Our mutual call to love and serve the world faces particular challenges in a time of sheltering at home.
July’s Item of the Month: Backpacks & School Supplies!
It’s finally time for kids to return to in-school instruction! We will help our Community Partners collect backpacks and school supplies. Purchase backpacks and/or school supplies online, bring your item(s) to worship, or place in the box outside of church!
Purchase Backpacks & School Supplies Here
Our Community Partners are in dire need of items that are listed here. You can also give to our COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND, which covers care for front-line workers, addresses food insecurities, gives the homeless stay-at-home shelter and offers financial assistance to those who are unemployed.
Our current goal:
The COVID-19 Response Fund has been made possible by the generosity of church members and community members. With the Fund, we are able to address the following critical needs:
Especially when times are troubled, Christ Church Cranbrook believes God’s steadfast care for the world can and should be found in the church’s work for the community.
To see all the partners and causes we are have supported so far, click here.
To give a tax-deductible donation, give here. Your funds are matched dollar-for-dollar by some generous contributors!
Questions? email Pastor Manisha.
They can always use:
Tide pods and laundry detergent
Coffee, regular and decaf
Gallon zip lock bags, and sandwich bags
Snacks for lunches, individually wrapped cookies, chips etc.
Diapers all sizes including adult
Formula
Purchase or Build:
Garden boxes and vegetables plants that can be tended by the residents over the summer
A handicapped accessible shower at the recuperative center
A storage shed for summer lawn furniture at the adult shelter
A power generator for each shelter
Check out their Wish list
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/NGRAJ36ELEWU?ref_=wl_share
Sanctum House needs your help
Sanctum House is a sanctuary for women survivors of Human Trafficking. It is a local safe house and a place of love and support but now, as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak and physical distancing, Sanctum House is in desperate need for food. They need donations of electronic giftcards from Walmart which will be used to purchase fresh food and staples for the 15 residents of the facility. Christ Church Cranbrook has responded with an initial donation. Won’t you join in this effort?
Please order an electronic giftcard for any amount from $5 – $50 online, and Walmart will email it to Sanctum House to be used to purchase essential grocery items.
Donate here: https://giftcards.walmart.com/ip/Basic-Blue-Walmart-eGift-Card/653984410
Recipient email: shannon@sanctumhouse.org
Recipient name: Sanctum House
What Sanctum House needs:
Ongoing Basis: Coffee, Paper towels, Large trash bags, Toilet paper, Tissues, Paper plates, Ziploc bags, Shampoo, Conditioner, Body lotion
For Questions? Contact Tim Miller at murphy2@bignet.net
Believe it or not, there are things YOU can do even during the pandemic. Each and every day we have the privilege to serve! Check out the full sign up opportunities through each non-profits link!
The CARE House Helping Hands / Shaping Futures
Volunteer Program:
Volunteers lend their hearts and hands every day in helping to shape better futures for abused children.
With the thousands of hours they contribute each year, the volunteers help CARE House build its capacity to serve more children and families.
Volunteers are needed to support many of the CARE House programs and services.
Click Here to download our Volunteer Application
Volunteers are needed for limited positions to sort food and to distribute. To see all opportunities, click here.
Food Distribution – Clarkston & Southfield
Volunteers are needed to help distribute produce boxes to those in need. Jobs will include unloading/loading food and collecting client data
The CARE House Helping Hands / Shaping Futures
Volunteer Program:
Volunteers lend their hearts and hands every day in helping to shape better futures for abused children.
With the thousands of hours they contribute each year, the volunteers help CARE House build its capacity to serve more children and families.
Volunteers are needed to support many of the CARE House programs and services.
CLICK HERE to download our Volunteer Application
We would love to have some additional tutors — with our current virtual format (that will almost certainly last through this academic year) we’ve found that college students as well as retirees and professional folks can get on board.
Application, background check and brief orientation are the basic process, and tutors are typically involved in homework support or helping with online enrichment curriculum.
Sending an email to director@ will start the process — or just let me know how best to integrate into the volunteer process there.
