Charity
Event Details
Charity & Outreach
Fighting Hunger & Food Insecurity
- • Monthly Women's Shelter Dinners: We provide consistent, nutritious meals for women and children in temporary housing, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for residents.
- • Farmworker Family Support: By delivering thousands of pounds of staples like rice, beans, and cooking oil, we help meet the basic nutritional needs of farmworker families facing economic challenges.
- • Rise Against Hunger: Our parishioners gather to package thousands of high-protein meals that support school lunch programs in developing countries, fueling both education and health.
- • Christmas Meal Sponsorship: We bring holiday hope to the unhoused by providing individually packaged meals to individuals living in local encampments.
Empowering Students & Education
- • St. Gregoriose Scholarship Award: We award $1,000 scholarships to college-bound students who demonstrate exceptional perseverance through hardship, helping them overcome financial barriers to higher education.
- • School Backpack Program: To ensure every child starts the year ready to learn, we provide hundreds of backpacks filled with essential supplies to underprivileged students in local districts.
- • Elementary School Snack Program: We provide healthy snacks to Title 1 schools, ensuring that students facing financial hardship have the nutrition they need to focus and succeed in the classroom.
- • Newcomer & Refugee Support: We partner with middle schools to provide clothing, hygiene kits, and snacks for students in the Newcomer Program, including asylum seekers and refugees.
Community Care & Holiday Giving
- • Blanket & Warmth Distribution: During the coldest months, we distribute blankets through various community organizations to provide warmth and dignity to unhoused individuals.
- • Adopt-a-Family: We provide personalized gifts and grocery assistance to families in financial crisis during the holidays, ensuring every family can experience the joy of the season.
- • The Angel Tree Project: We deliver Christmas gifts and carols to children on behalf of their incarcerated parents, fostering family connection and bringing joy during a difficult time.
- • Family Resource Grants: We provide gift cards to local school district resource centers to offer immediate relief for families struggling with holiday expenses.
Global Missions & Special Projects
- • Overseas Family Grants: We offer direct financial assistance to families in India facing physical infirmities or unforeseen circumstances, helping them navigate times of crisis.
- • Special Needs & Elderly Care: Our contributions support international schools for special needs children and mercy homes that provide compassionate long-term care for the elderly.
- • Sustainable Livelihoods: We empower individuals by providing tools for self-sufficiency, such as sewing machines or livestock, and support long-term rehabilitation projects for the needy.
- • St. Gregorios Church, Spokane: We support sister parishes in low-income neighborhoods, helping them provide food, clothing, and shelter to their local community.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need experience to volunteer?
A: No — we provide training and team leads for every role.
Q: How are donations used?
A: 100% of designated outreach funds go directly to programs or families; administrative details are published in our annual report.
Announcements
Annual Reports
Annual Report 2024
December 2025 • By Church Admin
Annual Report 2024
December 2025 • By Church Admin
Annual Report 2022
December 2025 • By Church Admin
Annual Report 2020
December 2025 • By Church Admin
Annual Report 2021
December 2025 • By Church Admin
Annual Report 2023
December 2025 • By Church Admin