It is said that if you want to go fast, go alone. And that if you want to go far, go together. The Central California Food Bank reached out to ENP and other partners to distribute a big shipment of diapers. ENP received 6 pallets, which was 412 cases, for a total of 16,480 diapers! That is a lot of diapers! How would we go about distributing 16,480 pampers?
Original post by Community Medical Centers.
At the end of Latin dance fitness classes, instructor Susana “Suzzy” Pinal says her students would gather to talk – often about their health or their family’s medical issues. She was always getting questions about new medications a doctor prescribed or a natural remedy viewed on the internet.
COVID-19 has changed many things, but we can still encourage, serve, and appreciate those around us. Below are some physically distanced volunteer ideas from loveourcities.org.
We may be distancing ourselves from each other physically, but we can still be good neighbors! Here are some resources and suggestions for ways you can love your neighbors and neighborhood.
Fresno Unified has been hard at work serving meals to 40,000 – 50,000 individuals every day (see sites here). We know Central, Clovis, Sanger, and the surrounding districts are working just as hard! But as you may have heard there will be no school meal distributions happening on Friday. We wanted to share a list of sites we know will be distributing food. Please let us know if you know of any more by emailing info@everyneighborhood.org.
Dear Ministry Colleagues,
God’s people in the Valley are responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Many of you are involved in relief efforts – too many to list here. But in our role as an equipping organization, we wanted to pass along a few strategic things we are aware of that might be helpful for you to know:
The Well Community Church partners with local organizations to promote municipal revitalization
Original Post by Addison Schultz on The Feather Online, reprinted with permission
The City of Fresno suffers as one of the worst cities for poverty concentration in the nation. Of the 500,000 residents from around the globe that inhabit Fresno, 28.2 percent live under the national poverty line. Moved by the city’s statistics, organizations gather together to attempt to mobilize the community for action.
The Well Community Church hosted the second annual Discover Fresno, a one-day event used to inform citizens about the needs of the city and volunteer opportunities for Fresno residents, Feb. 8. Over 250 guests attended the event which included ten breakout sessions and opportunities to engage with the session speakers.
Leaders from Every Neighborhood Partnership (ENP), Live Again Fresno, Youth for Christ, Poverello House, Pregnancy Care Center, World Impact, Housing Authority, Safe Families, Fresno Rescue Mission, ESA Love Inc., Economic Opportunities Commission, Central Valley Justice Coalition and Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries represented their organizations and shared the part they play in revitalizing the city of Fresno.
Over the course of 2019 ENP has helped facilitate community conversations in the West Fresno elementary neighborhood. It started with school staff and community organizations near the school to eventually working with over 40 residents meeting on a monthly basis in the school cafeteria.
The first priority the residents had was the road and traffic conditions around the school site.
Fresno is a unique city filled with the ebb and flow of people from different cultures, communities, and backgrounds. As an intern for Every Neighborhood Partnership, this summer I witnessed how different cultures and community members are coming together to make a difference through building each other up. Community leaders, teachers, pastors, and residents are all part of the process to bring change in Fresno. This is primarily founded on Christian Community Development. This philosophy says change is evoked in the community when it is done holistically. John Perkins coined this ideology and came up with the three R’s of community development (Relocate, Reconciliation, and Redistribution).
Before heading to various serve locations, students attended a brief rally where they were encouraged by faculty, March 12.
For the sixth consecutive year, the Fresno Christian HS and JH student body engaged in Serve Day, March 12. While JH stayed on campus to complete various work projects, all of HS packed up after first period, attended a quick rally before loading up in buses, and heading out to various different locations across the city to serve. Over 260 campus students participated in this year’s event.
