Dear John,

Maryland families need your help!

Catholic education has played an important role in lifting many from poverty to a more hopeful future. This mission is in danger as a result of the economic devastation facing many families across the country. Abrupt unemployment and lost income have meant that families suddenly find themselves unable to make the tuition payments to support their children’s education and sustain our schools.

Additionally, our parishes that normally provide financial support to the schools, to keep tuition within financial reach for families, have lost a significant part of their Sunday collections with the halt to the public celebration of Masses.

Please help families. Contact your Maryland Members of Congress to ask for emergency aid to Catholic and other nonpublic schools and families in the next COVID-19 legislation package. Our requests include equitable access to K-12 federal funds for Catholic and other non-public schools, direct funding to families for tuition aid, and tax breaks for K-12 tuition payments.

We encourage you to add your own personal story in the message.

Catholic school families and teachers urgently need help in this time of uncertainty. By speaking with one voice, we can amplify this problem with Congress and provide help for our families.

Click to take action! 

Sincerely,

Maryland Catholic Conference
http://www.mdcatholic.org/