People will always support something they believe in – even if you don’t ask them to.
Welcome to the Father John Foundation web site. In 1997 Monsignor John P. Hourihan established this perpetual charitable foundation for the purpose of funding care for the homeless and people with disabilities, especially the deaf and hard of hearing.
One might wonder if Father John sensed that in the years to come the needs of the homeless would grow to tragic epidemic proportions, and that the disabled would face such daunting challenges.
The purpose of the Foundation is to financially assist churches and other non-profit organizations that do not take more than insubstantial government funding in administering their programs.
Our giving focus considers programs serving the deaf and homeless in the State of New Jersey that are:
All funding is given regardless of nationality, race or religion.
Over the years the Foundation has distributed substantial funds to support the efforts of numerous non-profit organizations which are tirelessly working to help those in need, in a simple and effective way. We have accomplished much, but there is much left to be done.
The Foundation will continue its dedication to supporting charities that provide care and services to the homeless and deaf in the State of New Jersey.
The Foundation is committed to operating with minimal expenses so that the monies raised are spent where intended, on those in need.
We trust that the loving donations and volunteer work of others will help us to continue to fulfill this mission.
Please take a few minutes to view “No Place to Call Home”, a revealing and still pertinent 1982 documentary about homeless women in New Jersey. The film contains an interview and comments by Father John and mentions grant recipient St. John’s Soup Kitchen in Newark, New Jersey.
Here you will see a letter that Father John once wrote to friends telling of a special chance encounter with a young mother and her small children. They were in crisis.