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Paul's Place

Mission Statement:  "To provide a safe, welcoming and nurturing environment in which the children of St Paul's parish and the children residing in the neighborhoods adjacent to and surrounding St Paul's can be served such that their emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual lives are enhanced and so that they and their families may grow into their individual and collective potential as servants of God's will and citizens of the world."



Paul's Place began in the fall of 2000 as a response to mainly Haitian-American children living in the neighborhood surrounding the church who were in need of a safe haven and homework help.  The vestry, who recognized the need, contributed the seed money, and the program was formalized with the hiring of a full time Director and then a Haitian-American social worker.  Everyday 20 children arrive at 3:00pm and stay until 7:00pm.  They receive tutoring, work on social skills, have a nutritional snack and a balanced meal; participate in a variety of extracurricular activities and enjoy a "earned" Friday field trip.  The families also benefit as they receive in home counseling provided by our social worker on a variety of matters such as housing, employment and insurance.

Paul's Place has two full time staff members.  The Director of the program is Kathy Fazio, who volunteered for six years prior to becoming the Director in the summer of 2007.  Flore Die, who is Haitian, is our licensed social worker.  She has been with the program since 2005 and provides an invaluable link between Paul's Place, the children, their schools and their families.

Volunteers are immensely important to Paul's Place.  They are always welcome and are needed in a wide variety of areas such as mentoring, cooking, driving, and fund raising.  Paul's Place is supported by the church, grants and individual donations.  We are continually looking for new avenues of support.