Step Up Parents Receives Grant from Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund
Step Up Parents (SUP) has received a $5,000 grant from the Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund to support its mission to assist relatives who care for children whose parents struggle with substance use disorder.
“We are so very grateful,” remarked Denyse Richter, SUP Founder. “Their continued support through the years is truly remarkable.”
The Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund makes grants to tax-exempt organizations without regard to religious affiliation for projects to help people in New Hampshire meet their basic needs.
“The Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund has donated more than $7.8 million to nonprofit organizations in New Hampshire since its establishment in 1985,” said Andrew Cernota, chair of the Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund. “We are pleased to support the critically important impact Step Up Parents has on families in all ten counties in our state, including 143 towns, cities, and communities.”
The Fund is operated by the Bishop of Manchester and a volunteer board of lay men and women Directors who make recommendations to the bishop for grants to organizations in New Hampshire whose mission is consistent to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. The Fund raises money through solicitation of individuals, businesses, and philanthropic organizations.
“The work of Step Up Parents to assist relatives and close family friends who step up to nurture and protect children is aligned with the mission of the Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund, and we are grateful for its wraparound care of families,” said Cernota.
In looking to the future, Richter said SUP is “deeply committed to supporting kinship caregivers who step up in times of crisis.”
“In many cases, kinship caregivers step in during heartbreaking circumstances,” she added. “They’re navigating their own grief while taking on the full-time responsibility of raising children. This grant will help us ensure they’re not alone—and that they have the support they need to keep going.”