In Cumberland County alone, “13.4% of the county’s citizens live below the poverty line” (Family Promise PPT). As of 2013, there is an estimated population of 157,332 people living in Cumberland County (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/34/34011.html). This means there are roughly 21,082 people living in poverty in the county. Several local organizations have been created to help combat this social issue, such as Spirit & Truth Ministries and Help & Hope. Although both organizations fight for a worthy cause, Spirit & Truth Ministries is a more effective program than Help & Hope because it can assist people more frequently, serve more people, and offer clients a variety of services.
Availability to provide assistance is essential when dealing with such a large population in need. Spirit & Truth Ministries operates Monday through Friday all year round (S&TM Pamphlet). Help & Hope operates Tuesday through Thursday each week (H&H Handout). Although a two-day difference appears insignificant at first glance, it can equate to a 104-day gap of availability to assist those who may depend on it. Additionally, each client can only collect food once a month with Help and & Hope (H&H). As stated in Help & Hope’s handout, “[a] major problem is having enough food to last through the whole month” (H&H Handout). With Spirit & Truth Ministries’ Soup
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This means they would have to turn away people without proper documentation that could potentially have a great need for its services. Furthermore, those who do meet those standards are supplied with only enough food to last three to four days of the month (H&H Handout). Spirit & Truth Ministries serves anyone who comes into his or her establishment. They can provide up to five meals a week. This equates up to 36 to 48 meals a year for Help & Hope and up to 260 meals a year through Spirit and Truth
... a dinner meal can become a luxury. Soup kitchens sometimes become overcrowded and unable to serve everyone in need. As a result, malnutrition is not uncommon among these underprivileged families.
After volunteering three times with the social action committee and high school group from Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church in the previous years, the Houston Food Bank became very familiar both in regards of their history and how their volunteerism works. The Houston Food Bank is a non-profit organization that seeks donations of non-perishable food items to serve the low-income families in eighteen counties across Texas. However, during a recent trip to the food bank with the University of Houston-Downtown College of Business, the interactions with a larger group of classmates became more dynamic. Three main topics involving group work at the Houston Food Bank are service learning, community service, and volunteerism. Service learning
Lois M. Collins, Desert News, is also a good strategy for addressing the problem of the homelessness in Tempe. However, it is not as effective as the National Coalition for the Homeless (2006). The former strategy encourages people to donate the excess part of what they own, including food, tools, and water, to needy and homeless individuals (McNamara, 2008). The problem with the strategy is that it does not have the power to mobilize people to donate their belongings to the homeless, as most people wish to keep what they have in excess for future needs and unforeseen eventualities.
A well-known program in New Orleans is The Covenant House. It is a well establish program that offer assistance to thousands of youth. Each day, scores of kids walk into Covenant Houses across the Americas for the first time. They get what they need immediately: a shower, a meal, clothes, a warm bed, and medical care if they require it – more than a third do. Then, Covenant House has expectations of the kids. Once they’re safe, clot...
I also recently volunteered at the Cleveland Food Bank by packing lunches for under privileged children and sorting non-perishable foods for those in need. Prior to participating in volunteer services for the day, we were required to watch a video that explains the purpose of the Cleveland Food Bank and why there is a need for continuous support. The Greater Cleveland Food Bank works to ensure that everyone in our communities has the nutritious food they need every day. The mission of the Cleveland Food Bank is to alleviate hunger by providing food and support to community organizations that feed the hungry. Many people depend on the support because of their financial situation, life changes, and possible mental or physical limitations. The Food Bank acts as a storage unit and distribution facility for smaller agencies and organizations such as schools, homeless shelters, churches, and day
Doug O’Brien, director of public policy and research at Chicago-based Second Harvest, says “’we’ve seen a real shift in who we serve. A decade ago, there were almost always homeless, single men and chronic substance abusers. Now we have children and working families at soup kitchens’” (Koch). These families that are feeling the effects of food insecurity will not be the only ones affected by it, but all of America.
The population being served at the Camillus House and Health organization are poor, homeless men, women and
As a student, practice is crucial to learn group therapy techniques. In order to achieve these practices, I attended 2 support groups of the same topic. Observation and attendance constructs an idea of how group therapy works. Attending this group was important because of the profoundness of its meaning and experiences I have witnessed.
The official mission statement for the House of Compassion is “Called by our faith in Jesus Christ to act in love, the House of Compassion responds to the needs of our neighbors and advocates justice and dignity for all” (Frohwein, 2013). While on earth so much of Jesus ministry was focused on healing, feeding, clothing, and lifting up the marginalized. He feed and healed people before he professed to them that he was the Bread of Life and the Messiah. This is way it is important that we too are willing to feed and clot...
In efforts to eliminate hunger in the Austin Community, Hope Church operates a food pantry that provides food and supplies to local residents within the 60651 and 60644 postal zip codes. The Pantry is operated by a friendly volunteer staff who’s there to be a blessing to others! The hope food pantry is a non-profit organization which distributes food to a variety of community agencies which serve the people in need. Last year alone, over 1 million pounds of food was distributed throughout our community. The hope food pantry also host special events to raise money and food for our community. For every dollar raised, the food pantry can provide ten meals to the needy.
The recent devastations of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have taken countless lives through death as well as the loss of homes and belongings. It will take some people years to rebuild their lives to a fraction of what they were before the storm. We, NHS Officers and our peers, felt that we were called upon to help the communities that lost so much. Our town has felt the impact of numerous hurricanes, like Irene and Sandy in consecutive years, but we were able to recover with the help of donations and organizations like FEMA which provided food and clothing. Thus, we concluded that the best ways to help those affected were clothing and food drives. After receiving approval from the NHS advisor, Principal, and Vice-Principal we began to advertise
citylife church is a multi-cultural assembly of people representing different nationalities, ethnicity, and cultural groups who strive to live up to its theme of "reach, restore, and release" with all this church has to offer. In adding a well prepared and organized counseling ministry within the walls of our church, citylife counseling center will be known as a premier and essential location to provide counseling to all who present with the need for restoration of life's
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This past weekend I went and volunteered at StraightWay Training Center in Hungerford, Texas, along with some of my other batch mates. StraightWay Training Center (SWTC) is a Christian-based drug and rehabilitation center, which is the only program of its kind that provides treatment for whole families, unmarried mothers, single males, and females, as well as single parents with children. Using Christianity as a basis for their treatment center, at StraightWay the ultimate goal is to teach every attendee the principles of life which include how to deal with everyday issues and how to manage a good healthy lifestyle.This is accomplished through an intensive curriculum of spiritual, academic and vocational training over a period of
...rson in need of food or clothing , they should not just wish them well, but take action and help them.”