What Your Gift Empowers

Each level of giving to the 2026 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.