The saints behind our name
Two lives that shape our work
St. Maximilian Kolbe
A Polish priest who, at Auschwitz, offered his own life in place of a stranger condemned to die. He is a witness to sacrificial love — the willingness to give of oneself so that another may live. That spirit animates every gift to this Fund.
St. Margaret of Castello
Born in 1287 blind, small of stature, and with physical disabilities, she was hidden away and ultimately abandoned by her parents. The poor of the town of Castello took her in, and she gave her life to prayer and to caring for the sick, the imprisoned, and the dying. Canonized by Pope Francis in 2021, she is the patroness of those the world too often overlooks — and the reason our work centers on every child.
