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| Formation | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Fr. Patrick Cosgrove |
| Type | International non-governmental organization |
| Purpose | Humanitarian Relief and Disaster Aid |
| Headquarters | Bedford, Nova Scotia |
Region | Worldwide |
| Website | https://chalice.ca |
Chalice is a Catholic international aid charity focused on child, family, and community development headquartered in Bedford, Nova Scotia.
Chalice is a Canadian, Catholic child sponsorship organization dedicated to supporting vulnerable children in developing countries to complete their education.
Currently, Chalice operates 52 sites throughout Bolivia, Chile, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Kenya, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Tanzania, Ukraine, and Zambia. [1]
Each Chalice sponsor site is under local direction. Chalice works with religious and lay partner organizations. Through close liaison and regular communication with their partners, sponsored children and their families are helped with nutrition, education, and medical care. Elders and adults with special needs receive assistance through the provision of health care, improved nutrition, and other necessities.
Through community projects, the partners oversee the building or expansion of schools, clinics, hospitals, orphanages, homes, and other construction projects. Human development projects implemented by partners include skills training, training to better equip parents to gain meaningful employment, and training for parents to start their own small businesses.
Chalice’s Urgent Needs fund provides emergency surgeries and medical treatment for children and adults.
Chalice was founded in 1996 by Father Patrick ‘Pat’ Cosgrove, who has served as a diocesan priest of the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth since 1985.
In 1992 a friend from the United States visited Cosgrove and invited him to become involved with the American Catholic sponsorship organization Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA). Cosgrove accepted an invitation to join the board of directors of CFCA Canada.
In 1996, Cosgrove's operations became an autonomous child sponsorship charity, called Christian Child Care International, later renamed in 2007 to Chalice Canada. Chalice moved to its permanent national headquarters in Bedford, Nova Scotia, in the winter of 2016.
Chalice International began operations in the United States in July 2017. [2] Chalice Inc. is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
In May 2021, Chalice was constituted as a Private Association of the Faithful by Archbishop Brian Dunn of the Diocese of Halifax-Yarmouth. [3]
Chalice operates on a Family Funding sponsorship model that is unique in Canada. Chalice sponsorship pairs one child with one sponsor. Each child’s parent or guardian joins a community group, opens a bank account, and receives financial literacy training to manage their child's funds, prioritizing education fees. Each month, parents meet in ‘family circles’ of about 20 with a Chalice field worker. At these meetings, they account for their spending, create group savings, engage in microloans, and form small businesses. These meetings are also opportunities for Chalice staff to conduct educational sessions in topics related to parenting, health and hygiene, nutrition, and other subjects that are relevant to their groups. [4]
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