IHELP Bi-weekly Newsletter week of November 28, 2011

IHELP

(Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program)

Providing the first step toward a better future

IHELP Host and Meal Providers ~ Provide hope and inspiration

one hosting and one meal at a time! Thank you!!

HOST SITES & MEAL PROVIDER

JANUARY 2012

1st:

Host: First United Methodist Meal: Temple Emanuel

2nd:

Host: Sun Valley/Bethany Campus

Meal: Sun Valley Bethany

3rd:

Host: Grace

Meal: Grace

4th:

Host: Community Christian

Meal: St. Mary Magdalene Confirmation Group

5th:

Host: City in the Desert

Meal: Inner Vision

6th:

Host: University Presbyterian

Meal: Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

7th:

Host: Desert Palm

Meal: Desert Palm

8th:

Host: First United Methodist

Meal: Temple Emanuel

9th:

Host: First UCC

Meal: Kristy Clason Group

10th:

Host: Grace

Meal: Grace

11th:

Host: Tempe Church of Christ

Meal: Tempe Church of Christ

12th:

Host: City in the Desert

Meal: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

13th:

Host: Community Christian

Meal: Community Christian

14th:

Host: Church on Mill

Meal: Sun Valley & Friends

15th:

Host: First United Methodist

Meal: The Newman Center

16th:

Host: Sun Valley/Bethany

Meal: Lindsey Worthen

17th:

Host: Grace

Meal: Grace

18th:

Host: Community Christian

Meal: Jason Whaley

19th:

Host: City in the Desert

Meal: PMT

IHELP CALENDAR LINK

To View full Calendar and what other communities are serving click calendar link below:

IHELP Calendar

Password: wecare

www.tempeaction.org

For Questions email:

ihelp@tempeaction.org

Sam Sumner
IHELP Manager

(Including Calendar)

480-350-5876

Sergio Torres
Intake Coordinator

Kathy Estrada,

Communications

Coordinator

(Including Newsletter)

480-350-5884

Stephen Sparks,

Director of Operations

480-350-5893

Beth Fiorenza,

Executive Director

Tempe Community Action Agency

480-350-5883

IHELP Management & Event Planning Meeting

Please join us for the first IHELP meeting of the New Year to be held at Grace Community Church on January 19th at 6:30PM. We will be having our normal management meeting as well as planning our new and exciting IHELP Event afterwards!

A Holiday Note from Beth Fiorenza...

Happy Holidays and Thank you for a wonderful year!

The Board and the staff at TCAA want to thank you for your support to help families build stability, deliver independence to our seniors and disabled neighbors, provide shelter to those without a home, provide nutritious food through the first public community garden, and provide prenatal education to young mothers. Every bit of your time, treasure and talents has made a difference in the lives of those who have entered our doors!

We thank all of you that have already donated through the Charitable Tax Credit! The tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar tax credit on your state tax return and you can also submit it for a federal deduction. Individuals can give up to $200 and couples filing jointly up to $400.

This tax credit is in addition to the school tax credits, so you can donate to all of them by December 31, 2011. You can make your donation online or mail your check to TCAA, 2150 E. Orange St., Tempe, AZ 85281. For questions, please contact David Tripathi, our accounting manager, at 480-350-5897. For additional information, you can visit the Arizona Department of Revenue.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year,

Beth Fiorenza, MPA

Executive Director

Tempe Community Action Agency

Thanks for the Holiday Cheer!

Many thanks to Sun Valley/Bethany Campus for being so flexible Hosting during the Holidays! And to the many groups and communities who donated gift cards and other items to make the Holidays so much brighter for IHELP participants.

Thank you also to the Ramsey Social Justice Foundation for a generous donation to spread a little holiday cheer this season to our IHELP Participants!

Water Drives Needed

We are still in need of water. If you are willing to do a water drive, please let Sam or Kathy know.

Additional IHELP NEEDS

Thanks everyone for so graciously providing for the needs of our IHELP participants. We have some ongoing needs below along with some **new ones:

**Reading glasses

**Blankets

*Coordinate a Sheet Drive - so our clients can keep up their hygiene and keep their employment.

*Wash sheets for IHELP Clients - did you know when Communities/churches don't wash their own sheets IHELP Staff wash them? The IHELP Manager, the IHELP Coordinator, or the Communications Coordinator will wash the sheets. If you are interested in helping out, please contact IHELP.

Recipes & Google Groups...

Great recipes or ideas for IHELP can be posted on...

IHELP Tempe

Visit this group

Let's build the files of IHELP clients favorite dishes. We are interested in hearing from you! Having trouble posting on google groups email Kathy to get started. Please feel free to make comments and suggestions, we welcome them! You can also send your favorite recipe to Kathy she will start compiling a list of recipes. Thanks for your participation!

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