--- title: Help a CFCA Friend of the Month in Honor of Pope Francis description: Help a CFCA Friend of the Month in Honor of Pope Francis --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2013/03/18/help-a-cfca-friend-of-the-month-in-honor-of-pope-francis#) # Help a CFCA Friend of the Month in Honor of Pope Francis Mar 18, 2013 12:00:59 PM  |  by [Lisa M. Hendey](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/lisa-m-hendey) [![Dulce - CFCA Friend of the Month](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Dulce-654138-317x400.jpg?width=317&height=400&name=Dulce-654138-317x400.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Dulce-654138.jpg) Dulce - CFCA Friend of the Month This month at CatholicMom.com, we continue our partnership with [Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA)](http://www.cfcausa.org/default.aspx) with a new format. [We now have our own landing page on the CFCA site](http://www.cfcausa.org/MyOutreach/catholicmom), where you can find one of three friends to sponsor or simply make a small one-time donation to help this beautiful organization's work with children and aging friends. As we anticipate tomorrow's installation of our new Holy Father, I have selected three beautiful children from Central and South America who are seeking sponsorship. [**Visit our page**](http://www.cfcausa.org/MyOutreach/catholicmom) to meet Dulce, Luis and Angel and to learn about how you can help them lead a more blessed life, but also about how your own life will be transformed by sponsorship. We know that Pope Francis has a great love for the poor. What finer way to celebrate his installation as our new pontiff than by making a gift in his name to a trusted organization that works directly to serve families in poor areas of the world? > "Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor." **Pope Francis** [Visit our CFCA page to sponsor a friend or to make your gift in honor of Pope Francis](http://www.cfcausa.org/MyOutreach/catholicmom). ### More about CFCA ![cfcalogo](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cfcalogo-3.jpg?width=216&height=149&name=cfcalogo-3.jpg)For more than 30 years, [Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA)](http://www.cfcausa.org/default.aspx) has brought hope to families living in poverty in 22 countries. Founded in 1981 by lay Catholics acting on the Gospel call to serve the poor, it has grown into a movement of more than 250,000 sponsors who are supporting more than 300,000 children, youth and aging friends worldwide. When a sponsor commits to sponsoring a child, youth or aging friend for $30 a month through CFCA’s Hope for a Family sponsorship program, it impacts the entire family. Sponsorship provides basic necessities like food, education, clothing and access to medical care, along with the encouragement needed for families to build a path out of poverty. - The Hope for a Family sponsorship program provides much more than charity to families in need. CFCA takes a personal approach that focuses on partnering with each family to fulfill their basic needs while empowering them to create a path out of poverty through education, skills training, livelihood programs and community-building activities. - Grounded in the Gospel call to serve the poor, CFCA is a lay Catholic organization working with and serving persons of all faith traditions. - CFCA is among the 200 largest nonprofits in the U.S., according to Forbes, and has received an A+ rating from Charity Watch. More than 94 percent of CFCA’s expenses go toward program support. **[Visit our CFCA page to sponsor a friend or to make your gift in honor of Pope Francis](http://www.cfcausa.org/MyOutreach/catholicmom).** ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F03%2F18%2Fhelp-a-cfca-friend-of-the-month-in-honor-of-pope-francis%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F03%2F18%2Fhelp-a-cfca-friend-of-the-month-in-honor-of-pope-francis%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F03%2F18%2Fhelp-a-cfca-friend-of-the-month-in-honor-of-pope-francis%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Help%20a%20CFCA%20Friend%20of%20the%20Month%20in%20Honor%20of%20Pope%20Francis) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F03%2F18%2Fhelp-a-cfca-friend-of-the-month-in-honor-of-pope-francis%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Farticles%2F2013%2F03%2F18%2Fhelp-a-cfca-friend-of-the-month-in-honor-of-pope-francis%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![Lisa M. 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