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GRANT ALLOCATIONS
The Outreach Ministry of CHC is supported by the
earnings of the CHC Endowment Fund. Based on an
established distribution formula (5% of the three-year average
market value of the Fund), $96,429 was available in
2007 to be given to deserving organizations to improve the
quality of life of those less fortunate in the Memphis area.
In December 2006, the Outreach Ministry Allocations
Committee invited area organizations to apply for an
outreach grant. The committee met in early spring to
evaluate 24 Outreach Grant Applications requesting a total
of $179,600. The committee recommended, and the Vestry
approved, grants to the organizations as listed below.
The amount of funds available for distribution changes each
year, but the needs in the community continue to grow. Any
interested parishioner is invited to join the Outreach Ministry
Allocation Committee.
Contact: Sherry Murphy, 324-8998.
Click the following links to download the 2008
Grant Guidelines or the 2008
Allocations Application.
ALZHEIMER'S
DAY SERVICES OF MEMPHIS
The mission of Alzheimer's Day Services
of Memphis is to help persons with Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders live
their lives with dignity and respect while providing relief to their caregivers
and support for their families.
Alzheimer's
Day Services of Memphis
BEAT
THE ODDS
The Beat the Odds program aims to provide a positive message
about young people who have overcome tremendous obstacles (poverty, violence,
family break-up, illness, developmental disabilities, death of parents, cultural
and language barriers) to achieve their goals. Beat the Odds focuses on uplifting
the human quality of life in our community by letting the community, particularly
young people, know that they can beat the odds, too.
Beat
the Odds
BRIDGES,
Inc.
The agency known today as BRIDGES has come a long way since 1922,
when volunteers from Calvary and St. Mary's Cathedral came together
to provide assistance for "wayward and delinquent women and
girls over 16 who found themselves in difficulty." In the 80-plus
years since, the organization has grown from a band of Episcopal
women armed with lots of heart and limited resources to a vibrant
non-profit that serves more than 10,000 youth and adults annually.
BRIDGES mission is to provide experiential, hands-on learning for
youth and adults to be leaders in fighting racism, poverty and educational
challenges.
Holy Communion contact: Louis
Jehl, 767-3008
Agency contact: Linda Jackson
, 452-5600, BRIDGES,
Inc.
CHURCH
HEALTH CENTER
Since 1987, the Center has provided compassionate
health care to uninsured working persons, the elderly and the homeless in the
name of the faith community. Members of local congregations support it with their
financial gifts and with their time – volunteering as doctors, nurses, dentists,
medicine-sorters, and even gardeners. Hospitals, laboratories, clinics and pharmaceutical
companies donate services and supplies. Hope & Healing, located at 1115 Union,
expanded the ministry of the Church Health Center by including a state-of-the-art
wellness facility whose sliding-scale membership is affordable for all.
Holy
Communion contact: Jack Craddock, 682-6193
Agency contact: Vicki
Lafferty, 272-7170, Church
Health Center
EMMANUEL
EPISCOPAL CENTER
Located in the Foote and Claeborne Homes housing
project and under the leadership of Rev. Colenzo Hubbard, the Center works with
disadvantaged youth and families. The Center provides spiritual direction, social
service programs, educational enrichment, organized sports and business experience.
It operates My Kids Designs, a business that makes screen-printed apparel and
specialty items. Volunteers are needed in administration, clerical work, coaching
sports, tutoring, and Bible School instruction during summer camp. Holy Communion
also participates in Operation Joy, which provides Christmas gifts to children
helped by the center.
Holy Communion contact: Barbara
Thurmond, 683-0332
Agency contact: The Rev. Colenzo Hubbard, 523-2617,
Emmanuel Episcopal Center
FOOD
BANK
The mission of the Food Bank is to feed the needy, ill, and
infants by collecting and distributing donated, wholesome food. The Prepared Food
Recovery Program collects cooked foods that have never been served from hospitals,
hotels, caterers, restaurants and supermarkets and delivers this food under refrigeration
directly to 52 agencies serving hot meals to individuals and families.
