Do you know what happened in MAY?
What’s new at the
Baldwin Center:
- Baldwin is now serving evening meals in the Family Kitchen on Tuesday and Thursdays.
- Scott Crabill of Oakland University has been elected President of Baldwin’s Board of Directors. Michele Eaton is now our Vice-President/Treasurer and Barbara Kelley is our Secretary.
Statistics for May:
- The Family Kitchen served 3,400 lunches, 183 dinners and 433 homeless breakfasts. Youth in the after school program were served 407 dinners. 4,486 meals in total were prepared.
- The Clothes Closet had 1,238 shoppers, including nine from HAVEN (the local domestic violence shelter) and two from local area substance abuse rehabilitation facilities.
- Several tons of canned goods were collected as part of the annual post office food drive.
- People were assisted by the JFON immigration legal clinic.
- Fourteen new students enrolled in the GED program.
- 69 people received showers.
- 30 families cleaned 120 loads of laundry.
- 13 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings were held.
- 21 mothers received diapers; eight families were helped with baby furniture; and one newborn layette was distributed to a young family.
- OU education students began another semester of a reading assessment class working with students in our after school program on their reading skills.
- Eight high school students met weekly to plan and learn about running their own farm stand.
- 12 birthdays were celebrated and 20 women received feminine hygiene products.
- 25 families were provided cash assistance to prevent utility shutoffs and evictions. Assistance totaled $8,365.33.
- Central UMC hosted an Empty Bowls soup dinner to benefit Baldwin.
- 147 low-income seniors received commodity food packages delivered to their home.
- The average attendance in the after school program was 22.
- 60 elementary students and eight middle school students were enrolled in Baldwin’s summer enrichment camp.
- Lettuce was harvested from the hoop house!
- Each Monday volunteers from Oakland University presented a fitness program for women.
- Three bicycles were distributed.
- 781 volunteers gave 2,708 hours of service valued at $53,591.32.
Non-Financial Needs:
- Used sheets (double, queen and king sizes)
- Bicycles
- Tutors for the GED program.
Coming in June:
- June’s open house is June 22nd at noon. July’s open house is July 23rd at 11 am.
- Green Tops high school students will attend a conference at Michigan State to learn more about running their farming business.
- Trips for Kids will begin taking mountain bike rides.
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