Helping Hands
Helping Hands Pantry is a part of the Evergreen Project system of care for families.
It is our mission to CONNECT with the most needy in our community, help them GROW in self-sufficiency as we SERVE them with the love of Christ Jesus.
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me. I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. Matthew 25:35-36
For those in need we provide:
- Food—Visit once a month
- Clothing
- Furnishing such as: refrigerators, stoves, beds, tables and chairs, couches, linens
- Household restart kits for folks coming out of homeless shelter
- Guidance to other agencies
- Prayer and Spiritual support
- Life skills classes (Personal finance, Parent Support and Education, Whiteside County Garden Project)
- Medical Transportation Assistance
- Tri-County Opportunities Council financial assistance office hours
Serve Opportunities:
Furniture Pantry
We are always looking for donations
Clean—Gently Used—Pet Hair Free—Smoke Free
- Lamps
- End Tables
- Coffee Tables
- Beds
- Dressers
- DVD Players
- Kitchen table and chairs
Please NO TVs, cribs, car seats, or head boards
Clothing Pantry
We are always looking for donations
Clean—Gently Used—Pet Hair Free—Smoke Free
- Clothing items for infants to adults
Food Pantry
We are always looking for donations
- Frozen meat
- Non-perishable food items
Other Opportunities to Serve
- Volunteers needed to pick up and deliver furniture
- Volunteers needed to pick up food from Sauk Valley Food Bank
- Collect items for kitchen restart kits for homeless families to start over
- Volunteers needed to work in and run pantries
- Join the prayer team