Shepherd's Gate Grant Program
Shepherd's Gate is a small annual grant program that supports nonprofit organizations that reflect our parish mission to serve people in need, to do justice where inequity exists, to stand for human dignity, and to promote peace. 

Net proceeds from Good Shepherd Catholic Church’s annual International Festival, held each year on Labor Day, fund the Shepherd’s Gate Grant Program. 
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Recipients of Shepherd's Gate Grants:

Net proceeds from the 2018 Festival funded grants totaling $25,000 to nine amazing community-based organizations. Congratulations to our 2019 winners!
  • Britepaths - to provide grocery gift cards for families in immediate crisis who are referred by county social work staff. Britepaths provides short-term, safety-net services.
  • The Car Ministry - to provide funds to put cars into the hands of four families. The Car Ministry provides reconditioned vehicles to the working poor, enabling families to get to work, take care of family needs, attend Mass, and participate in school and community activities.  
  • Catholics for Housing - empowers individuals and families to successfully create a sustainable home in which they can achieve their goals and allow their children to reach their potential.  
  • Culmore Clinic - to address the needs of patients who have chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity through a Population Health Management program. The clinic is an interfaith, nonprofit healthcare clinic serving low-income adults in the Bailey’s Crossroads community of Falls Church.
  • Guadalupe Free Clinic of Colonial Beach - to provide a handicap access entrance. The clinic is a donor-supported, volunteer-staffed free health clinic that seeks to serve the indigent, working poor and medically uninsured residents of the Town of Colonial Beach and Westmoreland County, Virginia. The Clinic is committed to providing high-quality primary medical care, referrals to medical specialists, and free pharmaceutical services for its patients. Guided by Catholic principles for health care, the Clinic seeks to assist in the total healing of all patients, regardless of ethnicity or creed.
  • Healthy Teeth Journey of Hope - Healthy Teeth Journey of Hope is a non-profit entity improving oral and dental health in some of the most disadvantaged communities in Latin America.
  • The Nest Collective - provides furniture and household goods to those in need in northern Virginia.
  • New Hope Housing, Inc - an agency dedicated to finding creative and lasting solutions to homelessness.
  • OAR of Arlington, Alexandria and Falls Church - Offender Aid and Restoration of Arlington County, Inc. (OAR) was established by a local group of women  who volunteered in the jails and saw a need for ongoing support of prisoners and ex-offenders.
Shepherd's Gate Grant Application Process: 
Local, national and international community-based organizations are invited to apply for grants ranging from $500 to $5,000. To be eligible to participate, an organization’s program mission must fit one or more of the following categories:
  1. Serve the demonstrated needs of the subject community.
  2. Provide critical benefit to vulnerable individuals or families, particularly those in the low income bracket.
  3. Promote leadership opportunities, particularly among the poor and disenfranchised.
  4. Promote change to advance institutional entities, both public and private, that promote justice and advocacy for those in greatest need.

Application Period for 2019 is CLOSED. Please read the Instructions and Application for more information. For further questions, contact us at: grant@gs-cc.org.