2025 Grant Winners
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Catholic Charities - Immigration Legal Services
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Light of Hope Immigration Law Center
Psalm 82:3-4
Defend the lowly and the fatherless;
Render justice to the afflicted and the destitute.
Rescue the lowly and the poor
from the hand of the wicked deliver them
Welcome
The Msgr. Henry V. Petter Fund for Peace & Social Justice of the Catholic Foundation (HVP Fund) awards grants to non-profit organizations that support social justice activities. Past award recipients include: Isabel's Community Outreach; Dallas Area Interfaith; Agape Resource and Assistance Center; Cafe Momentum; ; Miles of Freedom; Fighting Homelessness; and Bryan's House.
Our Mission
To create and support programs and societal structures that advance justice and peace in our community.
To educate, train, and support individuals and families thus providing them with the means necessary and suitable for the proper development and sustenance of life-namely food, clothing, shelter, medical care, education and necessary social services.
Donate
All donations are tax-deductible and made through The Catholic Foundation donor page. Be sure to select "Designated for" and type in Henry V. Petter Fund for Peace & Social Justice.
What Is Social Justice?
Social Justice, based on the concepts of human rights and equality for all, binds human life, indeed all creation, in a common good. It actively addresses societal barriers and inequities which diminish and exclude others from the common well being. Social Justice seeks to remedy patterns that have become distorted and corrupted, and to embrace the mission that all persons, regardless of ethnic origin, gender, orientation, race and religion are to be treated equally and without prejudice.
The ethical mandate of nearly all world religions, “To Love God and Neighbor,” begins with charitable acts of kindness to the suffering and generosity to the poor. Social Justice, not only manifests itself in these works of Charity, but promotes Tolerance, Freedom and Equality for ALL PEOPLE.