SUCCESS STORY

Water Angels wants to thank all those who helped to make the Back to School Block Party a wonderful success!  Over 600 backpacks were donated and many school supplies; and more than 600 children came to the block party!  I’d love to thank all the volunteers and churches who contributed to make 600 smiling faces! – Stephanie at Water Angels

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tomorrow! Working on the Frontline I: Training for Those Responding to Requests for Assistance will be held Tuesday, August 31, 1-4 p.m. This class is for church staff and volunteers who respond to calls or walk-in visits from people in need in our community. The workshop covers topics such as “Verifying a Story,” “Top 10 Best Practices,” “When ‘No’ is Appropriate,” and “Developing a Process to Help and Not Enable.”  The class will be held at Farragut Church of Christ, 136 Smith Road, Knoxville, TN  37934. The cost is $25 for individuals or $50 for groups, and is free for churches that support Compassion Coalition. To RSVP, contact Gina Whitmore at 251.1591 x2 or gina@compassioncoalition.org.

DRIVE AT FIVE

Monday, September 6, Eddie Young with Food in the Fort will be Grant Standefer’s guest on Drive at Five. Food in The Fort distributes groceries to the underprivileged and homeless of urban Knoxville. Tune in every Monday from 5 to 6 p.m. on Joy 620 AM for conversations about community transformation. 

AVAILABLE RESOURCE

Lost Sheep Ministry has several boxes of new, slip resistant socks, in pastel colors.  These are the type of slippers given to patients in hospitals and would be great for seniors citizens and others.  If your ministry or organization could put them to good use, please contact Nancy Douglas at 688-9636 or nancyknoxville8@aol.com.

LOCAL NEEDS

Young girl from single-parent home, whose mother is suffering from medical complications and can’t meet her expenses, is in need of a TI-83, a TI-84 or a TI-84+ calculator. If you can help with this need, please contact Susan Ownby at SOwnby@TNVoices.org or (865) 523-0701.

Disabled woman is in need of an air conditioner. If you can help with this need, please contact Tynesha Davis at 865.719.9687 or tyneshadavis@yahoo.com.

Senior, disabled woman is in desperate need of a lift chair. Because of her severe disability, she must reside in a lift chair 24/7. If you could help with this need, please contact Susan Bradford at the Office on Aging, 524.2786.

SUPPORTING LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

YWCA needs room makeovers! If your church or small group would like to makeover one of the YWCA’S 58 rooms for women in the Transitional Housing Program, please call Annette at 523.6126.

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Bridges Out of Poverty, presented by Second Harvest Food Bank, is a seminar designed to teach service providers and businesses how to communicate with clients who live in or may be transitioning out of poverty and homelessness. Presenter Dr. Ruby Payne, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized author and speaker. The seminar will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on October 1, 2010 in the Lecture Hall of the Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. To register, email Courtney Niemann at courtney@secondharvestknox.org or call 865.521.0000 for more information. 

Compassion Coalition is a faith-based, non-profit organization that seeks to inform, prepare, and unite churches to transform lives and communities through the love of Christ.                 

www.compassioncoalition.org