ALPHA HOUSE FOR BOYS
www.alphahouse.org
302 Franklin St.425 Magazine St
This is a home that provides a refuge for the neglected and charts a course for the misguided boys.
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GARDNER-SIMMONS HOME 662-844-4433
www.gardnersimmons.org
The mission of the agency throughout these programs is to provide a stable, nurturing environment for children who have been abandoned, abused, and/or neglected. A multi-program agency comprised of three separate programs: (1) The Group Home Program houses ten teenage girls ages 12-21. (2) The Independent Living Program for those who have completed high school. (3) Foster Home Program that recruits, licenses, and trains families to care for foster children in their homes.
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HELPING HANDS 662-690-8100
Please join us each Saturday 9:00 – Noon to distribute clothes and food to people in need. Volunteers needed to sort and staff clothes closet (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday) and to interview, input data on computer, stock and bag groceries on Saturday.
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HILL T.O.P. (Tupelo Outreach Project) 662-690-8100
This is a county-wide ministry in which adults and youth teams work together over a weekend (April 11, 2010) to provide help for those in need of minor home repairs and clean-up. Adults provide Supervision and food.
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MS. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY 662-690-8100
www.habitat.org
Building homes for the working poor is the mission of this organization that offers a helping hand, not a hand out. FUMC sponsors a house each year.
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SALVATION ARMY IN TUPELO 662-842-9222
527 Carnation St.
www.salvationarmyusa.org
We contribute to the Tupelo Salvation Army to help with meals, shelter, utilities and travel vouchers. We also have volunteers who work with the Women’s Auxiliary, Empty Bowls and Angel Tree.
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SANCTUARY HOSPICE HOUSE 662-844-2111
www.sanctuaryhospicehouse.com
A residential facility providing a home-like environment for those in need of hospice care. Receptionists and volunteers needed.
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SHEPHERD’S CENTER 662-840-0787
An organization of older adults helping older adults. Monthly fellowship meetings and meals. Transportation provided for medical reasons. AAA drivers’ training for senior adults.
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MEALS-ON-WHEELS 662-844-1441, ext.2256
www.mowaa.org
This operates a service of United Methodist Senior Services to provide hot lunches daily to elderly in need. Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to shut-ins.
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FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER 662-844-0013
425 Magazine St.
This agency provides Anger Management Classes, Abstinence Education Program, All Programs Free, Parenting Classes, GED Classes, Healthy Relationships, Individual And Family Counseling, Children, Case Tracking, Adolescents & Adults
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METHODIST SENIOR SERVICES 662-844-8977
www.mss.org
Serving older adults in the spirit of Christian love. Through an array of residential services on twelve campuses across the state and a variety of community-based ministries, our vision is to make Mississippi the best place in the country to grow old.
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ANGEL TREE/DELTA ANGELS
Each Advent we encourage, individuals, families, classes, and businesses to adopt a child’s Christmas list. Participants shop and pay for their “angel.” This is likely the only gifts the child will receive. Make a child’s wish come true.
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BE THE CHURCH
We will have our first annual “Be the Church” April 24, 2010. The entire church will have an opportunity to share Christ in a tangible service to our neighbors. Projects include visiting shut-ins, painting, cleaning and home repairs for people in need, to name a few. A great opportunity for families, Journey Groups, and Sunday School classes to be involved serving others.
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BUS DRIVER
Drive Traceway residents to shop every Thursday, 1-3 P.M.
Pick-up and return Traceway worshipers on Sundays 9:15 A.M. -Noon.
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HOMEBOUND VISITATION
Laity are important to keeping contact with our homebound members and friends. Visit in homes, retirement, residential, assisted living and nursing facilities. Volunteers are needed to share communion on first Sundays. Follow-up visits after stays in the hospital.
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HELPING HANDS NEW WORSHIP SERVICE 314 S Church St
We have been providing the physical needs of food and clothing at Helping Hands. Now it is time to provide spiritual guidance through Journey Group and Worship. If you are interested in being part of the planning and implementation team, knocking on doors….
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UPPER ROOM DISTRIBUTION
www.upperroom.org This world popular devotional book is translated into 40 languages is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. We not only provide this book for our congregation, we distribute it to jails, doctor offices and other places
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PARKGATE PREGNANCY CLINIC
http://parkgatedonors.com
Parkgate Pregnancy Clinic exists to provide a safe, Christ-like environment designed to empower women and men to make life-affirming choices through education and support concerning abstinence, pregnancy, pre-natal and adoption.
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TREE OF LIFE CLINIC (arbol de la vida)
670 Crossover Rd.
Medical care is provided the third Saturday of each month to those who have no medical insurance. No one is turned away. Se hables espanol.
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FREE CLINIC 420 Magazine St
Medical care is provided for the unemployed and working poor. Identification is required.
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