During these unprecedented times, Outreach at St. Paul’s remains committed to being a community partner with our neighbors, particularly our neighbors with housing and food needs. We will continue to safely provide food and financial assistance in the upcoming weeks and here is how you can be a part of these ministries:
1. We are continuing to partner with the Salvation Army’s Center of Hope Family Shelter throughout the summer. We will provide dinner every Thursday night for all shelter guests. The signups are listed below for each week. We are only dropping off the food to their kitchen, not staying to serve. Here are the current signups:
September Dinners: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d45aaad2eaa8-center
October Dinners: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d45aaad2eaa8-october
November Dinners:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d45aaad2eaa8-november
2. We will once again be providing lunch for students at the Winston-Salem Street School this fall. The Winston Salem Street School is a non-profit high school for alternative students, and is our neighbor just down the street on 6th St. While we cannot stay and serve due to pandemic restrictions, we will be dropping of meals for their students in October, November and December. The Sign-Up links are below, and please let me know if you have any questions.
October 6th: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094CA9AB28AAFB6-street
November 10th: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094CA9AB28AAFB6-1110
December 8th: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094CA9AB28AAFB6-128
3. We anticipate crisis financial needs in our community to steadily increase during this time. Job and food insecurities are a byproduct of the necessary precautionary measures taking place to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, and assisting those with acute financial needs is an important part of our outreach ministries. We continue to offer financial assistance to those in crisis via phone interviews and referrals. If you would like to make a donation or learn more about our financial assistance program, please contact Rev. Nancy Vaders at nvaders@stpauls-ws.org
Thank you all so much! Your generosity and support during these uncertain and ever-changing times has been extraordinary, and I’m so proud to be a partner with you in the Gospel call to love and serve our neighbors.
Rev. Nancy Vaders, Director of Outreach Ministries