Focus: Community Service

Goal: Raise awareness of cultural diversity

• Cultural events
• Annual festivals
• Fund raisers
• Benefits
• Transportation (seniors, etc)
• Community/home landscaping
• Community/home gardening
• Community/home beautification

Focus: Food Bank

Goal: Distribute basic food and nutritional supplies to families in needs; provide emergency assistance by request

• Canned goods (all varieties)
• Cereals
• Dry goods
• Fresh fruits, vegetables, cheese, and meats (periodically)
• Hot meals for seniors (twice weekly)

Focus: Clothing Closet

Goal: Supply a variety of donated clothing to families by request

• Men
• Women
• Teens
• Youth
• Infants

Focus: Inspirational Guidance

Goal: Enhance spiritual knowledge and character (morals/values)

• Seniors' class
• Adults' class
• Teen/Youth classes
• Transfiguration (community outreach concerts)
• Transportation (seniors, etc)
• Community/home landscaping
• Community/home gardening
• Community/home beautification

Focus: Life Skills

Goal: Develop the basic skills necessary to experience independence and success in everyday living

• Intrapersonal Skills - self-actualization
• Interpersonal Skills - friendship, family, and others
• Communication Skills - understanding others, self-expression, resolving conflicts, etc.
• Academic Skills - reading, writing, math, study skills, etc.
• Practical Living Skills - current events, managing money, traveling, managing a home, etc.
• Vocation Skills - identifying present skills and interests, utilizing school records, entering the work place, etc.
• Life Style Choices - forming values, personal reputation, habits and choices, sexual issues, stress, etc.
• Problem Solving Skills - handling problems, situations, resource management, goal setting, risk taking, etc.

Focus: Education

Goal: Implement challenging and motivating curriculums that will develop fundamental life skills

• Workshops
• Seminars
• Special programs
• Classes (seniors, adults, teens/youth)
• After school care
• Child development

Focus: Health & Fitness

Goal: Promote healthy eating, living, and physical habits/routines

• Cooking classes
• Exercise classes (seniors, adults, teens/youth)
• Health fairs (screenings)
• Pamphlets (medical, nutritional, etc.)

Focus: Community Fellowship

Goal: Develop a strong personal/community awareness of cultural diversity

• Monthly fellowship meetings
    Men (seniors/adults)
    Women (seniors/adults)
    Teens (male/female)
    Youth (male/female)
• Mentoring
• Field trips (educational and cultural)

Focus: Agency Referrals

Goal: Assist community residents in obtaining phone numbers, addresses, and names of contacts for services requested

• Department of Social Services (DSS)
• United Way
• Medical Clinics (physical/mental)
• Appointments
• Provide transportation to appointments, etc.

Focus: Quarterly Classes

Goal: Develop personal self-esteem and community pride

• Personal and professional development
• Social skills
• Personal hygiene
• Self-defense
• Crime prevention
• Fire safety
• Parenting
• Substance abuse
• Domestic violence
• Family structure
• Computer literacy
• Economic development
• Public policy
• First Aid/CPR
• Health care
• Environmental justice
• Voter registration
• Youth/teen development
• Home beautification
• Landscaping
• Others....

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