Happy anniversary! It's been a year since we launched the Claretian Initiative! With your help, we've built a solid base of followers and a handful of sustained givers, which is crucial, as the need for our programs continues to grow.

In the last year your support has made a real impact. Donations to tCI - your generosity - single-handedly saved Holy Cross' summer youth program. The program was at risk of being cancelled until support from tCI donors made it possible to continue. Without you, young people in the Back of the Yards would not have had a safe place to have fun, learn, develop leadership skills, spend time with mentors, and eat nutritious food during the summer months. And you did it all for only $1,000 . . . proof that any gift, large or small, makes a real difference in the lives of the people in at-risk communities.

As we enter our second year, please help us continue to grow. Follow and share us on Twitter and Facebook.  to friends and family. Visit our Impact Blog to read our weekly updates.

Thank you for being tCI's first supporters. We've got exciting things coming in the next year, and we can't wait to share them with you.

-- the Claretian Initiative Program Team