Deepening relationships with FSPA ministry grants

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Meeting others around the world

The Franciscan SIsters of Perepetutal Adoration are guided by three provacative movements, including Relationships, Gospel Living and Unity in Diversity. We are commited to building relationships that stretch us to be people of encounter who stand with all suffering in our Earth Community. Together, sisters are affiliates work to deepen relationships with organizations and the people they serve around the world with ministry grants: Giving to help fund projects and initatives to meet specific goals and outcomes.

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Ministry grant presentations

The FSPA Ministry Grant Committee is providing a series of learning opportunities — presentations given by sister and affiliate ministry grant sponsors to introduce the investments they support and those who are putting them to work within their organizations.

These presentations are not just information sharing; they are occasions created for making connections and deepening relationships in the global communities served.

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Boys & Girls Club of Greater La Crosse

"As we've gotten to know each other better, it seemed very fitting that we help sponsor some of the work of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse, as they are fulfilling our mission of really disrupting our current systems so that all can live in a much healthier way," shared Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Sue Ernster in a recent discussion — our most recent ministry grant learning session — our most recent ministry grant session — with the organization's CEO, Jake Erickson.

The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs is to "inspire and empower all young people to reach their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.." Jake spoke about the relationship with FSPA and the congregation's impact on their growing programming, which he described as "Almost endless: Mental health club, academic programming, self-sufficiency and graduation programs. In addition, the support helps to provide "Basic needs for kids: meals, birthday presents, something to lift them up at the holidays.

"FSPA is helping us to accomplish our goals. We are so thankful."

We invite you to watch a conversation between Sister Sue and Jake as they dive deeper into the relationship they're building between FSPA and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater La Crosse.

Stay tuned for new sessions and learning opportunities about deepening relationships through ministry grant investments, and watch more videos in the series below.