Helping Benedictine communities respond when need is urgent.
Responding to communities in urgent need
Benedictine schools, monasteries and communities are often deeply rooted in the places they serve. In moments of crisis, that rootedness matters.
They know local families. They have buildings, relationships, staff, volunteers, and moral authority, and can often respond quickly and personally when war, displacement or hardship affects the people around them.
The Foundation supports those communities when practical help is needed.
Refugee children in Poland
In Jarosław, Poland, Benedictine nuns run St Nicholas School, including the John Paul II Nursery.
Jarosław is close to the Ukrainian border, and the school has served both local Polish families and children of refugees. The nursery needed urgent renovation following recent expansion.
The Foundation awarded a grant to support that work.
Refuge and care in Lviv
In Lviv, Ukraine, Benedictines had only recently taken over a monastery before the invasion of Ukraine.
The monastery became part of the response to the war, providing refuge to people fleeing the conflict. A Foundation grant helped purchase books and toys for young people passing through on their way to safety in Poland.
Ukrainian pupils in UK schools
In the UK, both Worth School and St Benedict’s, Ealing took in refugee pupils from Ukraine.
While the schools covered fees from their own reserves, additional parts of school life, such as music lessons and extracurricular activities, were not covered. The Foundation offered grants to pupiles to help meet those needs.
What your gift can fund
Give to crisis and community support
A gift to the Foundation helps trusted Benedictine communities respond to urgent needs with practical care.