Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc. is able to offer the excellent services to our community with such a high level of quality because of the invaluable support of our volunteers and donors.  When you give of your time, donated items and provide financial support, those in need are able to receive.  In the following pages, we hope to offer you a variety of ways in which you can support the acts of love, goodwill and kindness of Catholic Charities.

Responding through the Service of Volunteers- 2009 Volunteers of the Year
At the awards presentation to the 2009 Volunteers of the Year, executive director Bill Sinclair explained how volunteers are the hands and the heart of Catholic Charities. He noted that every hour of service provided by staff members was matched by 20 hours of service by volunteers last year.

Pictured at the awards presentation are (left to right) Bill Sinclair, Kuoc Tong, Refugee Services Volunteer of the Year; Martha Pantoja, Social Services Volunteer of the Year; Sister Maris Stella Mogan and Sister Thomasetta Mogan, jointly honored as Family Assistance and Community Employment Services Volunteer of the Year; and Paul Ney, Administrative Services Volunteers of the Year.

I Care Award

Carlos Pacheco, 14, received the I Care Award presented to someone age 18 or younger who provides outstanding community service.

Caring Choices Volunteer of the Year

David and Kortney Wilson, pictured with their family, were jointly honored  as Caring Choices Volunteer of the Year