As you well know, tuition costs can be overwhelming, and for our Native American and Hispanic families it can be absolutely out of the question. So many of them live below the national poverty level of income. For example, the poverty rate in the Navajo Nation is 42 percent--more than double that of Mississippi, the worst among the 50 states. 
     Navajo unemployment is 22 percent, more than four times the rate of Arizona as a whole, and roughly three times that of Alaska, the state with the highest unemployment. Almost half of Navajo households and more than one-third of Hopi households have an income below $25,000, and barely one in five Navajo adults holds a full-time job.
     The only way that these families can consider a Catholic school for their children is through scholarship assistance and grants.



 

• A generous donation from you (click on the link above) will allow us to offer a greater amount of money to assist these needy families.
• If you have been blessed with a larger sum of money that you would like to donate, perhaps you could consider a one-year tuition grant? I think you will be surprised to see how far your money can go out here in the Southwest.
• Gift cards from Kohls, Target, Walmart allow families to buy clothing as well as school supplies for their children. The smiles on a child’s face when they receive new clothes or shoes are priceless! You can mail us gift cards: (click here for our address)

A Catholic School education is still one of the best ways to teach our children solid Christian values. The Southwest Franciscans are committed to helping make a Catholic education available to as many children as possible. Your generous gift will help us to accomplish our goal. Be assured that the friars of the Southwest Franciscan Missions are praying for you and your loved ones.

Peace and All Good,