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Programs
Action Community Transformation (ACT)
Anacostia River Project/Saturday Environmental Academy)
Alternative Gift Fair
Capitol Hill Group Ministry
Soup Kitchen
Congregation Based Shelter Project
For Love of Children
Holiday Project Christmas Day Visit
Honduras Committee
Mite Box Campaign
Partner Arms
Racial Reconciliation Committee Group
Ragdolls2Love
Salvation Army Grate Patrol
Samaritan Ministry Basket Cases
Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington (SMGW)
Anacostia River Project/Saturday Environmental Academy
Anacostia River Project/Saturday Environmental Academy provides programs that support various environmental causes and initiatives.
Volunteer Activities:
Contact Program Manager
Schedule/Location:
Various
Requirements:
Contact Program Manager
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Jane Osborne (jane@environmentalacademy.us)
Action for Community Transformation (ACT)
Action for Community Transformation provides scholarships to students who graduate from grades six in the Colonia Epsicopal Village School.
Recently ACT will be also focusing efforts on HIV/AIDS work in Keyna.
Volunteer Activities:
Contact Program Manager
Schedule/Location:
Contact Program Manager
Requirements:
Contact Program Manager
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Eileen Blumenthal (Blumenthal@juno.com)
Alternative Gift Fair
Alternative Gift Fair provides Alternative Gifts to be purchased during holiday time. Previous alternative gift receipients include The Heifer Project
and Capitol Hill Group Ministry.
Volunteer Activities:
Purchase an alternative Gift
Schedule/Location:
Parish Hall during Advent Season
Requirements:
None
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Mark Bildner (mark@bildner.net) and Nancy Donaldson
(Nancy.Donaldson@dutkoworldwide.com)
Capitol Hill Group Ministry
Capitol Hill Group Ministry supports high risk families on Capitol Hill via emergency food, rental, and utility assistance.
Volunteer Activities:
Adopt or feed a family for Christmas/Thanksgiving
Office and computer assistance
Schedule/Location:
Throughout the year, in DC
Requirements:
Other support is welcome on a one (or more) time basis
Program Managers/Liaisons:
info@chgm.net
Soup Kitchen
Church of the Brethren Soup Kitchen provides meals to homeless and working poor people
Volunteer Activities:
Cook a casserole (pick up recipe/pan on first Sunday of the month)
Slice/dice/mix as a group to prepare soup
Schedule/Location:
2nd Sunday of the month, 5:00 PM. at the Church of the Brethren, 4th and NC Ave, SE
Requirements:
10 and older
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Jack Richards (jaguarid@erols.com or 703/751-1456)
Mary Lee Watts (maryleewatts@yahoo.com or 703/998-0384)
Jim Shelar (jwsmd75@aol.com or 202/546-5307)
Congregation Based Shelter Project
Congregation Based Shelter Project provides overnight shelter at St. Marks for a homeless family this July
Volunteer Activities:
Hosts serve dinner, talk with family, play w/children
Meal providers prepare dinner
Field trip organizers handle a family field trip on weekends
Schedule/Location:
July 2008 at St. Marks
Requirements:
No special training is required. For overnight hosts, we're looking for one or two adults, or an adult paired with a high school age youth
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Elizabeth Becker (ehb47@msn.com)
Missy Smith (2g3m12c12w@verizon.net)
For Love of Children (FLOC)
For Love of Children (FLOC) - works w/"high-risk" children and families at its Outdoor Education Center, in WV
Volunteer Activities:
Contact Program Manager
Schedule/Location:
Contact Program Manager
Requirements:
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Program Managers/Liaisons:
Nancy Van Scoyoc (nvanscoy@erols.com 703/256-5664)
Holiday Project Christmas Day Visit
Holiday Project Christmas Day Visit to Sibley Hospital
Volunteer Activities:
Talk and sing with patients of all ages and conditions and hold hands
Schedule/Location:
Christmas Day at Sibley Hospital, DC
Requirements:
All ages: Able to stand and walk for about 2 ˝ hours
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Dale Doucette (daildd@comcast.net)
Honduras Committee
Honduras Committee supports the people of Honduras
Volunteer Activities:
Annual youth trip to Honduras and fund-raising, advocacy with the Diocese, and fund-raising
Schedule/Location:
Summer 2008
Requirements:
Adult and youth trip participants, trip leaders; Committee co-chair
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Rita Ossalinski (rossolinski@yahoo.com)
Lenten Mite Box Campaign
Volunteer Activities:
Donate to Mite Box during Lenten Season
Schedule/Location:
N/A
Requirements:
N/A
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Jack Burton (jburton39@gmail.com)
Partner Arms
Partner Arms provides transitional housing for homeless families
Volunteer Activities:
Donate furniture/ housewares
Coordinate donations
Schedule/Location:
Bi-annually at Partner Arms in DC
Requirements:
Open to all, age 12 and up
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Jack Burton (jburton39@gmail.com)
Racial Reconciliation Committee Group
Volunteer Activities:
Extended discussions on race and racism
Open to new ideas and initiatives
Schedule/Location:
TBD
Requirements:
Adults and teens to participate in or host discussions and study groups
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Bill Jordan (jordans4@bellatlantic.net or 202/363-7324)
Don Lipscomb (delstudio@erols.com or 703/922-7042)
Peter Eveleth (peveleth@loc.gov or 202/543-6948)
Ragdolls2Love
Volunteer Activities:
Contact Program Manager
Schedule/Location:
Program Manager
Requirements:
Program Manager
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Nancy Van Scoyoc (nvanscoy@erols.com)
Salvation Army Grate Patrol
Salvation Army Grate Patrol involves St. Marks youth in direct outreach to feed the homeless
Volunteer Activities:
Prepare 150 bag dinners
Schedule/Location:
Every 4th Sunday 10:00 AM., St. Marks
Requirements:
3 year old and up: one hour a month.
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Deb and Ralph Yatsko (yatskos@starpower.net) and Heather and Eric Burneson
(eburneson@msn.com or hburneson@msn.com)
Samaritan Ministry Basket Cases
“Samaritan Ministry Basket Cases" ensure that altar food basket donations get to SMGW
Volunteer Activities:
Weekly, handle altar food baskets
Monthly, deliver food to the Samaritan Anacostia office
Schedule/Location:
Weekly at St. Marks or at the SM Anacostica office
Requirements:
All welcome
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Penny Hanson (pennyhansn@aol.com)
Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington (SMGW)
Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington (SMGW) supports homeless and in need, via housing and employment counseling, coaching, motivation, substance
abuse counseling
Volunteer Activities:
Front office coordinators, resume writers, workshop leaders
Generally, support clients in completing specific tasks towards fulfillment of life improvement goals they’ve set for themselves
Schedule/Location:
Throughout the year, at the SMGW office
Requirements:
No formal skill requirements
Program Managers/Liaisons:
Bill Flanders (bcflanders@earthlink.net or 202/244-5137) and Charlie Brodhead
(charles.brodhead@verizon.net)
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