[Lekooks] Your Input is Requested Please - Time Sensitive

[Elisabeth Harrahy]

If we go the route of setting up a signup document so people can
volunteer to contribute specific parts of a meal, and so that no one person
is responsible for providing a full meal for 35 people, I am happy to help.

Thank you for all you do, Gina.

Sincerely,
Elisabeth Harrahy

On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 11:55 AM Paula Hillmann via Lekooks <
lekooks at lekook.org> wrote:

> Hi Gina,
> Thank you, as always, for all you do!
> I see the pros and cons, as you mention.
> I'm all for helping support families who need the encouragement that
> Family Promise provides.
> I'm happy to donate food if that's the way we decide to go.
> But to be honest, my favorite part about Family Promise has been the way
> we've supported families both socially and emotionally by having direct
> interactions - "feeding the body and the spirit" by spending time with the
> families.
> Might this FP change be something that no longer matches our mission, and
> our capacity to serve in this way?
> I hope everyone chimes in - I'd like to hear what others have to say.
> Paula
>
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 10:57 AM Gina Magnus via Lekooks <
> lekooks at lekook.org> wrote:
>
>> Good Morning All,
>>
>> I will try to keep this as brief as possible while trying to give you the
>> information you need to help with this decision regarding our participation
>> in the "new" version of Family Promise.  I am very proud of our
>> congregation for being the first church to sign on with the program in 2014
>> and for our continued support of the program as the model changed in
>> response to the pandemic. The staff at Family Promise has proposed a
>> dramatically different model for the upcoming winter/spring months.  For
>> the sake of brevity, I will bullet point the rest of the information.
>>
>> *  Family Promise of Waukesha County (FP)  has partnered with Hebron
>> House in Waukesha to manage the Emergency Overflow Shelter (EOS) for
>> families and singles experiencing homelessness in Waukesha County from Nov
>> '23 - March '24.
>> *  The EOS is located at 1210 Sentry Dr. and can house up to 35 people.
>> *  Families and Singles will be placed in the EOS only after* every
>> other* available shelter bed is full.
>> *  We have been asked to provide a meal once a month for the shelter (5
>> times).  Our day is currently the third Thursday of the month.  The census
>> will change and is weather dependent, but we should plan on feeding 35
>> people.  We will have census data prior to our host date, but again, it can
>> change quickly.
>>
>> Pros:
>> *  This is a very vulnerable group of people who will benefit greatly
>> from having a safe place to stay and meals provided.
>> *  Trained staff from HebronHouse and FP will be onsite daily.
>> *  No training is required to provide the meal.  Only trained volunteers
>> will be able to stay and serve the food.
>> *  It is a 5 month commitment at this time and if enough people sign on
>> to provide food or $$, I believe it is doable.
>>
>> Cons:
>> *  Feeding 35 people will be expensive and take some organizing.
>> *  This is an atypical volunteer experience in that we will not have many
>> opportunities to build relationships with other volunteers or our guests at
>> the EOS.
>> *  This is radically different from the model of FP that we signed on to
>> in 2014. (con or simply the truth?)
>>
>> I met with Rev. Matt and Phil Smith yesterday and we decided that the
>> best thing to do is to pose the question to all of you. *I would like
>> you to respond as to whether or not you think we should sign on to provide
>> a meal once a month for 35 people for 5 months*.  *IF you think we
>> should, please also let me know if you are willing to commit to providing
>> meals/food or $$ to support the effort. * I am willing to continue to
>> coordinate our volunteers and the meals, but
>> *I cannot do this without significant help from all of you.  *
>>
>> FP is looking for our answer by midweek this week.  I appreciate all
>> input on this matter.
>>
>> Thank you, and as always I am so grateful to this congregation for the
>> support that you have provided for FP over the last 10 years.
>>
>> gina markson magnus
>> 262-424-7640
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