Beatrice Castiglia Catullo Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Morris Park Avenue and Matthews Avenue
Honoree: Beatrice Castiglia Catullo (1916-2018) was a humanitarian and nurse who devoted her life to charity work. She helped build a chapel for the Sister Servants of Mary; organized and became the first president of the Parkchester chapter of Cancer Care Inc.; and founded the Medical Mission Aid Center at St. Raymonds Parish. In 1964, she founded a home attendant service for the elderly being discharged from hospitals without proper home care. In 1965, she incorporated and named this organization Regional Aid for Interim Needs R.A.I.N., which has since become one of the largest non-profit social services agency in the Bronx. R.A.I.N. was awarded its first government contract by the NYC Department for the Aging in 1975. She was the first female inducted into the Rotary Club of the Bronx, which in 2016 created an award in her honor called the Beatrice Castiglia Catullo Award. She was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by Mercy College. (Gjonaj)
LL:2021/14