- Gift of $25 to Lorraine’s Bake Shop, 22 Dexter Ave., Montgomety, to support “Pay It Forward” fund for mission neighbors in downtown area to be given coffee or food item, when needed, particularly during inclement weather. (9/5)
- Transported life recovery client to out of town court hearing to clear drivers’ license for reinstatement. (9/1) Transported to ALEA to secure reinstatement letter (9/4)
- Transported expectant mom and 3 children to out of town auto sales company to receive a freely donated, refurbished van that is part of the company’s “kingdom” business plan and service to families in need who are referred through Titus 2’s life recovery counseling ministry. (9/1)
- Gift of $50 for family support of young woman in prison to allow regular phone calls to family (9/4)
- Home visit to MOM disabled client to assist with food stamp application, provided hat and sunglasses for outdoors while using city bus. Provided bag of ice (no power currently) (9/4)
- Case management hours at MEP 6-9 hours per week over 3 days, Mon-Wed. And other hours by scheduled appointments, as needed.
- Community care client’s assistance-2 prescriptions and dental eval for woman in shelter with painful broken tooth to be able to continue job search. Gave her a backpack and donated jars of instant coffee. (9/2).
- Transported former HIM mentee to meet a prospective employer and assisted with online Indeed application. Provided a canvas backpack. (9/3)
- Ongoing sessions on grief work and life recovery for Mom who lost young son to congenital disease in recent years. (Sept)
- Delivered 3 bags donated men’s and women’s clothing, 3 blankets, sheet set to MEP. (9/2)
- Weekly food assistance and transportation to church for a woman being mentored. (Multiple dates)
- Multiple household items and decorative accessories gifted to community members through online giving sites (week of 9/1-9/7)
- Received donated long-term garaged van from a Millbrook family’s mother’s estate. Had it towed, replaced tires, battery, and changed oil. Now drivable. Will assess for further repair/ maintenance in preparation for another family . (9/1)
- Transported mother from MEP to health dept. and paid for birth certificates for 2 children. She also completed children’s medicaid applications. (9/4)
- Weekly mentoring with another young lady at Hope Inspired Ministries. Provided some business casual clothing and accessories for her. (9/3,9/10,9/17)
- Transported a case management mom in emergency shelter to visit with son and grandmother in town.(9/2)
- Gifted load of donated household items to a woman in late 70’s “starting over” in own housing- small appliances, dishes, linens, lamps, pots, pans, mixing bowls, utensils, more (9/3)
- Assisted Medical Outreach disabled client with completion, copying and delivery of food stamp application. Hat for shade, sunglasses, bag of ice (9/4)
- Transported mom to children’s medical facility out of town for visit with her child. (9/5)
- Assisted mom in emergency shelter with car issue requiring repair. (9/7)
- Transported mom in emergency shelter to out of town medical facility to pick up child being discharged. (9/10)
- Provided multiple donated home furnishing items to a father preparing a home for restored custody of his child. (9/13)
- Completed clear-out of donated household goods from the residence of a couple who moved into a parent’s family home and had excess items from their rental that needed rehoming. (9/12)
- Assisted a mom in shelter with completing online job applications, transported her to an interview, provided black jeans and belt for required uniform, and secured dental services for extraction of a painful tooth (Week of 9/6)
- Assisted a woman with acute visual disability experiencing crisis with purchase of cell phone minutes and identified and referred her to multiple resources to address other needs. (9/8)
- Assisted indigent unhomed disabled gentleman with completing additional food stamp documents and transported him to deliver them to agency. Also, provided food assistance to him. (9/13)
- Provided 2 hours of paid volunteer service labor with Titus 2 for an individual in area shelter needing funds to pay for medication and personal needs. (9/8)
- Delivered bags of donated bedside clock radios to MEP and to Friendship Mission to distribute to residents or community closet neighbors. (9/10)
- Provided 4 hours of community service paid labor with Titus 2 for individual preparing for reinstatement of driver’s license in need of funds for that. (9/10)
- Canned meats provided to MEP community food pantry. (9/7)
- Provided black skirt, slacks, and new black dress shoes for job interviews to H.I.M. student mentee. (9/8)
- Provided 2 pair of shoes from MEP shelter clothes closet to mother in emergency abuse shelter for interviews/church. 9/10)
- Delivered 2 bags of food, protein drinks, and paper goods to unhomed disabled woman with over 400 days of clean time in recovery. (9/12) 😊
- Transported a homeless disabled woman to ER and back to address urgent medical issue. Provided bike lock to secure her electric wheelchair. (9/14)
- Provided phone minutes reinstatement for 1 month to address needed referral appointments for woman with visual impairment. (9/15)
- Delivered Meals on Wheels for Dalraida route. (9/15)
- Transported sheltered mom and 3 children to multiple agencies/ facilities addressing urgent suspension of a child from school and referral for mental health services. 5 hours (9/16)
- Reviewed additional paperwork for disabled man, assisted with completion and delivery back to state agency and attorney’s paperwork. (9/16)
- Delivered food items to MEP pantry, Kleenex, cat food (for shelter cat Patches).and bag of clothing and shoes. (9/16)
- Met with middle age grandmother going through difficult transition time after major move, job change, and other issues. (9/17)
- Picked up mentee’s child at school when caregiver was unavailable while mom was still at work, and took mom and son to supper to debrief afternoon’s unexpected emotionally triggering circumstances. (9/17)
- Gifted approx 15 household items to families through private assistance group online. (Week of 9/14-9/19)
- Transported sheltered mom and children for another school meeting on change of school (9/22)
- Provided a woman in homeless shelter with 2 hours of paid labor to purchse needed uniform clothing for new job she is starting next week. (9/21)
- Arranged transfer of 3 beds, bedding, sofa, rug, & bedside table from church member couple to 2 families needing furniture resources. Thanks to 2 truck driving volunteers and 2 laborer volunteers for a great couple of hours of service! (9/22)
- Provided gas money to Mom working around issue this week with increased demand for travel for change in child’s school site assignment. (9/21)
- Gifted variety of household items & clothing to 11 individuals through various connections. (Week of 9/20-9/26)
- Provided 2 hours of work and Walmart gift card to homeless gentleman for personal needs (9/25)
- Took family of children in emergency shelter to movie and lunch (9/26)
- Delivered bag of shoes, electric clock radios, 6 large women’s clothing items. (9/26)
- Transported mom and child to mental health services. (9/25)
- Provided cell phone minutes to indigent disabled individual in hospital to maintain contact with medical providers, family, and attorney. (9/28)
- Provided bus passes to vocational student for school and to DOC re-entry individual for medical appointments and job program appointments. (9/28)
- Transported family member of a child having 2 surgeries and multiple diagnostic procedures at hospital out of town. (9/30)
- Gifted multiple household and personal items to 7 individuals/families in need (9/27-9/30)
Agency Summaries:
- Church benevolence case management for 3 churches- cases - 4
-Counseling at Med Outreach Mission clinic (M.O.M.)- 25. Encounters, 31.5. hrs.
- Private OP counseling- 27 Encounters, 54 hrs.
- Case management at MEP, 26 Encounters, 38 hrs.