St. Edna Outreach

st. edna outreach

St. Edna Outreach ministers to the poor, the homeless, and those in need of emergency financial assistance. This assistance is made possible through the generosity of parishioners of St. Edna.

Outreach Ministry program description:

People seeking help may come to St. Edna during the following service hours, or call the office to be connected to the hotline. We provide Jewel cards, gas vouchers and emergency financial assistance to those within our boundary. Help from the food pantry is given to all who request it.

our service hours Saturday from 9am to 11:45am.

We are always looking for compassionate people to serve as Outreach ministers. As a minister, you would serve one three-hour shift approximately every four weeks. Training is provided. If you are interested in serving as an Outreach minister let me know.

Bill Clark, President St. Edna Outreach

847-772-2578

Outreach Ministry Report: May 2024 - JUNE 2024

Service	May Totals	June Totals


Number of clients served	248	306

Number Homeless	32	53

Number of people helped by food pantry	224	287

Gift cards for food, paper products, etc.	$1,955	$2,705

Gift cards for transportation (gas, Ventra)	$452	$496

Food Pantry (est. value)	$8,373	$11,131

Rent/Utilities/Auto Repairs	$1,766	$6,669

Totals	$12,546	$21,001

You can help

YOU CAN HELP

With reduced financial assistance through SNAP and the rising cost of groceries, please consider restocking the shelves of our food pantry. For a complete shopping list, please CLICK HERE.

Food donation bins are located in the Narthex and at Door #6. If you would rather make a monetary contribution, we would be happy to do the shopping for you: https://tinyurl.com/2p94fwzz.

Thank you again for your generosity to the poor. Please continue to pray for those less fortunate than ourselves.