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CROS Ministries // This Week! August 29, 2017
A weekly update especially for CROS Liaisons, Board Members, Friends, and V
olunteers
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Saturday, October 7
Registration - 8am, the Walk begins - 9am
The End Hunger Walk is a 5K (3.1 mile) Walk along Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach. The Walk is free, however, we ask that Walkers raise a minimum of $100 through pledge envelopes or online donation pages. For more information and to register online,
click here. Volunteer opportunities available too!
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WASHINGTON, August 16, 2017
- If you find it difficult to concentrate when you're hungry, imagine how children without enough food to eat feel as they return to school. We know there are so many great stories waiting to be written on the importance of school breakfast and afterschool meals, the need to end lunch shaming, and of course, preserving essential nutrition programs in the federal budget...
read more...
...Fiscal Year 2018 Budget: School Meals and SNAP
Free school meals are a longstanding and highly effective poverty reduction strategy. And they are under attack in the House Budget Committee's proposed FY 2018 budget resolution, which includes a potential
$1.6 billion cut to community eligibility
. Nationwide, this harmful cut could impact an estimated 8,300 schools with over 3.8 million students currently participating, and preclude another 12,800 schools with over 6.2 million students from adopting community eligibility in the future.
As children go back to school they are threatened as well by proposals to slash food stamp spending. Both the president and the House Budget Committee have proposed deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps). More than two in five (43 percent) of all SNAP households include children. SNAP serves as the first line of defense against hunger for low-income children and families in rural, suburban, and urban areas alike, as FRAC's SNAP Maps show. It is unacceptable that this proven and effective program is under attack.
Press release sent out by Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), the leading national nonprofit organization working to eradicate poverty-related hunger and undernutrition in the United States. Visit FRAC's Legislative Action Center to learn more about what action steps to take to build opposition to the FY 2018 Budget Resolution, which is expected to be voted on in the House in September at www.frac.org.
Click the links below to find information about our Florida Senators and Representatives.
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These lovely ladies are from Grace Presbyterian in Lantana. They come to our warehouse in Lake Worth several times a month to sort food for our seven food pantries.Thank you ladies for your faithful service! Check out our new volunteer shirts they are modeling. Only $5 per shirt. Please contact your program manager if you are interested. |
Christians Reaching Out To Society Inc.
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Spring Newsletter
for a our 2017 Spring
Newsletter
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CROS Ministries
in your
Will
and Estate Planning
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The Caring Kitchen
Community Food Pantries
Nutrition in a Knapsack
Summer Camp
Gleaning and Food Recovery
Community Advocacy
CROS Ministries
3677 23rd Avenue South, #B-101
Lake Worth, Florida 33461
For information about volunteering, please contact Juanita Bryant Goode at (561) 233-9009 x110 or
[email protected]
Volunteers: Do you need a volunteer shirt? Please let your program director know if you want one.
Just $5!
If you would like to make a donation to CROS Ministries,
click here
or contact Gibbie Nauman, Director of Development and Community Relations at 561-233-9009 ext. 108 or
[email protected].
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Food Pantry Coordinator in Delray Beach - Part-Time, 20 hours per week.
Click on the link below to view the job description.
Job Description:
Food Pantry Coordinator - Delray Beach
TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION:
Mail (1) resume, (2) letter of intent, (3) three references (two employment), and (4) wage requirements to:
CROS Ministries
ATTN: Meredith Caldwell
3677 23rd Ave. S., #B-101
Lake Worth, FL 33461
OR
E-mail your submission to
[email protected]
Submissions should have all
four components, as listed above, to be considered complete. Submissions should be postmarked by
Sept 1, 2017, if mailed. E-mailed submissions should be received by
Sept. 4, 2017.
It is the policy of CROS Ministries to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability, gender, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, age or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics as defined in federal, state, or local laws. All candidates are considered on the basis of individual character, qualifications, and abilities in relation to the requirements of the advertised position.
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Volunteer Needs
Caring Kitchen - Delray Beach
Traffic Director
A volunteer is needed to direct cars to proper parking areas during peak meal times. Shift time is approximately 11:15 am - 12:20 pm.
Drivers to deliver meals to the Homebound
Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Time Commitment approximately 2 hours, one day per week. Background check and driver check mandatory. After training delivery, time is flexible anytime between 10:30 am-1:00 pm.
Weekday Van drivers
Wednesdays. Approximately 4 hours one day per week to make regularly scheduled stops and occasional random pick ups. Drivers will be trained and must pass driver background check.
From Nov. 1 - 10, 2017
Volunteer Greeters
We will need two volunteers to stand on the east and north side of the property to greet individuals coming to the Caring Kitchen for service and redirect them to the new locations where meals are being served. Looking for two shifts: 8:30 am - 10:30 am and 10:30 am - 12:30 pm.
From Nov. 1, 2017 forward
Van Loader
We need two volunteers to help us with loading and unloading the prepared food into and out of the van. Help is needed Monday through Friday from either 11:15 am - 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm. Choose a day and time that works for you.
Community Food Pantry - West Palm Beach
Volunteers needed the 2nd and 4th Fridays 10:00 am - 11:30 am to check-in clients on the computer and pack and distribute bags of food. Must be able to lift and bend and pickup 20-25 pounds.
Community Food Pantry - Lake Worth
Two volunteers needed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm to check-in clients on the computer and pack and distribute bags of food. Also, we are looking for one to two volunteers Monday - Friday from 10:00 am - 10:30 am to pack food bags before the pantry opens.
Community Food Pantry - Riviera Beach
Volunteers needed Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Must be able to lift and bend and pickup 20-25 pounds.
PLEASE NOTE: This food pantry is located at the Port Center building and is housed in the same location as the Department of Children and Families and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department.
Community Food Pantry - Indiantown
Volunteers needed Tuesday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Must be able to lift and bend, and pickup 20-25 pounds.
Please contact Jeanette Hemphill for more details at 561-475-7276.
Community Food Pantry - Belle Glade
Volunteers needed Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm. Must be able to lift and bend and pickup 20-25 pounds.
Please contact Mayra Echenique for more details at 561-755-2495 or
[email protected].
Sorting Groups
Sorting groups needed to sort food at CROS' warehouse. Must be able to do a lot of lifting and bending, lifting at least 20 -25 pounds at a time. Monday-Friday from 9:30 am- 11:30 am or longer and weekends too.
Please contact Brian Rowe at 561-779-7936 or
[email protected]for more information.
Food Pickups
A volunteer is needed to help with picking up food from Palm Beach County Food Bank in Lantana on Tuesday mornings. Must be able to do a lot of lifting and bending, at least 20 -25 pounds at a time, and be comfortable driving a truck.
Loading, Unloading, Delivering...
Volunteers needed to lift heavy loads (30 to 65 pounds) and assist other CROS storage volunteers loading, unloading trucks, and delivering to CROS Food Pantries. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 am - Noon.
[email protected].
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| Mission: CROS Ministries serves the hungry in Palm Beach and Martin Counties through community collaborations. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR CHRISTIANS REACHING OUT TO SOCIETY, INC., A FLORIDA-BASED NONPROFIT CORPORATION (REGISTRATION NO. CH20251), MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE 1-800-HELP-FLA (435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE OR VISITING THEIR WEBSITE, WWW.FRESHFROMFLORIDA.COM. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY STATE. 501 (C) TAX EXEMPT #59-1802917. CHRISTIANS REACHING OUT TO SOCIETY, INC. RECEIVES 100% OF EACH CONTRIBUTION, WITH 0% GIVEN TO A PROFESSIONAL SOLICITOR. |
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