August 2022 Newsletter
ON OUR HEARTS: Serve our neighbors in need. Come volunteer at Hearts!
It has never been easier to sign-up and volunteer at Hearts and this comes at a time when you may be thinking it has never been harder to volunteer. The good news is we are here to say it is easy and well worth it. Summer activities, vacations, work, meetings, sports, and the start of school right around the corner are just SOME of the things that could be taking up precious time. Making time to volunteer can be hard but just a few hours makes such a difference. Serving with Hearts will impact others but it will impact you too; in this newsletter you will hear from some volunteers about their experience volunteering. The new signup tool makes signing up easy. You can pick the time and program that works best for you or your group. The team at Hearts both existing volunteers and staff are ready to welcome you to the Hearts family. We look forward to meeting you.
From Hearts Kitchen
“Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter.” ~Isaiah 58:7
JULY 2022
Total Clients Served at Library: 929
Male: 739
Female: 198
Seniors: 7
Children: 2
Hot Meals Made for Homeless Shelters: 3,200
Meal Bags Made for Buffalo Dream Center Outreach: 400
Talk From The Street & Heart
“It means a lot to me I love to serve the homeless community and express the love of Christ to others.”
– Peter Eckert, Hearts Volunteer
Hearts Harvest Food Pantry
In July we saw the year’s highest number of meals distributed through the pantry. We are seeing new faces regularly; each person is being nourished physically and spiritually through Hearts.
Households | Infants | Toddlers | Children | Adults | Seniors | Individuals |
506 | 49 | 82 | 459 | 848 | 142 | 1,580 |
Hearts Mobile Food Pantry
A record 131 households visited the Hearts campus and were warmly greeted by volunteers serving with a smile. We even held a job fair during the distribution.
Households | Infants | Toddlers | Children | Adults | Seniors | Individuals |
131 | 12 | 19 | 108 | 218 | 27 | 384 |
Hearts Mobile Food Pantry is held every 4th Wednesday of the month on the Hearts Campus at 890 Tonawanda St., Riverside, from 1pm to 3pm (sign-in at 12:30pm). The goal of this monthly event is to provide as many fresh items as possible and ANYONE can attend.
Hearts Mobile Food Pantry is held every 4th Wednesday of the month on the Hearts Campus at 890 Tonawanda St., Riverside, from 1pm to 3pm (sign-in at 12:30pm). The goal of this monthly event is to provide as many fresh items as possible and ANYONE can attend.
IMMEDIATE FOOD NEEDS
HOMELESS OUTREACH
- MAYO
- CANNED TUNA & CHICKEN
- BAKED BEANS
- PASTA SAUCE
DO NOT LEAVE
DONATIONS OUTSIDE.
We cannot accept expired food or opened containers!
SUPPORT HEARTS THRIFT SHOP
Come Shop at 890 Tonawanda St.
Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm
Seasonal changeover happening now!
New items are put out daily.