One of the biggest accomplishments we have seen in the SSC this month is with one of our Your Path clients.

MCUM’s Your Path program is a dedicated partnership to help people solve problems, overcome barriers, and feel more in control of their life. We use regular one-on-one meetings to focus deliberately on future-oriented goals, called Coaching. Coaches pose as a tool for clients to use to connect to resources in the community, extra mental bandwidth, and guidance.

One of our Your Path-ers has been coming for coaching regularly and working very hard to start their own business. Last month, they were able to secure their first client AND get started with all the aspects of getting their business off the ground! They are motivated and excited to continue down their journey of self-employment. This is such a great success for our client! We will continue to partner with them and set goals together. 

MCUM’s annual Trunk or Treat event will be happening on October 21^st from 5:30-7:30pm. This event is for our past and present Compass families to attend and enjoy an evening of Holiday Fun. We will be hosting a Trunk or Treat for the families during the event. This is where vehicles hand out treats from their trunks parked in the parking lot, how cool!

We are still looking for a few vehicle trunks to participate in the event. If your family or organization would like to participate, please reach out to rcrim@mcum.org

We have a bunch of things coming up for this holiday season, be sure to check your email for our holiday activities email and all the ways you can get involved this season! We will be doing Food Baskets for compass families, a Merry Market for clients, sponsoring families for the holiday, and more!

If you or your group would like to host a holiday food or hygiene drive, please reach out to rcrim@mcum.org We would love to work with you!

We will be offering food along with cleaning and hygiene products all winter long. Let MCUM know your goal, and we can make a custom flyer for your food drive. Let’s work together to make families lives bright this holiday season!

We will be partnering with Abell Nursery again this year to provide poinsettias and wreaths to you all this winter. When you make a purchase through our MCUM fundraiser, 50% of your order gets donated back to MCUM!

Made from freshly cut, locally sourced Frasier Fir trees, these handmade wreaths fill any space with the nostalgic scent of the holidays. Each 24” wreath comes decorated with a pinecone, holly berries, and an all-weather bright red bow. Each Poinsettia comes in a 6.5” gold foil wrapped pot with 7+ bright red blooms.

This month was a busy one at MCUM and we could not serve the community without the help of our volunteers. This month I wanted to make a special shout out to our volunteer, Wren!

Wren works hard every shift, and she never misses a single one. She is personable with the clients in the food pantry and makes connections everywhere she goes. Wren would like to become more involved with MCUM, possibly helping in a Compass Classroom. How lucky are we!? If you see Wren at MCUM, please make sure to tell her what a great job she is doing!

You can donate online any time - we accept PayPal!

From 12 PM - 4 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday (or other times by appointment) MCUM is accepting food, cleaning, and hygiene item donations. 

We are excited to announce the launch of our new merch mart. You can now purchase your MCUM swag all year long, by visiting our new shop: