What Happened in February

March 21, 2013

Science and math education has been enhanced in the after school program, this future scientist wonders does it sink or float?

What’s New at Baldwin

  • * A science inquiry course for older youth in the after school program has been added.  Dr. Basir from Oakland University is leading the course with two pre-service teachers.

Statistics for February:

  • * The Family Kitchen served 2,503 lunches, 524 dinners, and 858 breakfasts. 802 meals and snacks were served in the youth program. Overall, 4,687 meals were served.
  • * 146 low-income seniors received commodity food packages delivered to their homes.
  • * Hats and gloves were distributed to 51 clients in the soup kitchen.
  • * A celebration of Baldwin’s covenant with the United Methodist Church was held on February 14th.  Rev. Melanie Carey was the guest preacher.
  • * Community Housing Network conducted signups for Section 8 low-income housing.
  • * The Clothes Closet had 719 shoppers and seven families from HAVEN (local domestic violence shelter).
  • * The after school children planned and hosted a volunteer appreciation event for all the tutors and others who help the program.
  • * The ground in the hoop house was readied for planting vegetables.
  • * Six women attended yoga classes.
  • * 15 children at HAVEN received valentine gift bags.
  • * 48 hygiene kits were distributed in the clothes closet and soup kitchen.
  • * One bicycle was distributed to help a client get to work.
  • * 19 families cleaned 83 loads of laundry.
  • * 11 women received feminine hygiene products.
  • * 18 new families received diapers; three new families received layettes.
  • * A Mexican meal was introduced to the soup kitchen menu thanks to the executive chef at Northern Lakes Seafood Company.
  • * One family no longer faces eviction and three families were protected from utility shutoffs. Assistance totaled $1,547.30 .  The funding from the Helmsley Charitable Trust is now completely spent.
  • * 14 people enrolled for the GED program and two were referred to the Oakland Literacy Council.
  • * Six birthdays were celebrated.
  • * Baldwin recovered 2,350 pounds of fresh produce:  894 pounds were used in the soup kitchen, 1,456 pounds were distributed freely to  the community.
  • * Youth in the after school program participated in 12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities where they learned about the states of matter, chemical changes, and buoyancy!
  • * Six people took showers.
  • * Mike ala Carte and Rusty Bucket provided meals in the soup kitchen as part of Feed The Need. Toast restaurant provided meals for the youth program twice.
  • * Bank of America provided a $15,000 grant to support our feeding efforts.
  • * On average 31 children attended the after school program each day.
  • * 325 volunteers contributed a total of 1,781 hours of service to Baldwin, worth $38,808.

Current Needs:

  • * Infant clothing
  • * Calculators for the youth center
  • * Canes

 

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