Summer Volunteering Updates!
7/22/25 Friends, As we move through the heart of summer—a season that often invites us to slow down—I want to extend my heartfelt thanks for the steady, compassionate support you continue to offer. Your commitment is making a real difference, especially to our unsheltered neighbors who feel seen, valued, and cared for because of you. […]
Meal centers that accept donations
Here is a list of places that will accept home made meals and sandwiches. Ruth Ministries https://www.uccftl.org/ruthministry Ruth also takes donations of gentle used clothing, shoes, hats, nail polish and hygiene products, blankets and coats – tell them I say hello! Pastor Emily is super nice and very very kind You can drop off Monday […]
Ruth Ministry This Thursday @ 10 am
Hello Everyone, I have a lot of positive news to share with you and an opportunity to help this week at Ruth Ministry. Come help serve our community in need at Ruth Ministry tomorrow! Thursday March 27th 10 am to 1 pm 2501 NE 30th Street Fort LauderdaleMarch Updates:The Alcee family continues to make progress. Mom […]
Call To Action: Count Down to Spring Sorting Event Tomorrow 9 AM
Hello Everyone and Happy Spring! Please join The Rotary Community Corps and NSU Volunteers for a day of collaborative sorting of donations to help students, families, individuals and teens aging out of foster care. When: March 22nd @ 9 AM Where: The Rotary Club House 1790 SW 32 St Fort Lauderdale What better way to start the […]
Alcee Family 40 Day Transformation
Hi Everyone, From unhoused to sheltered. From no education to enrolled in daycare and school. From blind and in pain to healing with partial vision in one eye. From unemployed to employed. From alone to having a community. It is with immeasurable gratitude that I send this message to you all. Roughly 40 days ago I […]
Alcee Family Update: Moving Day!
Good Morning! Remember the family that we’ve worked to help? The father is set up with TOPS and scheduled for a very important eye surgery. The children are starting preschool this week and the mother is at a job fair today! They are moving towards independence and stability. I am reminded how much communication, collaboration and community […]
Helping Family In Need
Hello Everyone, Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for all that you have given in response to my first emails. I wanted to send an update to let you know the impact we have collectively been able to make and what has happened so far this week. -Dad had a Lyft ride to […]
Call To Action! Let’s Help Family Need!!!!
Hello Everyone! An entire family that is currently experiencing homelessness needs our help! A family walked into Hope South Florida this week trying to find shelter from the cold. They would otherwise be on the street. A mom that just graduated from CNA school, a father that has lost his sight and four small children […]
Thank You- As Kindness Continues SHOES & DIAPERS NEEDED
Hello Volunteers!I first want to wish you a Happy New Year!2025 is already off to a great start with many opportunities for us to work together and show what forming community is all about! Many of you joined us at Ruth Ministries in December. Several of you have taken the opportunity to answer a need that we […]
Call to Action Volunteers Needed 12/26 (next week!)
WE NEED YOU 12/26! Hello and Happy Holidays! Remember back to our first VLC meeting of this year? In January of 2024 we made a pact. We agreed we would be all hands on deck to help connect with the community to support and help those experiencing homelessness. We have hosted drives, delivered goods and […]
