Friends In Deed

Ecumenical Council Pasadena Area Congregations

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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

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. Pick up food from local grocery stores. Call or email Alyssa at pantry@ecpac.net or 626-797-6072..
Stockers: to stock food, unload deliveries, assist clients in the pantry.
Email Alyssa at pantry@ecpac.net or call 626-797-6072. A list of foods needed for the pantry is found in the Pantry section of this website.
Lunch providers: We need groups to provide a healthy lunch for The Women’s Room once a month. Hot soup, drinks, vegetables, dessert for 20. For details and to sign up, email Jackie at TWRandFriends@aol.com.
Groups: Help at the Bad Weather Shelter during the winter season by setting up cots, preparing and serving meals for the homeless. Email pat@ecpac.net.

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.
  
• Energy saver display fridge for our Pantry (cost $1000)- ours broke down!
  

Recent Updates

Program Statistics:

280 homeless individuals including 119 children received emergency shelter in local motels last year (July-June, 2010).

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

Homeless Prevention. Since January, 2010 we have assisted 115 households who are at risk of eviction by providing case management and/or rental assistance through a large stimulus grant provided by the federal government.

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 2009-2010 winter season. This season we averaged 140 clients 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.