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Addressing Community Needs

 Each year, we provide 10,000+ meals for seniors and children and administer 16,000+ service responses.
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Basic Needs:
  • Emergency Food Pantry

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  • Home Visits to elderly and housebound residents to assess needs

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  • Thrift Store for clothing and household items

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  • Christmas Baskets (food, toiletries, other essentials)

 

Dignity & Independence:
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  • Representative Payee & Budgeting Program for individuals who need assistance in coordinating finances to live independently

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  • Empowering Seniors Program to provide ongoing engagement among senior citizens, and activities that provide spiritual, emotional, and social support

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  • Alcoholics Anonymous Support Group & Narcotics Anonymous Support Group

Educational Offerings:​​

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  • Summer Renaissance Program for children and teens aged 6-17 for enriching academic, cultural, and recreational activities

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  • Career Education Program (CEP) to help high school students learn first-hand about career possibilities with on-the-job training

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  • Youth Power Project

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  • Children's Library

Soup Kitchen
Community Events:
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  • Black Pot Cook-Off
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  • Family Fun Day & Bingo
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  • Festival of Words Community Stage​
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  • Trick-or-Treat and Winter Wonderland celebrations
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  • Pre-teen/Teen Extravaganza​​
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First Aid

Disaster Relief:​​

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  • Emergency Support Services

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