Monday, November 3, 2025 | Ziegfeld Ballroom New York City
What an unforgettable evening of justice, compassion, and love.
Hosted by Giselle Delgado and joined by Rev. James Martin, S.J. and Miss America 2025 Cassie Donegan, we came together to honor Rich and Lauren Harding, recipients of the Child of Peace Award; Kathleen Cudahy, our Humanitarian Award honoree; and Rev. Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, who received the Servant of the People Award—with special recognition given to Skye and Summer Nelson, and Charlotte and Thomas Gray, recipients of the Carlo Acutis Youth Compassion Award.
Because of your generosity, we raised over $1 million to support children and families across New York City—providing help, creating hope, and preserving dignity where it’s needed most. But the need continues every day.
👇 Give today—or fulfill your pledge—to help families find safety, stability, and hope, and to keep the spirit of this record-breaking evening alive in the lives of those who need it most.
Need Help or Have Questions?
For more information or to donate by stock, donor-advised fund (DAF), or other methods, please contact:
Catholic Guardian Development Office
📞 929-989-8959
📧 Development@CatholicGuardian.org
Catholic Guardian Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Federal Tax ID (EIN): 13-5562186
Experience the Impact
🖼️ View the Photo Slideshow
See highlights from this unforgettable evening of justice, compassion, and love, and celebrate the people who make our mission possible every day. (Click Here)
🎥 Watch the inspiring Videos from Our Event
Relive the inspiring stories shared during the Child of Peace Awards Celebration—each one a powerful reminder of how compassion transforms lives and communities.
What Your Gift Empowers
Each level of giving to the 2025 Child of Peace Award Celebration helps Catholic Guardian Services extend compassion, dignity, and hope to children, families, and individuals across New York.
$15,000 — Empower Care & Possibility
Your generosity supports professionals who help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities learn, grow, and live with dignity—and fuels mental health counselors who guide children through trauma toward healing and hope.
$10,000 — Nurture New Beginnings
Your gift sustains prenatal and parenting programs that equip new mothers and fathers with the knowledge, confidence, and care they need to welcome their children safely and lovingly.
$5,000 — Heal Invisible Wounds
This level provides trauma-focused training for clinicians at our Family Counseling & Wellness Center, helping individuals move from pain to strength and renewal.
$2,500 — Welcome Home
Your support helps recruit and prepare foster parents who open their homes with love, stability, and belonging for children in need.
$1,000 — Lift Our Community in a Moment of Need
When essential supports like SNAP—the program that helps low-income families buy groceries—are disrupted, community must step forward. Your gift strengthens Catholic Guardian’s ability to respond swiftly, ensuring stability, dignity, and hope for families when they need it most.
$250 — A Day to Shine
Your contribution opens doors to after-school programs that give teens structure, mentorship, and belonging—helping them stay focused and reach their potential.
$125 — Fill Backpacks & Diaper Bags With Care
Your generosity helps families meet the most essential early childhood needs—filling backpacks with school supplies for young learners and stocking diaper bags with diapers, formula, wipes, and baby care items for newborns and toddlers.
We extend our deepest thanks to the inaugural Child of Peace Awards Corporate Sponsors for their leadership
—joining generous individual donors in uplifting the children and families we support
Providing Help Sponsors
Clinity Talent
Ogletree Deakins
Alliant Employee Benefits
Corporate Supporting Partners
1-800 Furnish Inc.
Aetna
Brown & Brown of Garden City
Difference Card
Douglaston Development
Fairfield University
Goldfarb Properties
Greenberg Traurig
Holland & Knight
National Elevator Industry Inc.
Orr Group
Pandora
PFK O’Connor Davies
Weinberger Properties
Windy Farm Garden Center & Landscaping
