Still need volunteers for January 30th Habitat For Humanity construction opportunity from 8:30am - 11:30am shift or 12pm - 3pm shift. Currently we have 3 volunteers. We will be installing indoor trim and tile flooring. Habitat will provide the tools and materials you need. Volunteers should wear work boots or tennis shoes and clothing you don't mind getting dirty. Please bring plenty to drink for the day. Lunch will not be provided. Register by clicking HERE.

 

We will be making 19 Valentine Gift bags for the women of House Of Hope. Donate items, cash, pledge money to be invoiced by February 10th. We will need a couple volunteers to help purchase items with the donated cash. If you have questions Tom Marquez will be glad to help.

 

Every year we have the Vets Dinner but due to the pandemic we are having to rethink our efforts to add value to local veterans. Please feel free to send any ideas to Tom Marquez to consider as we plan our March service. Thank you.

 

Last week Ben Brustkern joined us to tell us about all Friends of the Family does to help and provide safety to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking. Friends of the Family was established in 1992 in Waverly and today provides a 21 bed emergency shelter and 24-7 assistance with the overall goal of moving people into permanent housing as soon as possible. Some supports they offer are rental assistance, rapid rehousing, homeowner support and resources, transitional housing and homelessness prevention. They also provide legal , medical, reunification and other support for victims of human trafficking and a new housing program is in development. We thank Ben and his organization for making our community a safer place !

 

We also thank our own Jill White for briefly discussing the organization Young Parents Together that she works for and that we are doing one of our service projects for this month. The program helps pregnant and parenting teens with resources to succeed , including the gas cards we are helping to provide.