Father Maurice Chase, Los Angeles Catholic priest, former Assistant to the President of Loyola Marymount University, and Skid Row activist, will give out on Easter Sunday, $15,000 in one dollar bills to the poor and homeless on LA's Skid Row.
The free money will be handed out at The Salvation Army Mission (1 block from the Fred Jordan Mission) at 5th and Stanford Streets beginning at 8:00 a.m., on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010.
The Easter gifts will be given to the poor and homeless, larger amounts to mothers with children. 20 one hundred dollar bills will be given to the poorest and very neediest.
The Skid Row ministry is financially supported by Mrs. Bob Hope, Mrs. Frank Sinatra, Bob Newhart, Eli Broad, Michael King, Vin Scully and many others.
Father Maurice Chase of the Skid Row Charity Fund can be contacted at (310) 839-0023. He is available mostly in the mornings.
Contacts:
Skid Row Charity Fund
Father Maurice Chase, 310-839-0023