East Bay program uses churches to help provide food, shelter https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/12/27/winter-nights-keeps-homeless-warm-steers-them-to-services/ Our Winter Nights Family Shelter was recently highlighted in the East Bay Times. Thanks to Judith Prieve for the insightful article. Deanne Vowiell has been homeless on and off for nearly 20 years, couch surfing, staying with family, sometimes [...]
An idea for working for the reunification of families separated at the border is a letter campaign begun by Judy Feins at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette. Here's a draft letter you can send to your elected leaders. letter to faith groups re children-final Dear _______________: We are writing to you [...]
Vitalant supports 45 hospitals in the Bay Area with their blood supply. We are a non-profit, community based organization that runs 100’s of blood drives a month to keep up with patient needs. The winter season can be a challenging time for collecting blood donations, due to factors such as [...]
Celebrating the families, volunteers and staff of theWinter Nights Family Shelter: January 2019 The Good News letter JANUARY 2019Download
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Parkhaven Warming Center and the White Pony Express The White Pony Express Free General Store is partnering with Parkhaven Community Church in Concord to provide food, clothing and overnight shelter to people who need these services. The program supports approximately 40 members and is focused on helping families with children, [...]
Dear friends, Marilyn Underwood from the county recently called me about tragic loss of life at a congregational Thanksgiving Dinner last year, and so she has prepared a letter to our county congregations to remind us all of the county statutes on food borne diseases and what constitutes a private [...]
Fall 2017 CCIH Opportunities for Involvement Homework Club Support: We are looking for compassionate individuals to help in our afterschool Homework Club that goes from August through June. Sites we serve are Pleasant Hill, Concord and Pittsburg. You will provide academic and mentoring support to children from extremely low-income [...]
Contra Costa Hunger Walk Sunday, October 15th at 1:30 pm Rain or Shine! Civic Park Gazebo, Walnut Creek 3K WALK or 4.2k walk BRING FRIENDS BRING FAMILIES BRING PETS 925.325.8822 Registration: 1:00 pm Many thanks to our sponsors! Christian Church Homes, gold sponsor Concord United Methodist Church - Mission Committee [...]
Provide, Cook & Serve Dinner at Mountain View Emergency Family Shelter Sign up toCook Dinner at Mountain View Emergency Family Shelter at SignUpGenius! Volunteers are needed to provide and serve dinner for homeless families living at our emergency shelter in Martinez. By providing a meal, you’re providing a family dining [...]
