Macomb County Warming Center
... and Ray of Hope Day Center
Our Peer Support groups are expanding!
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Art Van Elslander
WISH LIST
Volunteers
Black or dark blue Sharpies or Markers
Boots – winter or work boots
Bus tickets
Church or building space for one shelter week
Copy Paper
File Folders - plain and colored
Fast Food Gift Cards
(McDonalds, Taco Bell, Burger King, Subway, etc.)
Gas vouchers from gas station and gas station with store
Hi-Liters – any colors
Hold a Casual Day at work for the
benefit of The Warming Center
Letters of Support
Local Businesses – gift cards or other prizes for our
annual dinner and fall Irishfest events.
Name tags – peel and stick type (red or blue border)
Paper Towels
Post-it Notes
Postage Stamps
Used Cars – donate to Charity Motors in our name: Macomb County Warming Center)
Call 888-908-CARS or go to www.charitymotors.org
Underwear – new in package (men’s and women’s)
White socks – new
Printer cartridges:
*HP 61XL Black & Tri Color
HP 61XL Black & Tri Color *Canon 240 XL and 241 XL
Canon 240 XL and 241 XL Food:
Snacks -- non-perishable pocket size, such as crackers & cheese, cookies, etc.
Donuts (Please no bagels or other hard breads)
Muffins
Coffee
Cookies
Our address is:
14933 Nine Mile Road
Eastpointe, MI 48021
Phone: 586-321-0998
Hours:
Monday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Tuesday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thursday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
If those times are not convenient, please call and we will arrange to either pick up or arrange another day or time.
During the 2011/12 shelter season - 19 weeks
from November 27, 2011, through April 7, 2012:
Eighteen churches sheltered and fed 523 homeless guests
Thank you!!
Charity Motors Will Help the Warming Center
If you have an unwanted vehicle, Charity Motors will pick it up for free - whether it runs or not - give you a tax receipt for the full fair market value of your vehicle, and give the proceeds to the charity of your choice. We are listed with them - just specify that you want the proceeds to go to the Macomb County Warming Center (you need to use our full name). They will also take boats, motorcycles, and more.
This is a great program and has given us very good benefits in the past. See www.charitymotors.org or call 800-908-CARS (2277).
We've Moved
Our new street address is:
14933 Nine Mile Rd.
Eastpointe, MI 48021
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Media & Board of Directors
MCWC and Ray of Hope Served Hundreds
During Shelter Season and Early 2013
561 homeless guests were sheltered and fed this season from late November through the first week of April. Most stayed in the shelter for many nights. We had a total of 9,281 shelter nights, which translates into 1 guest per night times the number of nights he or she stayed. We were blessed with a total of 1,497 volunteers at the 18 churches who offered a total of 19 weeks of shelter.
During the first 3 months of 2013, The Ray of Hope served 105 individuals; 53% of these were also our shelter guests. Services included helping them obtain state IDs, prescriptions, medical and mental health services, and, of course, entrance into our Re-Housing program.
The Re-Housing program is a great opportunity for many, but some do not qualify and some who do lack the skills to maintain their housing. This is a great program and eventually will put many into housing, especially with future increased staff and life skills coaching. But there is an ongoing need for shelters for those who are chronically homeless, many through no fault of their own. We are hopeful that increased funds become available for sheltering so that we can add shelter weeks, thereby assisting those we see daily who are in extreme need.
Your Donation Now Doubled!
Thanks to a special friend, we have a new matching grant this year. This time it is sponsored by an anonymous donor who is a special friend of the Macomb County Warming Center. Rules are that we must receive a total of $5,000 in order to claim the $5,000 offered by the grant. This means that for every dollar donated with "match grant" written on the check or a note, we receive the same amount as your check from the Matching Donor. We always appreciate your donation, but if you could remember to make a note that your next one is for the match, you will be giving a double amount for the homeless.
What Do Your Donations Accomplish?
Here are just a few things that your donations provide:
$8.00 covers bus transportation for a job search for one Ray of Hope guest for 2 days.
$10.00 pays for a state ID card that allows a Ray of Hope homeless person to apply for benefits like a bridge card (food card), a free cell phone and a birth certificate needed for those in the housing program to obtain housing in most apartment complexes.
$20.00 will provide one week of bus transportation for one shelter guest.
$25.00 covers providing a Ray of Hope guest ½ hour of service to update a resume
$50.00 covers one hour for assistance with phone calls and advocacy to enter a guest into mental health or substance abuse treatment.
$72.90 will provide one night of shelter and meals for 5 shelter guests.
