Welcome to Care Through Touch
25th Anniversary Celebrations!
THANK YOU! To the many of you who contributed to our 25th Anniversary Celebrations, in San Francisco and in Dobbs Ferry, New York, thank you for your presence, your donations, your talents, creative planning and volunteer efforts. Your support truly strengthens our commitment to befriending and empowering poor and marginalized people through caring touch and compassionate presence…and is evidence of the many people whose CARE makes this work possible!
See the Care Through Touch story, as told by Founder and Director, Mary Ann Finch:
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Care Through Touch Institute
What do we do?
We care for and empower the homeless and marginally housed people of San Francisco.
What does it mean to care?
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Why is caring touch important?
Because touch is the first step in being empowered.
- Homeless and marginally housed people are rarely touched in a loving way.
- Without touch, many have become numb to their bodies. They have become invisible to themselves and to their communities. They have forgotten that they belong. Therefore, many have stopped caring for themselves and their communities.
- Compassionate touch addresses these places of disconnect and alienation. It awakens people to their bodies and their surroundings. It empowers people to act in loving ways toward themselves and others.
“This is a whole lot more than comfort. It’s not touchy-feely. It’s fundamentally being able to recognize that I’m a person – it’s an acknowledgement of, “I AM.”
Richard, guest at Golden Gate drop-in center for Homeless Seniors
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Your generous support makes a difference in the lives and hearts of people without homes or who are marginally housed, providing them with the caring touch and empowerment services they need and deserve.
You can make a a tax-deductible donation on-line by clicking on the button below.
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