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Hope For Our Neighbors
When a community comes together, doors open against hunger.
Several years ago three Greenwich Village churches, each with a separate feeding ministry, merged to create The Church of the Village.
In a basketball court in the basement of the church, about one hundred volunteers in a rotating basis come together in a feeding program called "Help For Our Neighbors In Need", an outreach ministry of the church, serving meals on Sundays and Wednesdays to more than 100 people in need. A food pantry that provides take out food is available on Tuesdays and Mondays.
Volunteers come from sources as diverse as New York University, N.Y. Cares, One Brick, as well as local businesses, church members and neighbors. While I was there, two young men showed up in the kitchen to volunteer for the afternoon.
The food comes from local restaurants, institutions and supermarkets, such as Food Emporium, The Culinary Arts Institute and City Harvest and private donations.
But speaking with Louise Fawcett, who along with Dwight Campbell serves as program coordinator, I learned the program's scope goes well beyong feeding the hungry.
They also provide information on shelters, medical services and legal assistance and even celebrate birthdays and a movie matinee. They hold a health fair twice a year and even have a creative writing program called "Inspire".
Ten pictures do not suffice to show the significance of this community effort to help people in need.
The Church of the Village is located on Seventh Avenue and 13th Street in Manhattan.
4-Louise Fwcett and Sean Devney
5-Dwight Campbell, right, and a volunteer.
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