Erie Gives Aug 2nd!

Click the Pic to give to Community of Caring in honor of Mother Kennedy's 85th Birthday!

In celebration of their 75th Anniversary, The Erie Community Foundation is hosting an exciting philanthropy day called: Erie Gives! Community of Caring is honored to be part of this wonderful celebration of sharing and aid.

Erie Gives, which will take place on Tuesday, August 2nd from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., is an opportunity for you to make ONLINE gifts to your favorite nonprofits. In turn, The Erie Community Foundation will match a percentage of each donation that you make. As part of our 75th Anniversary, we have $75,000 to share among all the participating nonprofits. The more donations made to a nonprofit, the more matching funds that nonprofit will receive from The Erie Community Foundation.

You can give to the Community of Caring by clicking on the link above. You can also click here to learn more about Erie Gives!

Welcome To Our Community!

The Community of Caring is an international organization headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Since 1980 we have provided food, clothing, shelter, and other basic necessities for people in Erie and throughout the world.

Thanks to dedicated staff and volunteers we have helped thousands of people throughout the years. We don't just provide basic physical necessities; we also feed the heart and spirit. People need love, acceptance, and a feeling that they can make a difference. COC provides a healing, nurturing community which makes this possible.

Our Mission

The mission of the Community of Caring is to help impoverished people throughout the world to meet their unmet needs, both physical (shelter, food and clothing) and spiritual, so far as resources permit.

This is to be done in a caring and compassionate way, reflecting the love of Christ, so as to preserve the dignity of the individual.

Elder Charles C. Kennedy and Mother Mary Beth Kennedy founded the Community of Caring in 1980. It is registered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as a private voluntary organization. There are independent local chapters in 5 U.S. cities and in 8 countries in Africa and the Caribbean.

 

The most important thing we do is to let people know that we love them.