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This website is maintained by friends, and former parishioners of Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton. It is our wish that Tom's words and his example, which for years have amplified the gospel message of the compassionate, non-violent Jesus, might be available to everyone who seeks guidance on the Christian path of peace, justice and service to the poor and suffering.

Read the recent NCR article about Project Kay Lasante in Haiti

Documentary video 
Tom Gumbleton: A Prophet Among Us?

New film about Bishop Gumbleton, "American Prophet" premieres Sunday, October 23, 2016 at the
Detroit Film Theater,
Detroit Institute of the Arts
​Free Admission


Listen to film director Jasmine Rivera and Bishop Gumbleton discuss the film on Michigan public radio here 

Haiti: Project Kay Lasante

Watch the new video about Haitian history and the health care project that Bishop Gumbleton helped to found and continues to support: "Kay Lasante"

SUPPORT PROJECT KAY LASANTE WITH AN ONLINE DONATION

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OR: Make a donation by mail
Checks made out to:  
Fonkoze USA/memo line:
Project Kay Lasante 
mail to:
Bishop Thomas Gumbleton
1616 Bagley Rd.
Detroit, MI 48216

About Project Kay Lasante

Kay Lasante means "House of Health" in Haitian Creole.

Kay Lasante is a health care project focused on serving the Petite Place Cazeau and Caradeux communities of Port au Prince. We operate primarily as an outpatient clinic which serves the health care needs of the surrounding community via education, consultations, follow-up care, and on-site pharmacy. Kay Lasante also works off-site, providing services such as: home visits, community health outreach, and health education/disease prevention classes. 

Kay Lasante operates under the basic principle that health care is a human right, not a privilege. Kay Lasante is committed to serving the poor and marginalized who have lacked access to much-needed health care services. 

Kay Lasante was founded as a project of the St. Claire's parish community at the request of Fr. Gerard Jean Juste and parish members. Kay Lasante seeks to embody the vision of Fr. Jean Juste to serve the least among us with dignity and compassion in the spirit of the gospel mission to care for the sick and work for justice for the poor.