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MOBILE LOAVES & FISHES

MOBILE LOAVES & FISHES

Through the Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) food truck ministry, volunteers provide food, clothing, hygiene products and other life-sustaining items to our homeless neighbors 7 nights a week, 365 days a year.

Mobile Loaves & Fishes is also the visionary organization behind Community First! Village, a master planned development in east Austin that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for the disabled, chronically homeless in Central Texas.

WHPC is responsible for make-ready and truck run shifts on the first and second Sundays of every month.

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Visit www.mlf.org to learn more.

SERVE AT COMMUNITY FIRST!

SERVE AT COMMUNITY FIRST!

NEW, REGULAR OPPORTUNITIES

WHPC has a long history of supporting MLF with transitioning people from homelessness to being part of a community that includes housing, dignified income, physical and mental well being, and supportive relationships. We are continuing to do this with monthly gatherings at King Park area of Community First. These gatherings focus on hanging out with neighbors and sharing a meal. Think of it as cul-de-sac party/cook out in your neighborhood. Grilling, games & conversations … This is a family friendly event that will bless all those that participate.

Please sign up here

FOUNDATION FOR THE HOMELESS

FOUNDATION FOR THE HOMELESS

The Foundation for the Homeless mobilizes community resources to prevent, end, and reduce the suffering of homelessness. Feed My People is the Foundation’s founding program, open to anyone experiencing homelessness and poverty, which provides a filling, hot breakfast along with other limited services which can include, basic medical screening, eyeglasses, and assistance with obtaining identification documentation for individuals and families.

Feed My People takes place at First United Methodist Church Family Life Center, 1300 Lavaca Street on Tuesday and Thursday (except Thanksgiving Day) from 5:30-8:00 am.

You can sign-up to help serve a meal here

WHPC funds the meal the third Tuesday of each month and provides volunteers year-round.
Visit www.foundationhomeless.org to learn more.

THE GATHERING

THE GATHERING

On Wednesdays, WHPC hosts a joyful, volunteer-run program for people who have memory loss. Participants enjoy music, exercise, conversation, food, and fun while caregivers have four hours of respite (9:30am-1:30pm). Volunteers are always welcome and below are some specific needs:

- Kitchen Krew: Prepare & serve lunch. Time: 9:45am-1:00pm

- Photographers: Take photos & upload to website. Time: 9:30am to 1:30pm

- Set-up Team: Help with the morning set up. Time: 8:00am to 9:00am

- Karaoke MC: Two times per month. Time: 11:45am – 1:45pm

- MALE volunteers: About half of the participants are male. Flexible: 9:30am to 1:30pm

Covid vaccine is required and masks may be optional. Explore our website or to learn more about this ministry, please email thegathering@whpc.org and LuCinda Chiles or Diana Stoller will get back to you!

If you are seeking support with memory care for yourself or a loved one, more information about WHPC’s Memory Care programs are here.

PRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN’S HOMES AND SERVICES

PRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN’S HOMES AND SERVICES

Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services provides foster care, adoption services, and support to children and families in need.

In 2021, WHPC’s Christmas Eve Offering helped renovate and expand the San Antonio campus with new single parent duplexes, two playgrounds, a memorial prayer garden, apartments for young adults transitioning from foster care to adulthood, a basketball court, an enrichment center, and an open-air community pavilion designed to be a place of healing for residents and staff.

Learn more about PCHAS by visiting their website, www.pchas.org.

East Austin Young Life

East Austin Young Life

The mission of East Austin Young Life centers on relationships. Young Life leaders seek to meet students where they are, engaging in school and community activities to build relationships with high school students. Young Life leaders and staff are trained to mentor students, sharing friendship and hope, engaging students' questions about life and God on their terms.

Visit www.eastaustin.younglife.org to learn more.

THE REFUGE RANCH

THE REFUGE RANCH

The Refuge for DMST™ (Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking) has a very specific mission: To provide trauma-informed, long-term restoration community with on-site services for girls, minors through age 19, who have been exploited through sex trafficking.

WHPC has donated bibles, chapel chairs, and handmade prayer shawls for girls moving to the Refuge. In 2015, a portion of the Christmas Eve Offering went toward construction of the ranch.

Visit www.therefugeaustin.org to learn more.