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: November 2023 - January 2024

	November	December	January
Number of Clients Served	263	332	234
Number of Homeless Served	30	33	26
Number of Families receiving food from pantry	240	311	217
Estimated value of food/clothing distributed	$10,263	$12,492	$8,422
Jewel/Aldi Cards	$665	$965	$470
Gas Vouchers	$390	$420	$350
Walmart Cards	$1,320	$1,665	$1,110
Dollar Tree/ Goodwill / Oth	$1,015	$1,550	$30
Ventra Cards	$73.60	$88.40	$82.80
Rent / Utilities/Other	$2,456.74	$3,068.00	$2,846.00
TOTALS	$16,183.34	$20,185.40	$13,310.80

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 visit: https://tinyurl.com/5n8kjt9v.

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.