Church Community Services (CCS) helps those in need every day. Dawn, one of our Food Pantry guests, shares her story of how CCS has impacted her.
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The generosity of our donors allows Church Community Services to help our neighbors who are most in need and we are so grateful to them for making our work possible. Joan Rhoade is one of those people we are grateful for.
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We couldn't do the work we do for the community without our amazing volunteers! This year we are honoring Lani Fischer as our Volunteer of the Year.
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Thanks to the generosity of our donors and skyrocketing demand for Soup of Success soups, we have been able to continue, and even expand, employment of Soup of Success graduates. Rachel, Ebony, and Belinda are three of the graduates we currently employ as production assistants.
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The second annual "A Night to Be Heard" event was held Thursday evening to benefit Soup of Success and it was a huge success! The unique event, held at Lex 530, featured three actresses who told the stories of real women who have graduated from the women’s empowerment program.
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Meet Vonda, a guest of our food pantry and Seed to Feed program. One of the last times Vonda visited the food pantry, she noticed some volunteers disinfecting vegetable crates. Vonda said, “I put my mask on and got out of the car and told them ‘you are doing so much more than just disinfecting crates, what you are doing really matters’”. She went on to tell them more about the importance of Seed to Feed in her life.
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This year marks the 10-year-anniversary of our Seed to Feed program. Seed to Feed has grown leaps and bounds, from its humble beginning of two community gardens, to it’s now 22 gardens providing produce to both our food pantry guests and other food pantries throughout the county.
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Church Community Services is meant to serve all neighbors in need, but until recently has struggled to serve the Latinx community effectively, due in large part to the language barrier. In the past CCS has relied on the assistance of Spanish speaking volunteers to communicate with guests as they visit the food pantry, but Spanish speaking volunteers are not available for every shift, and as a result CCS has not become established as a welcoming place to those who predominantly speak Spanish.
Church Community Services is committed to becoming more inclusive.
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