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Alternatives Pregnancy Crisis Center Alternatives is a pregnancy crisis center with staff and volunteers who counsel and support women throughout their unexpected pregnancies. Volunteers provide services such as office help, mailings, organizing the clothing closet, and being trained as a counselor. Orchard Hill Church supports their annual fundraising efforts. Current Alternatives needs include: Donations of baby wipes, newborn size diapers, diaper bags, onesies and sleepers (sizes 0-6 months), crib sheets, new/gently used bassinettes and cribs. Caravan (website) Caravan is a high-adventure, faith-building summer trip for high school students ranging from students going into 10th grade through and including graduating high school students. In 2004, Caravan added mission day options, allowing students and staff to sign up for one or two days of serving in the community they are visiting. Students and staff have served in homeless shelters, food banks, soup kitchens, nursing homes, churches, and thrift stores in cities including Daytona Beach, New York City, and Sherkston Shores (along Lake Erie in Ontario, Canada). The mission day option is available on a trip-to-trip basis. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (319-266-9796) for more information. Drug Court The Black Hawk County Drug Court Program was created to help men and women who have been involved with drugs and arrested for committing a crime in order to feed their drug habit. If approved, they work toward rehabilitation through the Drug Court system rather than through a jail or prison sentence. Drug Court meets every Wednesday at 3pm in the Black Hawk County Courthouse. Barb McMahon began visiting and mentoring through Drug Court in 2007. Learn more about Barb's experience with Drug Court or read more about Drug Court in an article published by the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Current Drug Court needs include: Men and women to mentor drug court participants. If you are interested in attending Drug Court or would like to learn more about becoming a mentor, contact Barb McMahon. Duluth, Minnesota Each year, Nazareth Lutheran Church and Orchard Hill Church partner with YouthWorks to provide junior high students service opportunities. Students work alongside local social service organizations, reaching out to people of all ages, to be lights for Christ in the city. For more information, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (319-266-9796). Lampost Theatre Co. (website) 204 W. Seerley Blvd., Cedar Falls (319-277-8034) - directions “For over two decades, this innovative team of artistic disciples has been redefining creative ministry.” Lampost Theatre Co. develops scripts, training videos, and worship resources to enhance Christian ministry, tours the country performing original productions, and operates a coffee shop and theatre. Orchard Hill Church supports Lampost Theatre Co. financially and promotes theatre productions within the Orchard Hill community. Orchard Hill Church works alongside local churches once a year to organize a day of service to local communities and neighborhoods. Participants reach out to love others through projects ranging from giveaways, to cleaning & renovation projects, to volunteer service at local organizations. To learn more, visit the Love Cedar Valley website or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (319-266-9796). Northeast Iowa Food Bank (website) 106 East 11th Street, Waterloo (319-235-0507) - directions The Northeast Iowa Food Bank works to reduce food waste and provide emergency food relief to nonprofit organizations and individuals in Northeast Iowa. You can help by volunteering, contributing financially, hosting a food drive, or providing food donations. Current Northeast Iowa Food Bank needs include: Volunteers for their Kids Café program, offering nutritional meals, education, and recreational fun to children in the area. Help is needed Monday through Friday after school hours to assist in tutoring, mentoring, playing games, doing crafts, and much more. Locations include Hoover Middle School, Salvation Army, and the Boys n’ Girls Club. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at the Food Bank (319-235-0507, ext. 116). If interested, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 235-0507 (x118). Quilting The quilting team meets regularly to make quilts that are given to young people who enter a youth detention facility in the area. The raw materials used are all donated cotton scraps of fabric remnants and come from the generosity of Orchard Hill members. The creativity used in putting the fabrics together into patterns is pure enjoyment. The labor involved in sewing the quilts together gets lost in the fun of doing it in the company of friends. The finished products are always amazing reminders of how God blesses the cooperative efforts of His children. And finally, the quilts themselves become a very tangible way of sharing God’s love with those in need. For more information, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . SHOUT! Ministries (website) "Shout! For the Lord has given you the city..." (Joshua 6:16). SHOUT! exists to tear down walls of injustice, hatred, and violence by uniting the body of Christ with world changing events and ongoing evangelism. SHOUT! believes that when the body of Christ comes together in love, regardless of differences in cultural background, denomination, or cultural gaps, the Church becomes a brighter light that God can use to change the world! SHOUT! organizes events such as basketball tournaments, slam poetry events, and music concerts in neighborhoods with histories of violence or drug activity in order to help release God's liberating spirit among the people. All money raised through these events helps support SHOUT! and local ministries. Get involved with SHOUT!: 1) Join in community prayer and evangelism walks. Meet at a different church each Sunday at 2 p.m. to walk, pray, and meet people in the church neighborhood. All are welcome! Call 319-232-6720 for location each week. 2) Fellowship with believers with Community Bible Fellowship every Thursday night at 7 p.m. to learn more about Christ and read the Word of God together. 3) Participate in SHOUT! events. Visit the website or watch the calendar for upcoming special events. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to learn more about how to get involved. |
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