Students playing outside in between classes at St. John Bosco Rehabilitation Center in Kitale, Kenya

Vulnerable Children Impact

Your Gifts Rescued Impoverished Children Worldwide

Nearly 900 million children worldwide face multidimensional poverty. These children lack basic needs such as education, housing, health, nutrition, sanitation, and clean water. Under this heavy weight, children grow up feeling like escaping the generational poverty that they were born into is impossible.

Yet through God, all things are possible. The kind generosity of faithful U.S. Catholics like you helped our ministry partners meet the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of orphaned and vulnerable children worldwide. Through scholarships, Catholic education programs and after-school care programs in countries like the Philippines, Haiti and Guatemala, as well as throughout Africa, you helped bring hope of a brighter future to vulnerable children.

Fiscal Year 2025 Category Facts

8
Countries

Where Vulnerable Children Were Supported

10
Projects

Grants Provided

290

Children Fed

76
Children

reintegrated into their families

NOURISHMENT AND CATHOLIC EDUCATION IN KENYA

EDMUND RICE CATHOLIC SCHOOL

In rural Embul-bul, Kenya, many parents can barely afford to put a single meal on the table each day. School fees, uniforms and books are too expensive, so children miss out on the opportunity to one day rise above generational poverty. It’s a cruel trap, but thankfully, the Christian Brothers of East Africa have heard the cries of the poor and have stepped in by offering food, Catholic education and support to girls and boys in the area.

Anastacia is one of the 755 children who attended the Edmund Rice Catholic School during the 2025 fiscal year. She excels at math and hopes to become a doctor or engineer. Anastacia also loves learning about her faith. The story of Jesus has shown her how to care for others and has helped her learn discipline and self-control.

The Catholic education, spiritual formation and nourishing meals that the Christian Brothers of East Africa provide at the Edmund Rice Catholic School give impoverished children new hope for their future. With an education rooted in faith, students like Anastacia are empowered to escape poverty and seek a bright future rooted in Christ.

Fast Facts

History

Cross Catholic Outreach has partnered with the Christian Brothers of East Africa since 2008, beginning with helping fund the construction of the Edmund Rice Catholic School.

Nourishing Bodies and Minds

Stable staffing and nutritious meals have helped approximately 755 students maintain consistent class attendance.

Spirituality

Students experience a noticeable strengthening of faith, service, and community through spiritual interventions. Their attitudes and behaviors transform along with the development of a newfound sense of purpose and stronger bonds with their families and peers.

Other Outreaches

The Edmund Rice Catholic School also provides income-generation and microenterprise activities. The brothers ensure that students and teachers receive nutritious hot meals through the school feeding program and offer therapeutic and community feeding programs.

Donate To Make a Difference

Donations from this campaign will be used to cover any expenditures for this project incurred through June 30, 2027, the close of our ministry’s fiscal year. In the event that more funds are raised than needed to fully fund the project, the excess funds, if any, will be used to meet the most urgent needs of the ministry.