Mike Makino Fund

Mike Makino Fund

Maintained by the ACCJ for charities that help the homeless in Japan, the Mike Makino Fund for the Homeless has supported the Tokyo Union Church and the Franciscan Chapel Center, both of which sponsor projects to feed the homeless. The fund also supports the Sanyukai Homeless Center, which provides medical, mental, and physical care, as well as food, clothing, and shelter. The fund is named after the ACCJ’s dear friend Shojiro (Mike) Makino, who passed away suddenly on October 10, 2009, at the age of 80.

Volunteers with the Sanyukai Homeless Center reaching out to the homeless.

Tokyo Union Church is a recipient of charity donations from the ACCJ Mike Makino Fund for the Homeless. The ACCJ Mike Makino Fund for the Homeless and the ACCJ Community Service Fund support various charities with monies collected at the annual ACCJ Charity Ball. In this video, ACCJ President Emeritus Tom Whitson interviews Paul Fukuda, coordinator of the TUC Mission for our Homeless Neighbors, on the history and current status of TUC's riceball program. 

Katherine Hall of the Franciscan Chapel Center, an ACCJ Mike Makino Fund recipient charity, explains how ACCJ members can get involved in their efforts to help Shibuya's homeless.