Hands4Hope collects over 1800 pounds of food to help those in need

The youth of Hands4Hope coordinated and hosted several food drives from  September through November to provide an opportunity for our community to donate canned food and monetary donations to support the efforts of local food banks and programs supporting the hungry in our community. Beneficiaries included El Dorado County Food Bank,Twin Lakes Food Bank (Folsom) as well as Green Valley Community Church’s food distribution outreach.

The community drives included a one-day Food Blitz at Safeway Folsom, Grocery Outlet Folsom, and Safeway Placerville where Hands4Hope youth and adult participants collected donations from store patrons.  In addition, the Hands4Hope high school clubs at Oak Ridge, Folsom, and Union Mine each hosted a neighborhood Food Blitz in their local neighborhoods.  Combined, Hands4Hope youth collected over 1800 pounds of food and $1300.

Thank you to all who donated and supported these Hands4Hope food drives.  

Hands4Hope Youth assist with PowerHouse

Powerhouse Ministries is a non-profit organization bringing hope and healing to the local community of Folsom, helping over 1,000 people each year.  They offer a place of sanctuary, support and love to those in need and at risk.  

 

Each year Powerhouse offers a Thanksgiving celebration to all of their members and they have asked Hands4Hope to help with their children's program.  The H4H youth assisted with crafts and holiday entertainment, while their parents are participating in the Thanksgiving program.

"Thank you for the awesome team that you sent out to serve at Powerhouse Ministries' Annual Thanksgiving Celebration. Inga, the adult advisor, was an excellent team leader and organizer and each of the students she brought with her did an amazing job of working with our children.   Inga's team actually volunteered to help with the coat drive following directly after the children's activity which was a huge help.  I was extremely impressed by your team and would love to partner Powerhouse's Children's Ministries with Hands4Hope again in the future. Thank you for empowering youth to get involved in the community. Our event would not have been the same without them!" exclaims Lisa Levine, Powerhouse Children's Ministries Director.

Veteran's Day Homeless Outreach

Hands4Hope plans the Sacramento Homeless Outreach every chance youth are not in school, hosting them on Holidays as well as throughout the summer months.  This Veteran's Day, youth and adult participants prepared brown bag lunches, collected toiletries from our outreach closet as well as bag dog food then all caravanned out to the streets of Sacramento to serve the homeless community.