Frequently Asked Questions
How does CARITAS provide services?
CARITAS For Children’s programs are carried out under the direction of the Department of Catholic Education within each diocese where they exist. As a Catholic lay apostolate, CARITAS works with its ministry supporters to establish and develop its programs throughout the world. This relationship enables each program to operate with its ministry supporters to understand the local languages, cultures, and needs specific to each location [top].
Are all CARITAS children orphans?
What is the cost to sponsor a child?
How does my child directly benefit from my support?
How long is sponsorship?
Do children have to become Catholic to receive benefits from CARITAS?
Can I share my own love of Jesus with my sponsored child and what that means to my family and me?
Can I sponsor more than one child?
What are the primary benefits to be received by those being sponsored?
Please review each sponsorship opportunity for more details of all the benefits that your sponsorship provides.
Child Sponsorship: The primary goal is to help a child become self-reliant through providing them with education, loving care, and basic necessities. Eventually, this gift leads the child to support their community for the duration of their lives and for generations to come.
Vocation and University: The primary goal is to help a young man or woman become self-reliant through providing them with a higher-level education, loving care, and some schooling necessities. Here they can become educated enough to make an even greater impact in their community.
Sponsor a Seminarian: The primary goal is to support the formation and seminary education of a young man going through Seminary training. This will provide them with the opportunity to become a Priest and serve the faithful in the Catholic church for the rest of his life.
Adopt- A- Nun: The primary goal is to help a fully professed sister/nun to acquire the education she needs to give better service and care throughout the rest of her life. She will then be able to spread the Gospel in ways that are true to her talents and specialization.
Adopt a grandparent: The primary goal is to support a poor grandparent who may be forgotten throughout the struggle of old age and possibly sickness. This loving care and gift of basic daily provisions is a beautiful way to remind them of God’s love [top].