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December 20, 2024

Holy Family Adoption, Foster Care strengthens technology with One Body & One Spirit Appeal grant

As Christmas nears and stories of the Christ child, Mary, and Joseph are in focus, a Southern California adoption agency named for the Holy Family is upgrading its computers and phone system thanks to a $10,000 One Body & One Spirit Appeal grant awarded Dec.13 by the Corporation of the Diocese.

Julie Brown, HFS Executive Director.

“The board and staff of Holy Family Services, Adoption and Foster Care, are deeply honored and immensely grateful to have received a $10,000 grant from the Episcopal Diocese’s One Body & One Spirit Annual Appeal,” said Julie Brown, HFS executive director. “This generous gift will allow us to upgrade our computers and cell phones, ensuring that we can better serve foster parents, adoptive parents, foster youth, and birth parents across Southern California.

“Our cell phones, which are critical for staying accessible to clients 24/7, haven’t been updated since 2017,” Brown noted. Similarly, our aging computers have struggled to meet the demands of our work—whether in the office, in the field, or while telecommuting. These much-needed upgrades will greatly enhance our ability to provide responsive and effective support to those who rely on us.

“We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Bishop John Harvey Taylor for his unwavering support of HFS through the years and to the Corporation of the Diocese for its dedication and hard work with the One Body & One Spirit Annual Appeal,” Brown said.

Those in the diocesan community — congregations and parishioners —interested in learning more about the mission of HFS, or donating to its work, are invited to visit the agency’s website at hfs.org or to phone 213.202,3900.

Launched as an emergency appeal during COVID, the Annual Appeal isn’t just for emergencies anymore. It’s for anything a church or institution needs that isn’t covered by the budget. Every dollar donated goes back out the door in a grant.

May 1 is the filing deadline for the next round of grants to be awarded by the corporation in June. An application packet may be downloaded here. Grants may be requested up to a maximum amount of $10,000, and awards are limited to a total of $150,000 annually.

Gifts to the Annual Appeal may be made online here or mailed to the diocesan Finance Office at St. Paul’s Commons, 840 Echo Park Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90026.

Thank you for your support of the One Body & One Spirit Annual Appeal.

A new round of grants is now being considered for awards this month following the recent November 1 application deadline. May 1, 2025 is the deadline for the next grant cycle, to be awarded in June by the Corporation of the Diocese. An information and application packet may be downloaded here.

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