COMMUNITY IMPACT SCHEDULE
Friday, April 14th
6:30 pm – Celebration Dinner (Gym @ Decatur Baptist)
*50’s Theme
Saturday, April 15th
8:30 – 9:30 AM – Breakfast (Gym @ Decatur Baptist)
10:00 AM – Service Projects (Various Locations)
Sunday, April 16th
8:30 AM – Missionaries speak in Small Groups
10:00 AM – Worship Service
2023 COMMUNITY IMPACT PARTNERS
Community action & Meals on wheels
1909 Central Parkway SW, Decatur, AL 35601
The mission of the Community Action Partnership is to reduce or eliminate the causes and consequences of poverty. The Meals on Wheels & More program enhances the quality of life for homebound individuals by providing nutritious meals, personal contact, and sharing information regarding other community resources that may improve their quality of life.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
• Financially support Community Action Partnership
• Volunteer to deliver meals
• Volunteer to assemble care packages for meal recipients
• Write cards to homebound clients
Click here for opportunities to volunteer.
Contact | Cindy Anderson – 256.260.3103
Elijah's Blanket
Our mission is to provide warm cozy blankets to NICU parents in Morgan and Madison County. We believe it to be an essential resource because of an unexpected extended hospital stay. Our goal is to identify NICU parents and offer positive support and encouragement while they transition from joyful happiness to a challenging journey. Although each situation is different the need is still the same; bringing comfort to NICU parents while showing them support and the love of Jesus Christ.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
• Your prayers
• Financial support
• Give yarn (it takes 4 skeins to make a blanket, NO BLACK)
• Volunteer to make a blanket (we’ll teach you how)
Contact | Sylvia Miller – 256.303.2864
P.O. Box 321 Hartselle, AL 35640
First Priority Decatur & clothe our kids
4511 US Highway 31 South, Decatur, AL 35601
First Priority is a two-fold ministry meeting both the spiritual and physical needs of students in Morgan and Lawrence Counties. Spiritual needs are met by providing Christian clubs where students are trained to reach their peers with the gospel. Physical needs are met by providing clothing through the ministry of Clothe Our Kids to students in need by working through four local school systems.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
• Volunteer to serve on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and/or Thursdays with Clothe Our Kids (volunteers will sort/size clothes and prepare bags to be delivered to the student)
• Donate Walmart or Target gift cards to purchase clothing, tennis shoes, and hygiene items as needed
Click here for opportunities to volunteer.
Contact | Larry Franks – 256.476.6615
Volunteer Center of Morgan County
811 2nd Ave SE, Decatur, AL 35601
The Volunteer Center seeks to mobilize volunteers and resources while meeting the needs of the community. They currently are active in giving food boxes for low income and unemployed families.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
• Volunteer for community projects
• Volunteer to build wheelchair ramps and doing small home repairs
• Volunteer to help fulfill Christmas needs
• Provide materials for upcoming projects
Click here for opportunities to volunteer.
Contact | Casey Coleman – 256.898.4504
morgan county system of services
2531 State Highway 20, Decatur, AL 35601
Morgan County System of Services provides at-risk youth with the education, skills, experience and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional instruction and guidance. They strive to help the most vulnerable youth redirect their lives and become contributing members of their families and our communities. Their goal is to prepare disadvantaged youth in at-risk situations for a better future, because every child deserves a chance to thrive, not just survive.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
• Financially support MCSOS
• Donate hydiene products or cleaning products
Click here for opportunities to volunteer.
Contact | Tawnya Sanders – 256.350.8434 ext. 201
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Hartselle, AL 35640
The mission of Sleep in Heavenly Peace is to fight bedlessness and to see that “no kid sleeps on the floor in our town.” They build, deliver, and set up twin beds for children ages 3-17 that are sleeping on the floor or in less than desirable sleeping situations.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
• Donate new twin size bedding
• Sponsor a build day
• Help with build days and delivery days
• Run a bedding drive
Click here for opportunities to volunteer.
Contact | John Jackson – 256.616.6784
neighborhood christian center
619 Bank St NE, Decatur, AL 35601
The NCC seeks to share the Gospel through their ministry. They offer emergency assistance weekly through our food, hygiene, and utility assistance program. They also teach backyard Bible clubs in low-income neighborhoods and deliver children’s snack packs weekly. In addition, they have three transitional homes, a jail and prison ministry, a Summer Youth Leadership Program, and educational and discipleship classes for Bible studies and life skills.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
• Donate food or hygiene items
• Volunteer to help sew and fill hygiene bags
• Volunteer to provide a meal for the Summer Youth Leadership Program
• Help with yard or home maintenance for transitional homes
• Host a food drive
Click here for opportunities to volunteer.
Contact | Pamela Bolding – 256.616.3144
Community free clinic
245 Jackson Street SE, Decatur, AL 35601
The Community Free Clinic is valued as a resource to care for those who cannot afford health insurance. It is also a valuable resource which helps alleviate the strain on our hospital system caused by individuals not having access to preventative primary care. It is the only Free Clinic serving Morgan County and the City of Decatur.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
• Help get the word out about CFC
• Financially support CFC
• Volunteer for consistent jobs
• Provide a meal for clinic night volunteers
• Host a supply drive
Click here for opportunities to volunteer.
Contact | Jessica Payne – 256.309.2491
Sav-A-Life
801 Bradley St SW, Decatur, AL 35601
The mission of Sav-A-Life is to choose to put God first. They want young women and men to know that they have someone to turn to and that He has all the answers to their unplanned pregnancy questions. His name is Jesus! We want to tell them of the One who has unconditional love for them and their baby. He made them and their baby for a purpose – to worship Him. He is a forgiving God that knows what they need. He will not force Himself on them but they are free to choose Him and to be set free. We are here to help them learn how to do just that!
HOW YOU CAN HELP
• Pray
• Financially support SAL
• Volunteer to teach classes, help organize events, work with our nurse, help in the file room, help in the baby closet, help with special projects, and more.
• Purchase a choose life license tag
Click here for opportunities to volunteer.
Contact | Veronna Keen – 256.350.5585
habitat for humanity
1123 Central Parkway SW, Decatur, AL 35601
The Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit in Morgan County that builds homes for low-income individuals at the cost of construction. Their mortgages charge zero interest. The need is growing each day. Right now, our local Habitat for Humanity has 300 names on a list from people calling and asking how to get a Habitat house. This number does not reflect people that monitor their website and are watching for them to announce taking applications again.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
• Financially support HH
• Help fund a housing project
• Volunteer to help build HH houses
• Volunteer to help on the construction site
• Volunteer to help out in the ReStore
Click here for opportunities to volunteer.
Contact | Kayla Miller – 256.340.9609 ext. 243