2011

Community Kitchen

Provides a hot noon lunch, Monday through Friday.

Meals served in 2011: 27,005

Persons served: 2,448

Provides case management services to low-income elderly clients (60 and older) who live in Jefferson County, including client referrals, home visits, transportation assistance, and financial assistance.

Persons served in 2011: 208

Provides utility and rent assistance, food boxes, and Christmas assistance for persons and families in emergency situations.

Persons served: 1902 

Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing

Provides housing assistance and case management services for families who are homeless or at immediate risk of homelessness due to job loss.

        Persons served in 2011: 131

Our dorm facility at Walnut Grove UMC hosts work groups to complete volunteer projects and provides exterior house painting and maintenance for low-income elderly and disabled persons in Jefferson County.

Homes painted: 31      
Residents served: 65

This after-school program and summer day camp provides year-round academic support and enrichment activities for students in grades three through eight.

Participants in 2011: 30

Prison Ministry

Supports two Kairos weekends per year for inmates at Donaldson Correctional Facility.

Number of Participants: 150

Volunteer Program

Provides meaningful service opportunities for local and national volunteers.

Volunteers in 2011: 1,477

Volunteer hours worked: 17,969

Value of volunteer hours (Independent Sector 2010): $383,818

Urban Ministry provides office, worship, study, and recreational space for this United Methodist church start. The church is our primary partner supporting WE Gardens.

         Participants:  200

West End (WE) Community Gardens

Provides garden plot rentals, tools, and seeds, community harvesting opportunities, nutrition and gardening classes, community health and wellness festivals, and a seasonal market selling fresh, affordable produce to the West End Community and beyond.     

Participants: 713