In Our Community
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Project ECHO is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide hope for the homeless. Project ECHO houses men, women and children for up to 90-days and is completely free. Project ECHO offers many supplemental programs that enable residents to become healthier, happier, more self-sufficient people. Project ECHO’s goal is to create a living space where the residents take time out from surviving and focus on getting their lives in order in a safe, drug and alcohol free environment so that they can move on to being productive and happy members of society. HUMC is a long-standing Project ECHO partner.
Contacts are Marion Bronson-Cruce and Debbie D’Amico
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The Safe Nights program is dedicated to protecting the homeless during the cold winter months and providing shelter in a clean and safe environment to persons of Calvert County that are experiencing homelessness. HUMC provides a week of overnight shelter and 3 meals per day for our guests. Safe Nights is a non-profit program driven by hundreds of volunteers with gracious donations of their time, prepared meals, services, funds, and supplies.
Contact Marijo Cosmas-Monnett at 443.624.6164
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We believe that every child deserves the advantage good nutrition provides to physical, emotional and intellectual development. HUMC partners with Heart F.E.L.T., a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide nutritious meals to students and their siblings on weekends, holidays and extended school break periods. HUMC supports 4 schools in the Huntingtown area and has been “Filling empty little tummies” for more than 11 years.
Contacts: Donna Deale, Diane Chaney, and Roxie Simmons
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As you go through your closets and find that you have warm winter clothing that no longer fits, PROJECT WARM is back. Donations of new or gently used winter clothing from hats to boots and everything in between. This year we are also asking for ages 5-13 children’s clothing. Donations of blankets and comforters are also welcome. All items donated will be taken to ProjectECHO. Donations will be accepted throughout the month of November and can be dropped off in the large wooden box by the entry to the Welcome/Coffee area.
Contact: Marijo Cosmas-Monnett 443-624-6164
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Mission Statement: Open the church to the local community to share with and care for others. The Red Cross Blood Drive ministry coordinates the use of HUMC Celebration Hall for a Red Cross Blood Drive twice a year, usually in September and April.
Contact: Diane or David Reyno reynodavid@hotmail.com, 410-257-7814
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The mission of Christmas in April is to preserve and revitalize homes to assure that low- income homeowners can remain living independently in warm and safe homes. Christmas in April Calvert County, Inc. helps disabled and elderly homeowners, and families with children, who live in and own their house and cannot afford to pay for home repairs.
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The Calvert Churches Community Food Pantry, Inc., is a Christian Church consortium for outreach ministry providing food for the needy in our community. HUMC is one of 9 churches in Calvert County that participate in the USDA food assistance program with donations of non-perishable food. Food can be brought in AT ANY TIME, but we specifically designate the first Sunday of the month as Food Pantry Sunday. Non-perishable foods may be brought to the church foyer and placed in the Food Pantry box. Donations are on-going and are delivered to the Food Pantry on a monthly or as needed basis.
Contact: David Reyno reynodavid@hotmail.com, 410-257-7814