Catholic School, believes that every child – no matter what the family financial circumstances may be – deserves to have an excellent education. Resurrection Catholic School offers a quality academic and spiritual program for boys and girls. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex or religion and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The mission of Resurrection Catholic School is to educate the child in a holistic Christian environment of academic excellence. The school serves about 120 students a year; pre-K through eighth grade. Ninety percent of the students are non-Catholic. Resurrection Catholic School offers the following programs in its curriculum: STEM computer lab, accelerated reading, Spanish, physical education, creative writing, drama, library, Chinese learning in partnership with one of the local universities, public speaking readiness, and field trips. The school offers the following extracurricular programs: after school care, soccer, basketball, golf, cheerleading, tennis Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, band, honors convocation, mentoring programs, student council, Science Olympiad, science fair, spelling bee, and tutoring. Interfaith Community Outreach primarily offers advocacy and direct aid services to keep indigent elders in their own homes. The Interfaith Community Outreach serves about 80 clients weekly. The program assists North Montgomery’s poor, elderly and homeless by delivering medications, groceries, transportation to doctor’s appointments and church, and assisting them with government forms. Most of the clients range in age from the mid-seventies to late eighties. A licensed social worker is director of this program and works with a cadre of volunteers to help meet the needs of her clients. The Resurrection Collegiate Volunteer Program began over 18 years ago when a small group of young people from the University of Dayton came South and volunteered at the Mission Center during their spring break. Over the years the program has evolved into a strong component of learning Civil Rights History, especially the Church’s role in promoting social justice and societal change as well as serving in all the ministries of Resurrection Catholic Missions. Students now come in either the spring or fall from the University of Portland, UCLA, Creighton, Marquette, St. Thomas and DePaul universities. The young people usually begin their week by worshipping with the Resurrection parish community and the rest of the week is spent at various historical sites, museums, in discussion and reflection groups and in hands on work with those we serve. The entire Mission community is inspired by their generosity and youthful zeal to be of service. All of the programs at the Mission are designed to help the people it serves; whether it is the most disabled child, the eldest client or the very youngest student. The Mission helps each individual it serves develop to their fullest potential and gain the capabilities needed to cope with the facets of an ever changing society. Past Programs Throughout the decades the Mission added services as compelling needs arose. In 1978, the Mission assumed the management of a twenty-bed nursing home located in Marbury. In the late 1970’s the facility was renovated and named Resurrection Catholic Nursing Home. In January 2003 Resurrection Life Center, a state of the art facility which combined a 65-bed skilled nursing home and 24-bed assisted living facility opened its doors. The new facility not only provided services to a geriatric population but also had a wing for young adults who had “aged out” of the Father Walter Center. In 1991, state and federal agencies sponsored the building of a residential facility for higher functioning mentally challenged adults in cooperation with local advocacy groups and associations for mentally challenged citizens. Until 2008 this facility was staffed and managed by Resurrection Catholic Missions. From the early 1990’s until 2007 an addictions counseling program provided counseling and prevention programs to confront various addictions, violence, child abuse, individual and family counseling on a pro bono basis, positive parent training programs, early intervention and rehabilitation referrals to all age groups with a focus on high risk-youth and children. It also offered training programs for education and prevention to educational personnel, parents and other public service personnel such as civic clubs and local businesses. Drug-Free Clubs for youth were established in the housing communities, seven community centers and several schools. Until October 2010 Resurrection Catholic Missions owned and operated the Father Walter Memorial Child Care Center and provided 24-hour professional nursing care for 54 children with profound physical and cognitive challenges. The patients ranged from infancy to 18 years of age. The Center offered medical, dental, nursing, dietetic and other therapeutic care. Children were accepted throughout the United States with the majority of them from the Southeast. Each child at the Center was encouraged to achieve maximum levels of independent functioning and to reach his or her highest potential. When the Father Walter Memorial Child Care Center was constructed in 1964, many of the children did not live beyond 12 years of age. With improved pre-natal care, restorative therapy, and medical follow-up, they lived through their teen years. FWMCCC was one of only three exclusively pediatric, 24-hour facilities in the Southeast.