Humanitarian Partners
We invite new partners to collaborate with us in fostering a more compassionate and just world. We offer various opportunities for collaboration to suit your organization’s strengths and interests. Together, we can maximize our impact and create meaningful change.
Why Partner with Cranaleith?
Shared Mission
Align with an organization whose contemplative practices lead to wholeness and spiritual transformation.
Expanded Reach
Amplify your impact by collaborating with a well-established retreat center.
Resource Efficiency
Maximize the use of resources through strategic partnerships and shared efforts.
Community Impact
Contribute to meaningful change in areas such as non-violence, women’s rights, immigration, racism, and environmental stewardship.
The beauty, the good food, and the thoughtful care
The childcare providers in our Early Childhood Fellowship always comment on how much they appreciate the chance to be at Cranaleith. They expend so much energy struggling to do right...
Feel a sense of being 'grounded' again
But for what’s it’s worth I can tell you that our residents and shelter guests have looked forward to our annual trips to Cranaleith with great anticipation. They have always felt...
The perfect space to reflect
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School has hosted our Senior Retreat at Cranaleith for the past four years. The retreat comes at the end of our students journey with us and...
Loving care and sanctuary which we need.
Cranaleith Spiritual Center has been a wonderful partner to Drueding Center for well over a decade!. As the program director here, I have planned a variety of retreats and programs...
A special place with a life-giving ministry.
Our staff returned to Saint John’s feeling refreshed and better about themselves and their co-workers, and more aware of the challenging and transforming work that we do with homeless men....
I am doing something that is going to grow and prosper.
I like being in the garden and putting my hands in the soil. Knowing that I am doing something that is going to grow and prosper is really cool....
Avenues of Collaboration
Strategic/Thought Partnership
Engage in high-level discussions and strategic planning to address pressing social issues and develop innovative solutions.
Co-Sponsored Programs
Collaborate on programs that align with our shared values and mission, offering enriching experiences to our communities.
Facilitators
Share skilled facilitators for workshops, retreats, and educational sessions, enhancing the quality and reach of our offerings.
Grant Opportunities
Partner on grant applications to secure funding for joint initiatives, expanding our capacity to serve and innovate.
Shared Resources
Pool resources such as volunteers, funding, marketing and facilities to maximize the impact of both organizations. Together, we can achieve more.
Community Connection and Outreach
Leverage trusted community voices to enhance outreach efforts, building stronger connections and fostering trust within the community.
Joint Events
Host events together to raise awareness and funds for shared causes and concerns around Non-Violence, Women, Immigration, Racism, and Earth. These events foster a sense of community and mutual support.
CATCH (Citizens Acting Together Can Help, Inc.)
Most Thursdays, our friends from CATCH (Citizens Acting Together Can Help) spend a few hours with the Cranaleith staff. Our guests have been without housing and live with addiction, mental illness and/or intellectual disabilities. Like all of us, they enjoy opportunities to connect with the earth and to talk about the wisdom life teaches. We are so grateful for their friendship and hearing their wisdom.
What does a three-hour visit look like? In the cold months, Maria DiBello, RSM and Bernadette Rudolph alternate hosting these dear friends for reflective conversations and a walk outside (weather permitting). Mary Kay Eichmann, RSM and staff member, Jess Wszolek, lead the group in creative artwork. In the warmer months, our CATCH friends help Jess and Bernadette in the vegetable garden and watering planters around the property. Bernadette also leads the group in a spiritual conversation connected to their garden work. Year round, the visit wraps up with a delicious chef-prepared meal and conversation in the dining room.
St. John's Hospice
The men of St. John’s Hospice volunteer at Cranaleith spring through late fall to help maintain Cranaleith’s grounds. St. John’s is a homeless shelter and soup kitchen run by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Catholic Social Services in Center City. They enjoy being outside in nature and accomplishing the tasks that keep our garden beds, woods and the bioswale in good shape. Staff member, Ruben Joseph, and volunteer, Fred Trainer, invite their ideas as well as their hard work. They have become our friends. We greatly appreciate their work, as well as who they are.