What Happenened in November?

Townsend Hotel and Rugby Grille executive chef Jim Bologna and staff served lunch. Thanks to Feed the Need.

What’s new at the Baldwin Center:

  • The Baldwin family grew by 1, with the birth of baby Brendan Lundy. Congrats to mom, Latoya our youth director!
  • Statistics for November:

  • The Family Kitchen served 3,683 lunches, 499 dinners and 557 homeless breakfasts. Youth in the after school program were served 735 snacks and dinners. Overall, 6,209 meals were served.
  • OU student volunteers sorted clothes and cans for our holiday programs and created a video about the experience found here:
  • The Clothes Closet had 1,450 shoppers (5 from the local domestic violence shelter and 5 from substance abuse rehab facilities).
  • 6 enrolled in the GED program.
  • 45 people received showers.
  • 14 families cleaned 59 loads of laundry.
  • Two precincts came to vote on Election Day.
  • Yoga classes and diabetes coaching were offered.
  • 9 birthdays were celebrated and 19 women received feminine hygiene products.
  • 15 youth rode in the last mountain bike ride of the season. They also flew model airplanes.
  • Baldwin received a grant from Hastings Mutual and our insurance agent to support the GED program.
  • 28 mothers received diapers; 7 families were helped with baby furniture; and 2 newborn layettes were distributed to young families.
  • 30 people had free blood pressure screenings & 16 had glucose checks provided courtesy of St. Joseph Mercy Oakland.
  • 55 individuals received Flu Shots
  • 117 hats and pairs of gloves were distributed.
  • Enrollment in the enrichment afterschool youth program is up to 75; on average 34 youth participate each day.
  • OU education students donated over 300 books.
  • 25 youth are taking part in an OU fitness study using a new curriculum led by Drs. Tanis Hastmann and Jennifer Lucarelli
  • 12 families were provided cash assistance to prevent utility shutoffs and 29 families no longer face eviction. Assistance totaled $13,209.67
  • 3 families were provided emergency food.
  • 13 AA meetings were held.
  • 125 low-income seniors received commodity food packages delivered to their home.
  • Volunteers from Genesis Credit Union, Cranbrook Schools, Zonta International, Delta Gems, WAM, Calvary Apostolic Church, OU, and Chrysler helped prepare and distribute 300 food baskets (turkey, milk, eggs, bread, & wide variety of canned goods) for Thanksgiving.
  • Non-Financial Needs:

  • Gently used warm clothing including coats, thermals, socks and boots.
  • Donations of new coats, teen boys & teen girls clothing and gift items for our Holiday Store.
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