together
we can transform lives
Through our partnership with
the Diocese of Southeast Florida,
Episcopal Charities:
- Identifies and Disburses Diocesan Human Needs Funds to parish outreach programs
- Manages the Episcopal Charities Vision Fund and each year distributes 4% to congregations for outreach ministry
- Responds to and helps manage disaster relief efforts and funds designated for that effort
- Provides funds for Program Partners from a Program Emergency Fund set up to help with unforeseen emergencies
- Provides professional development and training for volunteers working in parish outreach ministries.
Parish Partners
In partnership with our congregations, Episcopal Charities has funded over 40 outreach ministries each year since 2000, and has awarded a total of $3.5 million in support. Annually, over 170,000 families, elderly and homeless people have been reached by more than 800 parishioners who volunteer in these programs.
Affiliated Organizations
Some Episcopal parishes partner with successful community nonprofit organizations and other churches to focus on problems that they, as congregations, can better address by combining resources. Affiliated organizations in 2019 include:
Florida Keys Outreach Coalition (FKOC)
St. Peter's, Key West
St. James the Fisherman, Islamorada
Keys Area Interdenominational Resources (KAIR)
St. Columba, Marathon
Care Resources AIDS Agency
St. Stephens, Coconut Grove
Episcopal Mental Health Ministries
St. Laurence Chapel
St. Alban’s Child Care Center
St. Philip's, Coral Gables
New Life Family Center, a part of Catholic Charities
St. Philip's, Coral Gables
Family Promise of South PBC, a partnership with 23 interdenominational churches, synagogues and civic organizations
St. Gregory's, Boca Raton
Family Promise of Central and Northern PBC, a partnership with 17 interdenominational churches, synagogues and civic organizations
St. Mark's, Palm Beach Gardens
Casa Valentina
St. Philip's, Coral Gables
The Jubilee Center of South Broward, a full -service program for the homeless
St. John's, Hollywood
St. James-In-The-Hills, Hollywood
St. Anne's, Hallandale Beach
St. Andrew's, Hollywood
Chapman Partnership
St. Thomas, Miami