Charitable Giving

Families in need of help

Catholic Charities of Jackson is collecting monetary donations to help the families of two Jackson children shot April 3.

Montrece Simpson, 10, remains hospitalized after being shot in the chest outside his home, 1031 S. Jackson St., where he lives with his mother, Shalonda Simpson.

"We're praying he'll have a good recovery," said Robert Goudeau, 47, his grandfather.
Police say they have no new leads in the shooting.

A bullet hit Antrana Brown, 15, in the left side of her head.

"My daughter said she pushed her sister into the house so she wouldn't get shot," said her mother, Debbie Jones, 34, whose other daughter, Denise, 14, was not harmed.

Antrana came home Saturday. On Monday, she visited friends at an after-school program that Catholic Charities puts on at St. John's United Church of Christ, said program coordinator Pam Gage.

Both children had been attending the Partnership Park program all year.

The families need help covering the cost to travel back and forth to the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Gage said. They also may need help with medical bills. It's unclear if they have insurance, Gage said.

Both children will need considerable rehabilitation, according to family members.

Antrana is undergoing intensive speech and cognitive therapies, Jones said.

I usually send my monthly donation money to the Interfaith Shelter but I had been thinking about alternating with another charity or adding another and increasing the amount.

My mom & I were invited to a fund raising kick off for Catholic Charities a few weeks ago, they gave a good presentation about the different services they offer.

Then these two little kids were shot while they were sitting on their porch talking. Yikes!! As far as I've heard the police haven't arrested anyone yet.

I found this little article on MLive.com about both of them so I've decided that at least this month's donation will go there.


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