Welcome to the Official Website for the Office of Social Action of the Diocese of Davenport.  Our mission is to ensure that the principles of Catholic Social Teaching are promoted and that members of our parishes and other people of faith are empowered to apply and act on these principles.

What's on our Website?

Here is a list of what you can find on our website. You may access the pages by using the drop-down menu at the top of the page, or by clicking on the links below:

Events: Information regarding meeting dates and grant deadlines and other upcoming events.

Library: Here you can find St. Vincent's Home Corp Grant Criteria and Grant Applications, as well as the Progress report form.  Also you can find information about immigration requirement for the various family base applications.

Contacts: Here you can find Contact information for our Social Action Department Staff, Immigration Staff and Volunteer members, and a link for immigration program contact information.

News:

Madagascar 2008 Trip update The Madagascar Global Partnership visit that had been scheduled to take place in June 2008 will instead be in June 2009 due to a major reorganization by the Unites States Catholic Relief Services offices.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Intern Donna Coen: Donna has been volunteering in Madagascar with Catholic Relief Services since August 2006, and will be continuing her service with CRS in the Diocese of Davenport in the Social Action Department. 

If you are interested in having Donna come and speak to your group, or would like to talk with her regarding her experience, please contact her at 563-324-1912, ext. 284, or dcoen@crs.org   (more)

St. Vincent Grant Application (Spring 2008) The Saint. Vincent Home Corporation Board will meet in April to review recommendations made by the Committee on Funding Policies. (more)

CCHD Grants (2008) If your organization has a passion for change, to change the rules of the game for fairness, for equity; for giving a voice to the voiceless, for making those whom society tends to forget unforgettable for their efforts to do for themselves, then you may be interested in the Catholic Campaign for Human Dignity (CCHD) whose mission is to empower people to work for themselves.  Application Deadline May 31. (more)

CRS Grants Operation Rice Bowl (2008) Grant applications for the 25% local share of the Operation Rice Bowl contributions for the 2008 Lenten season are now available at the Diocesan Social Action Office.  Application Deadline May 31. (more)

Share Iowa Monthly Food Package  The SHARE Program was begun in Iowa with funding from St. Vincent Home Corporation 16 years ago and can offer you up to a 50% savings on nutritious food packages for just 2 hours of volunteer service each month. Contact www.shareiowa.org or call 800-344-1107.

The Catholic Messenger-Faith at Work The new Social Action page in The Catholic Messenger is called: Faith at Work! The June issue will feature Just Faith involvement in Social Action. If you have a story you would like to share contact Esmeralda Guerrero, 563-324-1912 ext 289, or Glenn Leach at ext 244.