The following is a summary of the awards presented at the annual Campaign for Human Development Dinner Nov. 17 in Los Angeles.

Parish Justice Awards
St. Charles Borromeo, North Hollywood: The St. Charles Borromeo Parish Service Center helps distribute a balanced selection of food, clothing, toiletries and other household items to eligible clients; assists with utility bills and building maintenance; providing services to the homeless population in their neighboring areas of Laurel Canyon, Burbank Boulevard, Hollywood Way and Mulholland Drive.

St. Madeleine, Pomona: The community of St. Madeleine has demonstrated its commitment to the rights of immigrants by: negotiating with the Pomona Police Department to reduce from 30 days to one the length of time that a car is impounded if the driver is stopped at a sobriety checkpoint and is found to have no driver's license; helping to ease the Pomona Unified School District's policy regarding school volunteers that has effectively kept undocumented parents of school children from volunteering in the classroom; hosting the Mexican Consulate to process applications for Mexican identification cards, enabling the people to open bank accounts and avoid the exorbitant fees charged by check-cashing agencies.

St. Cyprian, Long Beach: The St. Cyprian parish community offers: an active Peace & Justice committee within the parish, educating parishioners through weekly bulletin articles; two active "Feed the Hungry Programs" that provide sack lunches and hot meals to the homeless shelters in Long Beach; an active detention ministry at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall; an ongoing involvement with the Ecumenical Council of Long Beach.

Our Mother of Good Counsel, Los Angeles: The people at Our Mother of Good Counsel have been involved in: training parishioners from other parishes in ways to organize their members for peace and justice concerns; a monthly hot lunch for over 200 of LA's homeless and a daily distribution of sandwiches for the hungry; providing individual help to the poor in the area on an as needed basis; supporting Augustinian missions in Japan and Peru since the 1960s, as well as the Hogar Infantil Orphanage in Tijuana.

St. Mary Magdalen, Camarillo: The St. Mary Magdalen community has shown a dedication to social justice through: participation in JustFaith, a conversion-based process that seeks to integrate personal spirituality and social ministry; converting their garages into a food bank, providing food to 95 low-income families in their area every week; providing office space for their staff and volunteers of OASIS (Older Adult Services Intervention System), a Catholic Charities ministry, and subsidizing some of their office and utility expensesThey are also in the process of setting up a parish Social Justice Ministry.

Operation Rice Bowl Food Pantry Grants
Operation Rice Bowl is a project of Catholic Relief Services administered in parishes and schools across the country during Lent. One-fourth of the money collected through Operation Rice Bowl in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is reallocated in the form of grants to parishes and organizations to assist them in providing food to those in need.

This year, the Office of Justice and Peace awarded five grants in the amount of $4,000 each to parishes and organizations who provide food to thousands of families per year:

St. Gerard Majella, Los Angeles: St. Gerard's Food Pantry has been in existence for over 50 years, serving low income and underserved families and individuals within their community. The food pantry operates two days out of the week, distributing food and clothing. Over the years it has evolved into a full-time program providing referral services to other organizations to help families and individuals with medical, education, and housing needs beyond the food pantry's capacity.

St. Ignatius of Loyola, Highland Park: St. Ignatius of Loyola's Food Pantry distributes food and sack lunches to an average of 30 people a day. They serve homeless individuals and families in need. They provide food at Thanksgiving and Christmas. With the help of the St. Vincent de Paul Society they are able to provide other social services to those in need.

St. Margaret Mary, Lomita: St. Margaret Mary's Christian Service Food Pantry is an extended program that distributes to low income families and homeless every Wednesday. Emergency food is also available throughout the week. The Christian service Program assists over 300 families a month and makes the effort in providing fresh produce and USDA items creating a welcoming grocery environment.

Resurrection, Los Angeles: The food pantry at Resurrection Church, "Consuelo de los Afligidos," has been helping and providing for families for more than 20 years. Resurrection's Food Pantry distributes food and clothing for the community during the week until everyone is served. In addition, with the help of the parishioners' donations they are able to provide food baskets for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

St. Louis de Montfort, Santa Maria: At their Rosemary Hill Pantry there is no waiting in line; people come as their need arises and are given bags of food. Their Pantry takes pride in all the devotion and support they receive from their parishioners, volunteers, and staff reaching out to families and individuals in need, constantly answering the needs of their parishioners as well as their neighboring parish, St. Anthony in Los Alamos.

Local Catholic Campaign for Human Development Grants were awarded to:

Cause ; Consejo Popular; Enlace; Figueroa Corridor Coalition for Economic Justice (FCCEJ); Garment Worker Center (GWC); Institute for Urban Research and Development (IURD); Long Beach Acorn; Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy; Pomona Economic Opportunity Center; Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE); and Ventura County Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (VC CLUE).

CCHD National Grants were awarded to:

Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE); Coalition LA; Ex-Offender Action Network; Figueroa Corridor Community Land Trust; Greater Long Beach Interfaith Community Organization; Instituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California (IDEPSCA); LA Voice; Los Angeles Community Action Network (CANGRESS); People Organized for Westside Renewal (POWER); People United for Economic Justice Building Leadership Through Organizing (PUEBLO); Proyecto Pastoral; and Southern California Education Fund (IAF-LA).