2018 Champions of Catholic Education.

I support the Central Washington Catholic Foundation because of my strong belief in its mission to provide and uphold Catholic education throughout the Diocese of Yakima. All who seek to learn about our Catholic faith in our schools and in our parishes must be served. The Foundation proves instrumental in achieving that goal.

“Faith has given me the strength to chase the impossible and make it possible. It has healed the broken in me. Faith is what has made me who I am, a fearless, caring, and courageous follower of God. Throughout my difficult times, every time I thought I had failed or had no better alternative, something always told me to try again. And that was faith.
Through your support, our program has been able to change my life and the lives of many other students.  My desire is that students across the diocese will have the same opportunity to grow in faith that I had.”

“I am convinced that Catholic Schools and religious education programs are extremely important for the future of our church.
I was brought up very poor. I know what it is to be on the outside. I was privileged to have a Jesuit education which really grounded me and gave me a purpose in life. I was able to attend Boston College High School because an uncle of mine, who wasn’t wealthy either, but he was able to at least pay for my tuition and books and that gave me an entrance in that whole Jesuit type of education. I believe my own vocation was nourished by the influence they had on me.
In the present day world, our kids are really in need of a foundation. Catholic schools and religious education programs both do a wonderful job of giving kids a sense of belonging and really a firm foundation in faith.
I have great hope for the future. I think it will be a vibrant living church and I know that God is with us."

It is very important to have faith education in every parish because everyone struggles in life. Having a youth group that can bring you back up and remind you of your faith is very important. It has made me stronger. Our faith is always going to be there to help us in life. Without faith, where do we go?

Every child who wants a Catholic school education should be able to get one and every child should be able to learn about Jesus regardless of their parish’s financial resources.

When I wanted to apply to Tri-Cities Prep, my parents couldn’t support me financially. Of course, thanks to the Central Washington Catholic Foundation, I was able to receive that financial support. I have a new found faith in God.

A Catholic education is instrumental in teaching much needed social principals, a character building process and development of thought.  I am proud to support the Central Washington Catholic Foundation, doing so much for so many!

The Catholic Foundation grant has been such a blessing to our parish. We are a very small parish and a very poor parish. So through the grant, the first thing we needed to do was get bilingual books!

I know that there are kids who also want a Catholic education, whose families don’t have the means to provide what's needed for them to attend a Catholic school. So it’s wonderful that the foundation is available to help kids that really want to deepen their Catholic faith understanding, and their love of Jesus, and their love of the Church.

Finally our dream came true. We are very thankful to Central Washington Catholic Foundation for all their support. It really makes a difference in our life. Now it’s a whole new world for all of us, and our son. Thank you very much.