in the spirit of fun and fellowship, Sunset Hills neighbors gather the Sunday after Thanksgiving for an afternoon of play, artistry, and adding to the beauty. in this, our 5th year, we've partnered with one of our community's most trusted stewards, Greensboro Urban Ministry, asking all Lighted Christmas Ball Workshop participants (and the larger community who enjoys them) to offer monetary and canned food gifts to Greensboro Urban Ministry.
and so to help fight hunger in Greensboro, click here for a suggested shopping list of items you could bring to the party; if you can donate money, please click here or you can bring your check payable to Greensboro Urban Ministry. and throughout the season, encourage your friends and neighbors to give. together we can be a neighborhood helping neighbors.
consider this: on an average day at Greensboro Urban Ministry -
• 150 people registered in the Emergency Assistance Program for financial assistance, emergency food, or free clothing and/or household goods.
• 26 emergency food orders filled from the Food Bank, helping to feed approximately 80 people; 18 non-profit agencies receive food from the Food Bank to feed the hungry.
• 332 people fed a hot meal at Potter's House Community Kitchen.
• 100 homeless individuals provided shelter and supportive services at Weaver House.
• 15 homeless adults and 28 homeless children provided shelter at Pathways Center.
• 30 individuals/families provided spiritual counseling through the Chaplaincy Program and 10 individuals recovering from substance abuse through the Manfred Gaiser Substance Abuse Recovery Program.
• 32 formerly homeless single individuals provided case management and support services and 23 families (26 adults, 58 children) reside at Partnership Village, a transitional housing community.
• 102 individuals provided Volunteer Services in all areas of the Ministry.
and so to help fight hunger in Greensboro, click here for a suggested shopping list of items you could bring to the party; if you can donate money, please click here or you can bring your check payable to Greensboro Urban Ministry. and throughout the season, encourage your friends and neighbors to give. together we can be a neighborhood helping neighbors.
consider this: on an average day at Greensboro Urban Ministry -
• 150 people registered in the Emergency Assistance Program for financial assistance, emergency food, or free clothing and/or household goods.
• 26 emergency food orders filled from the Food Bank, helping to feed approximately 80 people; 18 non-profit agencies receive food from the Food Bank to feed the hungry.
• 332 people fed a hot meal at Potter's House Community Kitchen.
• 100 homeless individuals provided shelter and supportive services at Weaver House.
• 15 homeless adults and 28 homeless children provided shelter at Pathways Center.
• 30 individuals/families provided spiritual counseling through the Chaplaincy Program and 10 individuals recovering from substance abuse through the Manfred Gaiser Substance Abuse Recovery Program.
• 32 formerly homeless single individuals provided case management and support services and 23 families (26 adults, 58 children) reside at Partnership Village, a transitional housing community.
• 102 individuals provided Volunteer Services in all areas of the Ministry.
