The H.H.E.L.P. lunch program is an ecumenical group that includes several churches in the communities of Cicero and Arcadia. This is a different summer program than most I plan to visit. Many of the volunteers will not see the children that will receive their ministry gift. Volunteers from the different churches take a Saturday putting together bags of food at Angels Attic, a food pantry and thrift store in Arcadia. The group works with the school system inviting parents to sign up for the program to receive bags with enough food for the week.
Parents and children pick up their bags at the local library. Nutritious food, as well has snacks, are in the bags. In addition to food, a goodie bag of worksheets, crayons, prayer coin, booklet and book mark was added by the Cicero volunteers. It was a pleasure for me to join them in this ministry on Saturday. Don’t you think that the children know that there are people in their neighborhood that love them?
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