CLUSTER OUTREACH CENTER
Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities 137 Walnut Street Pottstown, PA 19464 610.970.5995 From the May 6, 2009 Newsletter
Cluster Outreach Operating Hours Monday through Friday 9AM – 12Noon for client services and to accept donations. Serving clients in the food pantry on Wednesday and Fridays 9AM – 12Noon. Feinstein Challenge THANK YOU - to those of you who have sent donations in both cash and food to support this challenge. We received more donations this year than last, thanks to your attention and assistance in spreading the word about this opportunity to raise funds. In 2008, we reported $13, 980 in monetary donations and $34, 778 in food items, for a total of $46,758. This year, I am pleased to be able to report $16,909 in monetary donations and $61,897 in food items, for a total of $78,806. This is a 68% increase from last year's number!! Thank you for your support to this challenge! Note from the Emergency Food Pantry The Pantry is still in need of regular help to come on Tuesdays, Wednesday or Fridays. The grocery items we need are canned pasta, spaghetti sauce, Good Start Formula, jelly, small bottles of detergent, softener or all purpose cleaner, newborn and size 5 diapers, Pull Ups, tuna and Mac n' Cheese. The number of families we serve and new families has increased this month. I appreciate the many churches that regularly bring in donations. We no longer collect bottle because we may not repackage large bottles of anything. We are in immediate need of plastic grocery bags. I would appreciate you asking the congregations to bring in their plastic grocery bags as soon as possible. Thanks for your help. Note Community Meals Community Meals are running smoothly. We are in need of bulk sugar, Styrofoam coffee cups, 6" dessert plates and coffee for our Friday site at First Methodist Church. Note Support Services Funding this month from the Fenstermacher and Taylor Trust enabled 6 households to receive financial assistance for rent and approximately 12 households with financial assistance for utilities and 4 households with prescription and glasses assistance. We have exhausted the funds from these trusts; however, are currently assisting clients with funding from FEMA. February 2009 Statistics Supportive Services: Funds Distributed $11,955 #Persons requesting assistance 242 #Persons requesting rent assistance 16 # Persons receiving fuel assistance 8 #Persons receiving utility assistance 12 #Persons receiving other assistance 7 Food Pantry Total # of Children served 492 Total # of Adults served 795 Total # of elderly served 205 Total # of households served 659 Total # of new households this month 70 # Volunteer Hours 622 Pounds of food donated 61,897 lbs Clothes Closet #Persons receiving clothing assistance 405 #Volunteer hours 367 #Bags of donated clothing 258 #Persons receiving furniture 14 Community Meals #Meals served 26 #Children served 53 #Adults served 1,596 #Elderly served 3 Total # served 1,952 # Volunteers 530 #Volunteer hours 853 Clerical and other volunteer hours:
Saint Aloysius Church
Pottstown
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