Frequently
asked questions:
Who does
Christian Outreach help?
Christian
Outreach helps victims of fire, abuse, and other unexpected
misfortune. Providing all
that is needed from dishes to furniture, bed linens to nick-knacks,
rugs to pictures and everything in between. We will also help victims
for up to one year with seasonal clothing, Christmas decorations and
anything else they need to start their lives over.
Without experiencing what it is we do here the magnitude and
scope of this kind of gift is truly immeasurable.
It does however take more than 50 hours of work from our staff
and volunteers, and over $2,600 in material and monetary assistance.
What kind of
help does Christian Outreach offer?
Our programs
assist financially with aid for rent/mortgage, utilities, medicine,
food, gas money, and other needs as they arise.
We also offer pre-natal assistance and education to young
mothers during first pregnancies, continuing to mentor these women
until assistance is no longer needed. We provide outfits and shoes to
go on job interviews to women trying to make it on their own, many for
the first time, and those just returning to society after
incarceration.
Where do the
items I donate go and are they tax deductible?
Donated material
items either go straight to families in need or are sold in our Thrift
Store where the proceeds are used to finance our programs.
Financial gifts (Shepherds of Hope or one time monetary
pledges), go directly to client needs. All donations are tax
deductible.
When do you
help someone?
Anyone can make
an appointment; we service 5 counties.
Christian Outreach is not a 'crisis' oriented program except
for victims of fire, who immediately receive clothing.
Assistance is determined by the Christian Outreach Board of
Directors, help is given first to those that are in greatest need and
according to available funds and material items. But our original plan
for this ministry and its' programs was and still is to offer
assistance to those who fall through the "cracks" and do not
qualify for government assistance.
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