Hands to Help Ministries provides assistance to the homeless and those in crisis on the Northwest Side of Chicago.
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HANDS TO HELP MINISTRIES 2ND ANNUAL TRIVIA NIGHT
Join us for a fun night of Trivia questions, a light meal, raffles and more!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Portage Theater: 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave
7:30pm start time
Cost: $30/person or $200 for a table of 8
Purchase tickets online now.
For more information contact Pastor Vickie Hadaway:
773 283-6262.
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Hands to Help Welcomes New Outreach Worker
In February, Hands to Help Ministries welcomed Lindsey LaPointe as its new outreach worker. Lindsey holds a Master of Social Work from Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in Gender and Women Studies from Grinnell College. Her work experience includes working with the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, Illinois Action for Children and West Suburban PADS.
Since her start at Hands to Help, Lindsey has seen numerous new and returning clients. Hands to Help Ministries welcomes Lindsey to our team.
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Hands to Help Out in the Community
Our Hands to Help outreach worker, works with those in need in the Portage Park and Irving Park neighborhoods. The outreach worker targets the Six Corners area and the Kennedy Expressway underpass at Irving. She reaches out to homeless people living in the area. Hands to Help works to establish a relationship with people and after assessing needs, seeks to connect people with housing and other services. If you see a person in need, please call the Hands to Help hotline at 773 599-9370 and let us know the time and place you encountered the person.
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We have the following volunteer opportunities available:OFFICE HELPVolunteers are needed to help in the office on Wednesdays from 10:45 a.m. to1 p.m. The job consists of general receptionist work: Greeting clients,serving coffee, filling out paperwork, occasionally lending an ear. HTH isideally looking for 4 people: One volunteer to be scheduled for 1 week permonth. * Volunteer training for Hands to Help receptionist volunteers onWed. April 18 from 9 - 10:30 a.m.ERRAND RUNNERIf you have a car, and bits of free time each week, this might be perfectfor you. Occasionally our Outreach Worker requests items for our clients(CTA card, toiletries, etc.), so the runner's job would be to go out and getthese when needed. Runners will be reimbursed by HTH. You may need tocoordinate pickup of donated items as well. A valid drivers' license isneeded.For those interested in Office Help or Errand Runner job, please contact LeeStein at 312-608-1465 or leesstein@gmail.comTUESDAY NIGHT OUTREACHVolunteers are needed to provide lunches in lunch bags and take them to oneof two designated areas. Groups of 4 Volunteers will pass out lunches tothose who are in need, and offer information about HTH. We are looking for acore of 4 to 12 people for this program. Tuesday Night volunteers willattend a short 1.5-hour training for this exciting job!LUNCHES for TUES. NIGHT OUTREACHVolunteer groups are needed to make about 10 to 20 simple lunches for ouroutreach volunteers to pass along to clients on Tuesday nights.This is a wonderful opportunity for churches, scouting troops, high schoolstudents, or any other group of people who want to do something to directlyhelp their community!For those interested in Lunch-making or Tuesday Night Outreach, pleasecontact Rev. Kara at 773-960-1889 or rector@stjohnschicago.com
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