Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship
With your help, we will increase our ability to serve young people in the following ways:
● Implement a 5-year funding plan to increase opportunities for diversity and inclusion for student leaders on Our Lady’s Pilgrimage to Lourdes, France.
● Cultivate long-term partnerships with Catholic schools to provide ongoing opportunities for economically disadvantaged students.
● Develop support systems that are representative of the student population and their needs while on pilgrimage.
● Engage young people year-round with opportunities for retreats and local service.

oUR gOAL FOR 2021 Goal is to raise $100,000
​toward The Hope Fund
Everything begins with HOPE - a feeling of anticipation and a desire for beautiful things to happen. Our Lady’s Pilgrimage began nearly thirty years ago with the hope of bringing young people on pilgrimage to serve their fellow pilgrims in Lourdes, and to reflect on and deepen their own spiritual journeys in an open and supportive community. To date over 1700 students have served with OLP in Lourdes and we have countless testimonials of how these experiences have transformed our young people’s lives.
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Since then, our mission has expanded to include year-round service in the “Spirit of Lourdes” here at home. The global pandemic challenged us to re-imagine how we can best fulfill our mission. Our young people embraced service in their home communities by working to meet the needs of the sick and homeless throughout the pandemic and have supported each other during this time with regular zoom gatherings, prayer, and reflections.
 
As part of our expanded mission, we are also committed to increasing opportunities for more students of all backgrounds to participate in OLP. With that in mind, we have created The Hope Fund, which will assist with scholarships and invest in the future of OLP.