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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Members of the Community Outreach Committee toured St. John’s Shelter Program for Women and Children on November 3. They were impressed to learn how the women at the Shelter are required to participate in a program designed to move them towards self-sufficiency, towards employment and a permanent living space. The Shelter houses more than 100 women and children and currently turns away more than 300 per day.
Committee members brought laundry detergent for the Shelter and left with enthusiasm for collecting more donations. The Shelter always needs diapers and office-appropriate clothing for its graduates. Donations are accepted Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 1-6 p.m. and Saturday, 10-4 p.m.
Allison Couchman makes a new friend in the children’s center, while Lisa Martis looks on.
Community Outreach Committee Members Allison Couchman, Nancy Wegge and Michelle Kaspari in the children's center at St. John's Shelter with Michele Steeb, Executive Director, and a young resident of the Shelter.
Nancy Wegge cuddles a one-month-old resident of St. John's Shelter, with Lisa Martis (left) and Rose Stinson (right).
Rose Stinson, Kele Barragan (back to camera), Jenifer Miller and Kathy Russell (back to camera, listen to Michele Steeb, Executive Director of St. John's Shelter, describe the kind of professional attire the Shelter collects for its graduates.
This is a wonderful organization and we need to do all we can to help them succeed. The fact that 350 women and children are turned away from the shelter each night because there just isn’t room is criminal. Can you imagine living on the street, or in your car, with your children?