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Christmas Collection of Items for the Times Center

2011-12-06T21:35:18-06:00

Times Center , a transitional home for homeless men, is in need of men’s underwear, socks and soap.

Donna Robbins and some local youth are coordinating a collection and delivery of these items this Christmas season.
Please contact her if you would like to take part in this opportunity!
robbins at 1foundation dot com

About the Times Center
( http://helpbook.famservcc.org/fs010339ac.php )

Daily Bread Soup Kitchen

2011-11-30T08:15:49-06:00

Daily Bread Soup Kitchen will be distributing backpacks filled with snacks, toiletries, and cold-weather basics at their holiday lunch on December 21st. If you’d like to donate a filled backpack, label it with the gender and size of the recipient (including children’s backpacks and diaper bags), and drop it off at 124 W. White Street in Champaign. Donations will be received from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm, December 12th through December 19th

Daily Bread Soup Kitchen
http://dailybreadsoupkitchen.com/welcome.html

Local Family in Need

2011-10-11T21:12:51-06:00

Local need:
A mother is in need of warmer clothes/shoes or boots for her four children, diapers & wipes (size 5 for twins and size 3 for the baby)....

Twins – Boy 2T and Girl 2T (Shoe size 6/7)
... Size 9 month girl
Size 5 for a girl (Shoe size 10/11)

UPDATE 10/11: Still a need for Size 5 girl clothes and shoes for all.

Body of Christ, do you have any of these items or would you like to help? Please respond by commenting or emailing TFI dot Champaign at gmail dot com if you can help!

TFI Champaign is The Forgotten Initiative in Champaign County which desires to serve the foster care community in Champaign County.
See http://theforgotteninitiative.org/

CUvolunteer.org

2011-10-10T14:51:50-06:00

There are several opportunities to serve in our Local Projects forum. We at Knowntome.net search for and post opportunities as we find out about them. We would love for you to share opportunities here as you know of them or send them to barbra at knowntome dot net Thank you!

If you want to peruse many more opportunities for a wide variety of service, please check out
http://cuvolunteer.org/

TALKS mentoring

2011-10-10T14:47:08-06:00

TALKS is a mentoring program in Champaign County.

From their website:
TALKS Mentoring, engaged in Champaign Urbana since 1995, is an innovative, cognitive-behavioral approach to youth mentoring that focuses on leadership skill development through peer-to-peer and youth-adult interactions. Our mission statement is to enroll, educate and facilitate instructive interaction between adults and young people. TALKS implements a structured format by which adult mentors from the community serve as role models for children in the public schools. Rather than the traditional one-on-one approach to mentoring, TALKS is implemented in a small group setting. Students are identified by their schools (principals, social workers, teachers) for participation in the program and placed in groups of one adult mentor with three students—usually a racially mixed group with one student who excels, one whose academic performance is average but who could do better with support, and one student who is “at-risk” academically, behaviorally, or both. The objective is to generate positive peer pressure for the low functioning child to achieve, but participant testimony suggests that usually all three students benefit.

What is Asked of You

* commit 1 hour per week (30 minutes in a public school and 30 minutes of travel time)
* mentor on weekdays (no weekends or evenings)
* make contact with students only at school
* serve as “real” model for students not a replacement parent
* attend training sessions and support seminars as needed
* use the content-based curriculum that is provided

What Talks Provides for You

* a content-based curriculum and structure
* 3 wonderful children to interact with
* training sessions
* support seminars

Together We Can

* provide wise counsel to children
* provide encouragement to children
* partner with school and parents
* birth new dreams and nurture old dreams

see more here: http://www.talksmentoring.org/

Please contact the mentoring coordinator Kent Hollis for more information talks dot mentoring at yahoo dot com
or kent_hollis at yahoo dot com

HUGE garage Sale to benefit Salt and Light and Urban Restoration (donations info and sale times)

2011-10-10T14:33:10-06:00

Donations of gently used items for the sale are being accepted on Wednesdays from 5:15-7:00pm at the Savoy United Methodist Church.
From one box to a whole house, they take it all (excluding computer monitors and large tvs)
Contact Shawn or Chris Mc Call at 355-0336 with questions.
Proceeds will benefit Salt and Light and Restoration Urban Ministries

Come and shop. Sale Dates
Savoy United Methodist
Thursday, October 20, 4-7pm
Friday, October 21, 4-7pm
Saturday, October 22, 8-2

Please spread the word.

Partnering against Homelessness- ongoing need

2011-10-10T14:14:47-06:00

Partnering against Homelessness Canteen Run in Champaign-Urbana.
Monday and Thursday evenings.

Several volunteers use the Salvation Army Emergency Response Vehicle to visit the library, campus, the Illinois Terminal, and other locations to pray with and distribute food and other items to those with no place to go. There are spaces for you to ride along and be part of this ministry, and they are also in need of donations of coats, blankets, socks, and pre-packaged food items for distribution.

To get involved with PAH in any of these ways, you can contact Barb Davies at BJD830 at sbcglobal dot net or (217) 417-7601.

Restoration Urban Ministries- Homework Hang out

2011-10-10T14:02:16-06:00

Restoration Urban Ministries Homework Hang out.

Meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-5pm tutoring elementary & middle school students in various subjects.
Contact Jim Eisenmenger at jim at knowntome dot net for more information about this opportunity or contact
the volunteer coordinator at Restoration Linda Kramer, 355-2662 or
Ruth Esry 621- 3664

Real Life Young Moms - Meals and Mentoring needed.

2011-10-10T13:55:27-06:00

Real Life Young Moms (Youth for Christ) is in need of volunteers to provide a meal (including beverages and plastic ware) for their meeting nights at Vineyard in Urbana, women to love on the children of these young moms while they are in the meetings, and women that want to mentor these young ladies. Group meeting nights are the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 6:00- 8:00 pm.

Website: http://www.yfceci.org/RealLife/index.htm

Also donations of diapers are sometimes needed. Contact Lola Lewis at reallifemoms dot lola at gmail dot com or 840-4663.

CU @ home, Survey of Homeless population in CU

2011-10-10T13:52:12-06:00

C-U at Home

C-U at Home is the Champaign-Urbana chapter of a national campaign called 100,000 Homes. The 100,000 Homes Campaign, founded by Common Ground, is bringing together change agents from across the country to find homes for 100,000 of the most vulnerable and long-term homeless individuals and families by July 2013.

In order to determine how many and who are the most vulnerable homeless, surveying the entire homeless community is absolutely necessary. The local survey week will be October 23-28, 2011. If you’re interested in participating, here are some of the volunteer and donation needs:

*$5 gift cards from McDonald’s or Steak & Shake to give to participants in the survey

*volunteers to do data entry during the survey

*donated breakfast and coffee for 50 volunteers

*volunteers to coordinate with media and service providers

For most current information, please see the website. http://www.cuathome.us/survey-week/

To get involved, contact Melany Jackson at 819-4569 or melany at cuathome dot us.