Need assistance, or want to make a difference for those in our community?
St. John the Evangelist Church hosts many organizations and service events throughout the year to help those in need. Whether you are in need of assistance yourself, or you want to get involved to make our world better, we have something for you.
St. John reaches out to meet the needs of others for food, clothing and shelter. Assistance extends to those in our parish, our community, the nation and the world. Activities include food drives, clothing drives, Christmas Toy Drive, Christmas Baskets, support for Habitat for Humanity and drives for situations involving natural disasters or crisis situations. St. John also assists the agencies listed here with financial contributions and various donations.
St. John reaches out to meet the needs of others for food, clothing and shelter. Assistance extends to those in our parish, our community, the nation and the world. Activities include food drives, clothing drives, Christmas Toy Drive, Christmas Baskets, support for Habitat for Humanity and drives for situations involving natural disasters or crisis situations. St. John also assists the agencies listed here with financial contributions and various donations.
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Outreach Organizations We Support
Bethany House
Bethany House is a temporary shelter for homeless women and children. We help them by donating individual toiletries to be given to the women as they arrive. We have also purchased nightwear and sent money for special projects.
Catholics United for the Poor
C.U.P. is the umbrella for nine agencies who are aware of the problems of the poor and who respond to the needs of the community: Bethany House, Tender Mercies, Dominican Community Services, Mary Magdalene House, Our Daily Bread, Over-the-Rhine/Walnut Hills Kitchen, Practical Family Living Center, St. John Social Service Center and the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
Catholic Worker Home
St. Francis/St. Joseph House of Spirituality provides spiritual nourishment for men in the form of temporary shelter, food, clothing, etc.
Little Sisters of the Poor
The Little Sisters of the Poor have been a part of the Cincinnati community since 1868. At St. Paul’s, Archbishop Leibold Home, the Little Sisters, with the help of devoted staff, offer a home and care to the needy elderly of every race and religion. The vital support of many businesses, groups, and individuals assure the continuation of our mission.
Mary Magdalene House
Mary Magdalene House is a bath facility for the homeless. We support them with monetary donations and gifts of soap, shampoo, laundry detergent and men's underwear and tube socks.
Matthew 25: Ministries
Matthew 25: Ministries is an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization helping the poorest of the poor locally, regionally, nationally and internationally regardless of race, creed or political persuasion. Located in Blue Ash, Ohio, Matthew 25 has a variety of volunteer opportunities.
Our Daily Bread
This organization provides one good meal a day to shut-ins who would otherwise be without.
Reach Out Lakota
Reach Out Lakota is a localized, ecumenical organization backed by many of our community churches, businesses and schools. It was founded in 1992 to provide families with the essentials and necessary guidance until they are capable of caring for themselves. Volunteers, food and clothing donations are always welcome. Reach Out Lakota is located just north of our parish property on Station Road and can be contacted at 779-7515.
Serve City
Serve City is a ministry of area churches in Hamilton who help the homeless in various ways. From helping in the food pantry to serving meals, volunteer opportunities are numerous.
St. Francis Soup Kitchen
The St. Francis Soup Kitchen in Over-the-Rhine is a facility that serves meals to the needy in that area. Young people and adults from St. John volunteer each month at the soup kitchen, serving meals and cleaning up.
St. Leo the Great Parish
A vibrant, diverse, urban Catholic parish community living the spiritual and corporal works of mercy, St. Leo’s serves a diverse group of parishioners that includes recent immigrants and refugees. Young people and adults can volunteer at this parish in a number of ways, including teaching ESL, serving in the food pantry, and tutoring students.
St. Raphael Home
St. Raphael is a social service center located in Hamilton, reaching out and helping to direct families in need toward a lifestyle of self-sufficiency.
Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies provides permanent and transitional housing to those people who have special needs arising from homelessness and mental illness.
Bethany House is a temporary shelter for homeless women and children. We help them by donating individual toiletries to be given to the women as they arrive. We have also purchased nightwear and sent money for special projects.
Catholics United for the Poor
C.U.P. is the umbrella for nine agencies who are aware of the problems of the poor and who respond to the needs of the community: Bethany House, Tender Mercies, Dominican Community Services, Mary Magdalene House, Our Daily Bread, Over-the-Rhine/Walnut Hills Kitchen, Practical Family Living Center, St. John Social Service Center and the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
Catholic Worker Home
St. Francis/St. Joseph House of Spirituality provides spiritual nourishment for men in the form of temporary shelter, food, clothing, etc.
Little Sisters of the Poor
The Little Sisters of the Poor have been a part of the Cincinnati community since 1868. At St. Paul’s, Archbishop Leibold Home, the Little Sisters, with the help of devoted staff, offer a home and care to the needy elderly of every race and religion. The vital support of many businesses, groups, and individuals assure the continuation of our mission.
Mary Magdalene House
Mary Magdalene House is a bath facility for the homeless. We support them with monetary donations and gifts of soap, shampoo, laundry detergent and men's underwear and tube socks.
Matthew 25: Ministries
Matthew 25: Ministries is an international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization helping the poorest of the poor locally, regionally, nationally and internationally regardless of race, creed or political persuasion. Located in Blue Ash, Ohio, Matthew 25 has a variety of volunteer opportunities.
Our Daily Bread
This organization provides one good meal a day to shut-ins who would otherwise be without.
Reach Out Lakota
Reach Out Lakota is a localized, ecumenical organization backed by many of our community churches, businesses and schools. It was founded in 1992 to provide families with the essentials and necessary guidance until they are capable of caring for themselves. Volunteers, food and clothing donations are always welcome. Reach Out Lakota is located just north of our parish property on Station Road and can be contacted at 779-7515.
Serve City
Serve City is a ministry of area churches in Hamilton who help the homeless in various ways. From helping in the food pantry to serving meals, volunteer opportunities are numerous.
St. Francis Soup Kitchen
The St. Francis Soup Kitchen in Over-the-Rhine is a facility that serves meals to the needy in that area. Young people and adults from St. John volunteer each month at the soup kitchen, serving meals and cleaning up.
St. Leo the Great Parish
A vibrant, diverse, urban Catholic parish community living the spiritual and corporal works of mercy, St. Leo’s serves a diverse group of parishioners that includes recent immigrants and refugees. Young people and adults can volunteer at this parish in a number of ways, including teaching ESL, serving in the food pantry, and tutoring students.
St. Raphael Home
St. Raphael is a social service center located in Hamilton, reaching out and helping to direct families in need toward a lifestyle of self-sufficiency.
Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies provides permanent and transitional housing to those people who have special needs arising from homelessness and mental illness.