Compass: A New Ministry Begins!
First Church of the Brethren - Springfield
First Church of the Brethren will become a Community Partner with Harvard Park Elementary School and the Family Service Center’s COMPASS Program by providing the site, some volunteers, and other support for a new after-school program. The program is designed to assist homeless and low-income students from Harvard Park School.
Each Thursday of the week some 30+ students will walk from the school to our meetinghouse where they will follow a schedule that includes a snack time, help with homework, life skills lessons, and a family style dinner. The program will operate from 3:00-6:30 pm.
Family Service’s Compass coordinator, Molly Berendt will be the site-director overseeing the program. Evelyn Taylor will serve as our congregational contact person. We will need tutors/mentors, life skill instructors, people to help put the meals/snacks together, etc. Other volunteers will come from additional community partners, such as Harvard Park Baptist Church and Mt. Zion Apostolic Church.
Some volunteers will come from other agencies or groups in town, like the Rotary Club.
We hope to start on Thursday, September 20th.
From “The Boulevard News – Newsletter
First Church of the Brethren will become a Community Partner with Harvard Park Elementary School and the Family Service Center’s COMPASS Program by providing the site, some volunteers, and other support for a new after-school program. The program is designed to assist homeless and low-income students from Harvard Park School.
Each Thursday of the week some 30+ students will walk from the school to our meetinghouse where they will follow a schedule that includes a snack time, help with homework, life skills lessons, and a family style dinner. The program will operate from 3:00-6:30 pm.
Family Service’s Compass coordinator, Molly Berendt will be the site-director overseeing the program. Evelyn Taylor will serve as our congregational contact person. We will need tutors/mentors, life skill instructors, people to help put the meals/snacks together, etc. Other volunteers will come from additional community partners, such as Harvard Park Baptist Church and Mt. Zion Apostolic Church.
Some volunteers will come from other agencies or groups in town, like the Rotary Club.
We hope to start on Thursday, September 20th.
From “The Boulevard News – Newsletter
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