Holy
Communion contact: Sam Hollis, 682-5142
Agency contact: Susan Sanford, 527-0841
HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY
Habitat for Humanity builds homes for and in partnership
with the working poor. Habitat provides zero percent loans
to homeowners aft er they have completed a fi nancial training
course. We have built 7 houses and are in the process of
building our 8th house this year. We have the funds provided
for this year’s home and now all we need is YOU to volunteer
for construction, family nurture and food preparation. The
age limit onsite is 16 and up. CHC has continued to support
Habitat for Humanity financially and has several parishioners
actively involved in the organization.
Agency Contact: Julie Romine (at Habitat), 761-4771, ext. 215, Habitat
for Humanity
CHC Contact: Amy
O'Dell, 682-2786
MEMPHIS
LITERACY COUNCIL
This agency provides private tutoring, group instruction
and computer-assisted learning opportunities for hundreds of low-literate adults.
Parishioner Gay Johnston is the executive director. Volunteers are involved in
tutoring or in office work.
Contact: Gay Johnson, 327-6000 Memphis
Literacy Council
MEMPHIS
SCHOOL OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP
The Memphis School of Servant Leadership
believes that the best context for a transforming relationship with Jesus is one
that engages us in an inner journey of contemplation, prayer and study, and an
outward expression of that journey in service, lives of compassion and the work
for social justice. Servant Leadership courses and other community gatherings
are intended to challenge and support us in this lifelong journey of faith and
service.
Memphis
School of Servant Leadership
MIFA
MIFA’s mission is to unite all ages, faiths, and cultures to meet human
needs and develop lasting solutions to help our neighbors live together with hope,
independence and dignity. MIFA manages 20 programs and a variety of opportunities
for volunteers, including delivering meals to the elderly and homebound, elderly
care, advocacy for nursing home residents, home repair and maintenance, emergency
services, thrift shop, family mentoring and low income business training. MIFA
Agency contact (Meals): Helen Brame, 527-0208
Agency contact (Mentoring): Conrad Lehfeldt,
529-4509
Holy Communion contacts: Charles and Elizabeth Jetton, 685-6572
ST.
MARY'S SUMMER READING CENTER
This program, which includes a summer
reading camp, was designed to sharpen the skills of the emergent reader as well
as the independent fluent reader. Individual coaching sessions and group activities
focus on reading comprehension, word attack skills, and vocabulary building. Students
in grades 3-4 receive instruction in reading for content.
SAMARITAN
COUNSELING CENTER
In partnership with churches and the larger community,
SCC provides counseling services for those suffering from emotional pain or life
changes. Fees are based on individual circumstances. Volunteers are used in fund
raising activities and to help with office work. For more information or for an
appointment, call Ron Johnson at 729-3900.
UNIVERSITY
CLUSTER FOOD PANTRY
The University Cluster, of which Holy Communion
is a member, sponsors a food pantry located at St. Luke’s Methodist Church
on Highland. Members of Holy Communion provide hands-on-service by stuffing grocery
sacks and distributing food to walk-ins twice a year.
Agency contact: Molly
O’Kelly, 743-9450
Holy Communion contacts: Kathy Adams, 685-8388 or Sallie
Watson, 327-7949
EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT (ERD)
ERD is a non-profit
organization, associated with the Episcopal Church, whose
purpose is to help people in need and distress. E.R.D.
activities focus on the Millennium Development Goals.
Emergency assistance is provided to the victims of
catastrophes, such as hurricanes, fl oods, fi res, tsunamis,
and earthquakes. Initial life saving supplies and shelter
are provided and follow-up rebuilding, as needed.
E.R.D. also works in areas of poverty and hunger, with
efforts to deliver needed food, equipment and animals and
education in their use to improve the long term outlook.
E.R.D. continues to monitor and assist until the problems
are removed and the community is independent.
The work is entirely supported by donations. Church of the
Holy Communion members are welcomed and appreciated
for helping.
Contact: Jeanne Bolen |
