Thank you for your interest in Neighborhood Fitness activities! There is a lot going on that I wanted to share with you. My hope is that together we can invest in your health and wellness – physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual. It’s a journey and I’m thankful to be journeying alongside you!
Gracias por interesarse en nuestras actividades. Hay muchas cosas que me gustaría compartirles. Espero que juntos podamos invertir en nuestra salud y bienestar: físico, mental, emocional, social y espiritual. Es todo un viaje…me siento muy agradecida de poder acompañarte en esta jornada. Blessings // Bendiciones
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?
Every way that I would start this report could sound silly and trite. Let me just say that 2020 was radical. 2020 was a year of transition for ENP.
Moving from our founder, Artie Padilla to myself.
This year moved us into new spaces like food distributions and virtual engagement.
As a staff we have been focused on growing in our understanding of how Trauma affects the families in our neighborhoods AND how we become more resilient to the daily stress of poverty and all of its results.
This year as a team we had to put into play a lot of those strategies for ourselves and our organization.
I am proud to say that we have come through it. Here is our reflection on 2020. We are grateful for your support and belief in this work.
I know for some COVID has really be a slow season, but for ENP things have ramped up! We have pivoted and have learned new skills and competencies, but all centered our some of our core ways of being.
We connect others.
We support our churches and community to volunteer.
We share information that helps others.
As we wrap up January we wanted to give you an update of some of the events that we are a part of or some resources that have been shared with us.
Thank you so much for your support in this new year. Your support means the world to us! If you want to give financial you can give online today!
If I can help you or connect with you please let me know!
Andrew Feil Executive Director, Every Neighborhood Partnership
UPCOMING EVENTS
JANUARY
DISCOVER FRESNO – Sat, Jan 30th
Our local community and churches have been faced with many challenges in 2020 including the Creek Fire, COVID-19, and racial tension. In these difficult times, God is still using the people of Jesus to engage the gospel and meet the needs of others in tough places.
Join us online for an in-depth look into four local communities and hear how the gospel is working in and through the lives of the people there.
Early 2020 Reading Heart and ENP were gifted with over 170 Fresno Bee Newspaper Boxes.
With your help, we have begun the process of beautifying and installing them across Fresno County. We have already placed or donated over 50 book boxes and want to continue this work.
Bid on a box to be housed at your desired location. Every box purchased will be stocked with books.
The proceeds from this auction will help continue this work because we believe a good book should always be within reach.
ENP is continuing Food Distributions at FUSD school sites in partnership with the Central California Food Bank, Fresno Unified School District, and many churches and community volunteers!
If you would like to volunteer at a food distribution, visit Serve Fresno to sign up.
DIGITAL LITERACY CLASS – FEB 8TH
One of the issues that has become very clear during this COVID pandemic is that not everyone has the say level of Digital Literacy or Education. As we have helped over 100 kids be matched with mentors we have recognized that many of our church and community members would like more training. ENP is hosting a class starting February 8th.
If you would like to sign up please text Digital Literacy or Alfabetización Digital to 559-423-0624.
RACIAL JUSTICE CONVO – FEB 17
ENP has committed to bringing an UNDIVIDED course to Fresno in February.
UNDIVIDED is a six-session journey designed to help individuals grow within the context of a diverse group setting. Our program follows our 6R’s (Redeem, Relationship, Reality, Repentance, Reconciliation, & Reignite) to spark conversations that are catalysts for the kind of growth that bridges racial divides.
If you are interested in being one of the key leaders to go through it, sign up here.
Do you have a passion for kids and love of reading (and a computer)? We have many kids waiting for your support! Meet virtually with an early reader one-on-one for about an hour a week from the comfort of your home.
Learning Hubs
Did you know lots of our kids come from homes where remote learning is almost impossible? In response to the need, churches and businesses throughout Fresno have committed to providing a safe place and good wifi connection for kids to complete their virtual school day from. They need volunteers who can help weekly for at least a 3 hour block. This would require you to be onsite at a location and adhere to all COVID safety policies.
Three Neighborhood Fitness Instructors are currently being trained to become Promotoras, also known as Community Health Workers. These Community Health Workers will serve as liaisons between health educators, communities, social services, and other healthcare professionals. To put what they are learning in action and support the community, they are kicking off a weekly Women’s Support Group on Fridays. If you or someone you know would like to join email jennifer@everyneighborhood.org.
INFORMATION TO SHARE
Fresno County Food Map
Looking to point people to food distributions around you? Or looking for food yourself? Thanks to Bitwise Inc and Shift3 Technologies and the COVID-19 Fresno County Food Group we built a map that has every food distribution in Fresno County that we know of on it. This is an INCREDIBLE resource. You can also embed it on your org/church website! Visit fresnocountyfood.org
CBO CALL – Bi-Weekly
If you want a bi-weekly dose of COVID-19 Health Updates and to learn about the latest topics that are affecting Fresno County join the Fresno County CBO Call.
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.
Jennifer SaldivarPromotoras encourage healthier habits
For the last several years churches throughout Fresno/Clovis have started the year with a season of prayer and fasting. This year we are going virtual. Find a night of the week that works for you and let’s partner across our city to pray that God would give us a vision and a heart to love and serve others.
Fresno Clovis Pastors Cluster 21 Days of Praying and Fasting
God Heal our Land • 2021
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)
Weekdays 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm • Weekends 5.00 pm to 5:30 pm
When we embarked on this semester, I had an idea of how Literacy Mentoring might work virtually, but honestly, I was skeptical. However as the first semester came to a close, floods of sweet stories came pouring in. The overall theme is relationships. Literacy Mentoring 2020: light on the literacy, double dose of mentoring.
As we head into the final week before Christmas, we wanted to let you know of a special end of year donor special! Every gift of $25 or more from now until the end of the year will receive a special and limited time only ENP mug. Enjoy that coffee or tea in style!!!
Every additional donation of $25 or more will receive a limited edition ENP mug and together sticker!
During the recent season of Thanksgiving our ENP staff was reflecting on our gratefulness for the work we get to do. Every week we see the power of being present in the life of our neighborhoods, connecting schools, churches, families and volunteers together. We know you feel the same way. We are grateful for all the work do and for the support!
You are enabling us to give kids emotional and educational support during this COVID season.
You are helping support churches‘ creative ways of loving their neighbors by feeding them or by hosting Neighborhood Hubs where kids can get internet access and adult support. (We have helped support 5 of them!)
You are helping our residents get the digital literacy, health, and resource support they need.
You are helping ENP be a part of transformative programs and policy shifts in Fresno.
As we come into the last month of the year we wanted to update you on all that is going on and share some resources that have been shared with us.
We would appreciate any gift you could give as we come into our final month. Give online today!
If I can help you or connect with you please let me know!
Andrew Feil, Executive Director Every Neighborhood Partnership
andrewfeilDon’t Forget: What is ENP Doing With Schools Being Virtual? – December Update
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.
