Family Promise of Sacramento has been helping homeless families since 2005. The organization helps families get back on path to housing stability working with 4 families at a time. Family Promise currently partners with Safe Harbor which has 4 tiny homes for families to live temporarily until they can gain access to transitional or permanent housing. These tiny homes do not have kitchens so support churches are providing supplies to these families.
Parkside is scheduled to support Family Promise and need donations by Sunday July 19th. We are collecting -
Grocery and gasoline gift cards in $25, $50, $75 and $100 amounts that the families can use.
There is also a fruit basket available for residents and the following fruits are needed-
Clementines ez peel
Bananas
Grapes
Pears
Uncut melons (cantaloupe, honey dew)
The families also need ongoing supplies that include-
Bathroom toilet paper-Scott’s septic friend
Paper towels, paper plates, plastic forks & spoons
Dawn dishwashing liquid
13-gallon trash bags
Lysol spray cleaner
Twin sheet set
Queen sheet set
Please drop off at the church during Sunday service in the Social Hall. If you are not able to make it on a Sunday please contact the church office and schedule a drop off during the week.
If you are not able to donate any items, you can give monetarily as we are taking a special offering for Family promise during our July 26th worship service.
Parkside Special Giving
On top of the regular giving to Parkside Community Church we also have special offerings throughout the year for partner organizations and the United Church of Christ.
JANUARY
EVERYBODY’S BIRTHDAY: One Sunday each year everyone is invited to give a gift to the SSIP Food Closet, a Parkside partner, in honor of their own birthday. SSIP maintains and operates an emergency food distribution program to help alleviate food insecurity for Sacramento area residents.
MARCH
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING: UCC Wider Church Ministries, Global Sharing of Resources channels these resources for international programs in health, education and agricultural development, emergency relief, refugee ministries, and both international and domestic disaster response.
APRIL
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND: This Parkside-specific fund is managed by the pastor to help with individual/family needs (such as gas money, groceries, a bus pass, etc.) within the Parkside community and the neighborhood at large.
CROP Walk - CROP Hunger Walks help to support the overall ministry of Church World Service, especially grassroots, hunger-fighting development efforts around the world. In addition, each local CROP Hunger Walk can choose to return up to 25 percent of the funds it raises to hunger-fighting programs in its own community.
MAY
SacACT: This offering helps support Parkside partner, SacACT, in its work to organize local congregations and empower ordinary people to identify and change conditions that create economic and racial injustice.
JUNE
STRENGTHEN THE CHURCH: This offering is shared at the conference and national levels of UCC primarily to support youth ministries and full-time leaders for new churches in parts of the country where the UCC does not have a strong presence. It also provides support for existing churches’ new initiatives.
JULY
FAMILY PROMISE: A Parkside partner, Family Promise helps local communities to address the root causes of family homelessness by providing shelter and case management, as well as support once families have secured housing to ensure they remain independent.
OCTOBER
NEIGHBORS IN NEED: This offering supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States, including the UCC Council for American Indian Ministries (CAIM), and justice, advocacy, and direct service projects supported by UCC’s division of Justice and Local Church Ministries.
NOVEMBER
TBD
DECEMBER
CHRISTMAS FUND: The Christmas Fund is a Special Mission Offering that UCC congregations have been supporting for over 100 years. The offering is administered through the United Church Board for Ministerial Assistance. Funds provide direct financial support to those who serve the church and are facing financial difficulties.