Outreach
Toiletries/Laundry Supplies/Socks Needed by Coast House in Half Moon Bay -
A month ago there was a terrible shooting at two mushroom farms in Half Moon which also revealed horrific living conditions on the farms. At the moment between the shootings and the floods nearly 40 households of migrant workers are seeking lodging. Coast House is the only coast side shelter and it is one the Outreach Committee started working with late last year, providing meals (before the shooting.) There are 55 rooms in the Coast House shelter, and the temporary residents need everything from shampoo and conditioner to toothpaste and soap. There is a shared laundry room so they also need laundry detergent and dryer sheets. The HMB Program Manager for Life Moves specifically asked for socks, primarily for adult men and women though there is one middle school girl there too.
Sign up by clicking the button below, then bring your donations to the marked box in the Christ Church (815 Portola Road/Portola Valley) between now and Sunday February 26 - the sooner the better. This is a big ask so share the list with friends/neighbors/co-workers. Thank you to all who have given so generously. Help is also needed boxing items for delivery on Friday February 24th at 3 PM. And thanks to Kathy Kennedy, Dave Miller, Ross and Mary Soubirous who helped box and deliver toiletries last Saturday. Questions, contact Kathy Kennedy at 650-291-9678. As of Wednesday items still needed are:
• 24 20-ounce Herbal Essence Shampoo
• 24 20-ounce Herbal Essence Conditioner
• 8 Olay sensitive skin unscented body wash, 22 ounce size
• 5 1.5-gallon Kirkland laundry detergent (Costco)
Can you help? Click on button to sign up
A month ago there was a terrible shooting at two mushroom farms in Half Moon which also revealed horrific living conditions on the farms. At the moment between the shootings and the floods nearly 40 households of migrant workers are seeking lodging. Coast House is the only coast side shelter and it is one the Outreach Committee started working with late last year, providing meals (before the shooting.) There are 55 rooms in the Coast House shelter, and the temporary residents need everything from shampoo and conditioner to toothpaste and soap. There is a shared laundry room so they also need laundry detergent and dryer sheets. The HMB Program Manager for Life Moves specifically asked for socks, primarily for adult men and women though there is one middle school girl there too.
Sign up by clicking the button below, then bring your donations to the marked box in the Christ Church (815 Portola Road/Portola Valley) between now and Sunday February 26 - the sooner the better. This is a big ask so share the list with friends/neighbors/co-workers. Thank you to all who have given so generously. Help is also needed boxing items for delivery on Friday February 24th at 3 PM. And thanks to Kathy Kennedy, Dave Miller, Ross and Mary Soubirous who helped box and deliver toiletries last Saturday. Questions, contact Kathy Kennedy at 650-291-9678. As of Wednesday items still needed are:
• 24 20-ounce Herbal Essence Shampoo
• 24 20-ounce Herbal Essence Conditioner
• 8 Olay sensitive skin unscented body wash, 22 ounce size
• 5 1.5-gallon Kirkland laundry detergent (Costco)
Can you help? Click on button to sign up
Turn in Your “Change for GAIA” jars - Toss your last pennies, quarters and dollar bills into your “Change for GAIA” jar and turn it in on Sunday February 26th. The proceeds will be used to pay for medical supplies for one of GAIA’s mobile medical vans operating in rural Malawi which treats AIDS, Malaria and other diseases. The vans also provide medical care for Malawi’s AIDS orphans. In Malawi, preventable illness doesn’t get the last word:
• 2.4 million mobile clinic visits provided in rural Malawi from 7 vans/3 districts
• 496K malaria cases treated
• 112K HIV tests administered with a decrease in positivity from 23% in 2008 to 3% in 2021.
• 100K+ sexual and reproductive health consultations enabling safe birth spacing and improving maternal, neonatal and reproductive health.
• 510 nursing scholar graduates deployed to date + 250 in training
Malawi is now the first country that anticipates the eradication of new AIDS cases in this decade. Your pennies, dimes quarters and dollars can help. Questions? Talk to Andy Pflaum or Carol Wentworth.
Seeking Hotel-sized Toiletries:
Are you on vacation or going on one soon? If you picked up any travel size shampoo, conditioner, soap or lotion during your last hotel stay, you can donate them for use by the Maple Street Shelter. Bring them to the box in the breezeway. And if you have a toothbrush or toothpaste your dentist gave you on your last visit that you have no use for, they could use that too. Maple Street Shelter is located in Redwood City and provides housing for 123 homeless adults each night. Donated items best used by families or children (diapers, children’s toothpaste, etc) will be delivered to Redwood Family Shelter in Redwood City which provides housing for 10 families each night. The Outreach Committee donated new shower shoes and rain ponchos to be used by homeless adults residing at Maple Street. The new Redwood City Navigation Center, the replacement for Maple Street Shelter will be opening in March 2023. The Center will house up to 270 adults, more than 2X the capacity of Maple Street Shelter.
• 2.4 million mobile clinic visits provided in rural Malawi from 7 vans/3 districts
• 496K malaria cases treated
• 112K HIV tests administered with a decrease in positivity from 23% in 2008 to 3% in 2021.
• 100K+ sexual and reproductive health consultations enabling safe birth spacing and improving maternal, neonatal and reproductive health.
• 510 nursing scholar graduates deployed to date + 250 in training
Malawi is now the first country that anticipates the eradication of new AIDS cases in this decade. Your pennies, dimes quarters and dollars can help. Questions? Talk to Andy Pflaum or Carol Wentworth.
Seeking Hotel-sized Toiletries:
Are you on vacation or going on one soon? If you picked up any travel size shampoo, conditioner, soap or lotion during your last hotel stay, you can donate them for use by the Maple Street Shelter. Bring them to the box in the breezeway. And if you have a toothbrush or toothpaste your dentist gave you on your last visit that you have no use for, they could use that too. Maple Street Shelter is located in Redwood City and provides housing for 123 homeless adults each night. Donated items best used by families or children (diapers, children’s toothpaste, etc) will be delivered to Redwood Family Shelter in Redwood City which provides housing for 10 families each night. The Outreach Committee donated new shower shoes and rain ponchos to be used by homeless adults residing at Maple Street. The new Redwood City Navigation Center, the replacement for Maple Street Shelter will be opening in March 2023. The Center will house up to 270 adults, more than 2X the capacity of Maple Street Shelter.