Volunteers are needed for limited positions in June to sort food and to distribute. To see all opportunities, click here.
Food Distribution – Clarkston & Southfield
Volunteers are needed to help distribute produce boxes to those in need. Jobs will include unloading/loading food and collecting client data
The CARE House Helping Hands / Shaping Futures
Volunteer Program:
Volunteers lend their hearts and hands every day in helping to shape better futures for abused children.
With the thousands of hours they contribute each year, the volunteers help CARE House build its capacity to serve more children and families.
Volunteers are needed to support many of the CARE House programs and services.
CLICK HERE to download our Volunteer Application
We would love to have some additional tutors — with our current virtual format (that will almost certainly last through this academic year) we’ve found that college students as well as retirees and professional folks can get on board.
Application, background check and brief orientation are the basic process, and tutors are typically involved in homework support or helping with online enrichment curriculum.
Sending an email to director@ will start the process — or just let me know how best to integrate into the volunteer process there.
Volunteers are needed for limited positions in June to sort food and to distribute. To see all opportunities, click here.
Food Distribution – Clarkston & Southfield
Volunteers are needed to help distribute produce boxes to those in need. Jobs will include unloading/loading food and collecting client data
The CARE House Helping Hands / Shaping Futures
Volunteer Program:
Volunteers lend their hearts and hands every day in helping to shape better futures for abused children.
With the thousands of hours they contribute each year, the volunteers help CARE House build its capacity to serve more children and families.
Volunteers are needed to support many of the CARE House programs and services.
CLICK HERE to download our Volunteer Application
We would love to have some additional tutors — with our current virtual format (that will almost certainly last through this academic year) we’ve found that college students as well as retirees and professional folks can get on board.
Application, background check and brief orientation are the basic process, and tutors are typically involved in homework support or helping with online enrichment curriculum.
Sending an email to director@ will start the process — or just let me know how best to integrate into the volunteer process there.
Volunteers are needed for limited positions to sort food and to distribute. To see all opportunities, click here.
Food Distribution – Clarkston & Southfield
Volunteers are needed to help distribute produce boxes to those in need. Jobs will include unloading/loading food and collecting client data
The CARE House Helping Hands / Shaping Futures
Volunteer Program:
Volunteers lend their hearts and hands every day in helping to shape better futures for abused children.
With the thousands of hours they contribute each year, the volunteers help CARE House build its capacity to serve more children and families.
Volunteers are needed to support many of the CARE House programs and services.
CLICK HERE to download our Volunteer Application
Volunteers are needed for limited positions to sort food and to distribute. To see all opportunities, click here.
Food Distribution – Clarkston & Southfield
Volunteers are needed to help distribute produce boxes to those in need. Jobs will include unloading/loading food and collecting client data
Earth Day- April 24th from 9am-1pm
Youth Garden Work Day– May 1st from 10-2
Garden Work Day for All- May 22 from 10-2
Bike Day– May 22nd from11am-3pm
Dwight Block Blitz– June 12th from 9-5pm
Community BBQ’s -First Saturday of the month May-Oct. from 12-2
For more details on events click here
GARDEN DAY- May 15th watch for more details
– Volunteers to drive the ladies to their appointments. They said that volunteers find it is a wonderful way to get to know the ladies on their own.).
– Volunteers to check in on the gardens (especially vegetable) to teach the women techniques for growing/harvesting.
Volunteers are needed for limited positions in June to sort food and to distribute. To see all opportunities, click here.
Food Distribution – Clarkston & Southfield
Volunteers are needed to help distribute produce boxes to those in need. Jobs will include unloading/loading food and collecting client data
Sunday: Help from 1-6 doing food prep work for the week. This would also provide an opportunity for them to provide a hot midday meal to HOPE across the street.
One of the most important things you can do while staying at home is pray!
We have asked our community partners for what may we pray. Here are their latest needs:
Baldwin Center:
Bound Together:
Care House
Micah 6:
Hope Warming Center:
Sanctum House: