Ascension and St. Agnes parish staffs the Center's eye clinic, where the poor and homeless receive what is often their first eye exam. The program is quickly expanding, as it is the only complete eye-care facility in Washington that treats almost exclusively the homeless and very poor. Parishioners provide and serve dinner to women in the Village night shelter. One Sunday each month, following Mass a group of volunteers prepare a meal in the church kitchen. The following day, Parish volunteers serve the meal in the night shelter.
Individual parishioners contribute in many ways.
The Parish is also developing a network of volunteers with a variety of skills to further contribute to the Center's's mission lovingly to care for the whole person. The Parish helps subsidize Christ House , a hospital providing a full range of free services for the inner city poor and homeless. Christ House, a United Way charities, is also generously supported by the greater Washington community.