In 2012 and 2013 we completed a Project Evaluation on the Starter Kit Project, and decided to close this program for the time being. MIFA has changed their program objectives and have asked us not to prepare any more linen boxes.
The YWCA on Highland will accept gently used household items for their Immigrant Services. Contact Sherri if you would like to participate.
The household needs for women with housing insecurity are still great in this community. We can all work together to recognize these needs, and to seek to address them.
Boxes Donated by Calvary
Ladies Packing Linens
More Finished Boxes
STARTER KITS LINENS FOR THE HOMELESS - STARTER KITS
Fall 2012
We collected again this November 2012 and packed on Tuesday Dec. 4th. Thanks to All Saints' Episcopal church for providing collection and packing space. We packed and delivered 8 family Starter Kits with gently used linens to the YWCA abused and immigrant women's services.
Program Evaluation 2012-2013
During 2012 we began conducting a Program Evaluation so that this project may be reorganized to better meet the needs of the volunteers and the recipients. We have conducted interviews with officials at MIFA and the YWCA. Their needs and the needs of their clients are changing. We will be moving to a more decentralized program, with more types of items listed and a more direct involvement of individuals and churches.
We have continued the Program Evaluation during Lent this year, and have considered several possibilities. Watch this space for more information. One possibility mentioned is that the lists of items needed could be posted on this website.
Please give homeless women with families your prayerful consideration. Also please pray for us as we continue our Program Evaluation.
The homeless parents with children are working with the YWCA and MIFA to learn to lead a stable lifestyle. After reaching their goals, they can leave the homeless shelter or transitional housing and move to an apartment. Homelessness is being treated differently by the agencies and the government now, and the emphasis is on keeping families in their homes, rather than supporting transitional housing. Churches can collect items needed by MIFA and the YWCA for their emergency clients, such as diapers, personal toiletry products, etc. Watch this page for more information as the Program Evaluation continues. For more information contact: Sherri Smith Lemmi at lemmihouseh*ld@gmail.c*m Parishioner, Church of the Holy Communion Home 763-2261