{"id":763,"date":"2022-09-30T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T02:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stewardshipworks.org\/blog\/?p=763"},"modified":"2022-10-29T19:37:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T23:37:19","slug":"matching-our-mission-st-pauls-outreach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stewardshipworks.org\/blog\/?p=763","title":{"rendered":"Matching Our Mission: St. Paul\u2019s Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Stewardship Foundation supports charities that are aligned with The Stewardship Foundation\u2019s credo<\/a>, otherwise expressed as \u201cthe reason we exist.\u201d We understand that values are always the driving force in a nonprofit; that the social mission trumps profit, and the bottom line is measured on the good that we do in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a nonprofit or a charity seeks funding and their niche mission aligns with ours, we put our experience to work with their estate planners, advisors, accountants, and attorneys to help them achieve their charitable goals. One such nonprofit is Saint Paul\u2019s Outreach (SPO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The mission of St. Paul\u2019s Outreach is critical! They say it best: \u201ccollege campuses are battlegrounds for the minds and souls of young people, and that many are leaving the Church.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, at the most, about 10% of students attend Sunday Mass, and most admit they feel isolated from God. SPO\u2019s mission is to reach out to students and young adults on campus with the message that they can transform their lives through a deep relationship with Christ and with His people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word \u201ctransform\u201d is part of the credo. \u201cGod has called us to be a transformational people<\/strong> who live deep relationship<\/strong>\u2014with him and with one another. Our charism values support our mission, characterizing the transformative way of life that God has given us and called us to share. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These \u201ccharism values\u201d are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n