We provided programs supplying food (a 267% increase of households over 2007, and 206% increase of persons). The Oasis, a location for the day program as part of Winter Nights, helped Conferences affected by a decrease with needed donations to provide Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for those with needs within their Conference Parishes. 78 families were adopted by the DC and received Christmas Dinners; 113 families were provided Christmas presents for their families.
The District Council Warehouse and Office Staff provided the logistic infrastructure for
The One Warm Coat Program for Contra Costa County, where since the day after Thanksgiving to 12/31/2008 we have collected over 6,000 warm coats, hats, and gloves.
So far have we have provided 5,100 of them free of charge to the homeless, low income families, and day laborers one at a time, and through 15 nonprofits including the Self Help Foundation, Loaves and Fishes, Love-a- Child Missions throughout the County.
