Friends In Deed

Ecumenical Council Pasadena Area Churches

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The Pantry

Bad Weather Shelter

The Women’s Room

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Friends In Deed - ECPAC
A trusted community leader
striving to reduce poverty and homelessness in the Pasadena area.

How you can help

Volunteering  •  Wish List  •  Recent Updates

GET INVOLVED WITH FRIENDS IN DEED!

Your financial support is essential to us. While we receive grants for the program portion of our operation (food, motel vouchers, rental assistance, camperships), we rely on donations for staffing our programs, insurance, building maintenance and all other operating costs. Donations can be made on line or by sending checks to our mailing address: Friends In Deed, P.O. Box 41125, Pasadena, CA 91114.

Your volunteer help is essential to us. Volunteers run the Pantry, The Women’s
Room, assist with the Stay Healthy program and provide meals for the Bad Weather Shelter. Volunteers maintain our building, work in our community garden and raise funds for us. We need you!

Volunteering

Special Volunteer Needs

• We need drivers to pick up food from the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank once a month (Fridays). Two cars or one van or truck is sufficient. Call or email Liz Munoz:liz@ecpac.net or 626-797-6072.
  
• Help stock food, unload deliveries, assist clients in the pantry.
  Email liz@ecpac.net or call 626-797-6072. A list of foods needed for the pantry is found in the Pantry section of this website.
  
• Help women who are homeless and alone, Mondays and Thursdays, 1-4 PM, and Tuesdays, 9AM to 12 noon. Email Jackie at TWRandFriends@aol.com.
  
• Help at the Bad Weather Shelter during the winter season by setting up cots, preparing and serving meals for the homeless. Email andrew@ecpac.net.

New Volunteer Opportunity! Assisting with the Garden

We have a brand new garden on site! We need green thumbs and just good hearted people who would like to donate their time on weekdays or weekends to help care for our food!

Wish List

• Coat Rack for the pantry volunteers
  
• $2,500 for carpet in activity room
  
• $2,500 for new insulated and well installed windows on the second floor to save on heating and air conditioning costs.
  
• New heating and air conditioning system (ours is broken!)
  

Recent Updates

Program Statistics:

Pantry. 2000 individuals receive supplementary food from the Food Pantry each month.

Homeless Prevention. 311 families received Homeless Prevention Services (rental assistance and/or case management) from July 2008-June 2009. We have just begun to implement the Homeless the Prevention Stimulus package (HPRP) and many more services will be provided.

Motels. 370 vulnerable homeless individuals were placed in motels from July 2008-June 2009.

Bad Weather Shelter. 670 unduplicated individuals including 94 children received shelter and meals at the Bad Weather Shelter during the 2008-2009 winter season. This season we are averaging 140 clients per per night this season, including children.

The Women’s Room. 35 women who are homeless and at risk attend TWR programs per week.

Volunteers: We are assisted by 50-60 volunteers a week, except during the Bad Weather Shelter season when 65-70 additional individuals per week volunteer their services.