GRACE in partnership with St. Bartholomew’s
FEEDING MINISTRIES AT INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES IN ESCONDIDO
OCCASIONAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: SHIFTS ONLY 1.5 to 2.5 HOURS!
Interfaith meets the basic needs of vulnerable and low-income people in North County by connecting them with nutritional assistance and comprehensive social services to achieve healthy, thriving lives. Last year, Interfaith helped by providing over 330,000 meals for hungry children, families, individuals, and the homeless.
Recuperative Care at Turk Center — Sunday Dinner
Provides a program dedicated to helping men, women, and veterans get back on their feet as they focus on their well-being and self-sufficiency. Residents are working towards personal goals related to recovery, wellness, employment, housing, and life skills.
Needs: Two to four volunteers serve dinner to approximately 80 residents on the 4th and 5th Sundays each month from approximately 4:15 p.m to 5:30 p.m.
Contact: Margie Polishuk polishuk@yahoo.com
Recovery & Wellness Center — Sunday Dinner
Provides a safe place for homeless and low-income individuals to detox from drug & alcohol abuse and enter long-term residential and outpatient recovery. The Center provides medically monitored detox for short-term recovery, an intensive 90-day resident recovery program, and aftercare services.
Needs: Two chef’s aides help with food prep for future meals and then serve dinner to approximately 60 residents on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of each month
from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Contact: Jill Henderson@ jfk@cox.net
For more information, contact Marsha Bryan at
marshalynnebryan@gmail.com
Grace Supports Many Organizations
Solutions for Change
Solving family homelessness- One family, one community at a time with community-focused solutions, they are fighting back against The Churn of poverty and homelessness to transform lives and restore community. Their three programs work together to holistically solve the root cause of the challenges families are facing, so future generations can live without the burden of poverty, dependency, and instability.
solutionsforchange.org/
Universidad Popular
Universidad Popular is a grassroots community-based organization promoting health, and education, and nurturing a culture of trust and civic participation in our nation’s democratic process. We bring together community leaders and educators with bold ideas who create programs that are culturally and linguistically responsive, data-driven, and social justice-focused.
www.unipopular.org/
Kairos Cookie Ministry
Since March of 1991, Kairos of San Diego has been faithfully ministering to, changing the lives of, and impacting the behavior of thousands of incarcerated men at the R. J. Donovan Correctional Facility. (RJD).
North County Food Bank
We have continued to support North County Food Bank through 2022. Approximately 12 full barrels of food have been collected and picked up by North County Food Bank for distribution.
northcountyfoodbank.org/
Wrapped In Love
A long tradition at Grace is to provide blankets, jackets, hats, scarves, etc. to the Alpha Project which distributes these items to people who are not able to find beds in the shelters so they have some comfort on these cold nights.
Vida Joven de Mexico
Grace continues to support this orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico through donated items, funds, etc.
vidajovendemexico.org/
Interfaith Community Services Sack Lunches
Every year Grace parishioners prepare sack lunches for the Interfaith facility in Escondido. These lunches allow clients of Interfaith who are in need to collect a nutritious “To Go” lunch.
www.interfaithservices.org/
Cookies, Cocoa & Carols
Our annual outdoor event has been growing yearly.
Episcopal Community Services
We participate in the annual ECS Christmas Adopt-A-Family.
www.ecscalifornia.org/
The Seamen's Church Institute
Every year dedicated Grace knitters create hats and scarves for The Seamen's Church
Institute's Christmas at Sea program. Packages are sent from Grace year-round. Please turn in your
finished projects to Cynde Durnford-Branecki.
seamenschurch.org/
