Stockbridge Community Outreach
Outreach in Action
Mark your calendars for holiday giving and receiving at Outreach by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall As summer gives way to fall, our thoughts turn to the holidays—and, for Outreach, a flurry of holiday programming. Outreach offers Thanksgiving-themed food bags and Christmas-themed food baskets each year to those who apply and qualify for help. Community […]
Outreach in Action
’Sock it to me’ is back in style thanks to Outreach relationship with Bombas by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall The popular 1960s expression “sock it to me” assumes a literal meaning at Outreach thanks to a fruitful partnership with a mission-driven clothing company called Bombas. “We feel lucky to be one of Bombas’ partners,” […]
Outreach in Action: Outreach celebrates local bounty and Christmas in July
by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas around Stockbridge Community Outreach, and not just because we’re running our annual Christmas in July fundraiser. Lately, some major donations have come our way, and we are so grateful! Chelsea Hospital has again agreed to cover our operating costs through their […]
Outreach in Action: From A to Z (or in this case, W)—Outreach has your back
by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall Every new day brings a challenging jumble of requests, donations, referrals and more to Stockbridge Community Outreach. The agency does its work within a complex environment of scenarios, supplies, and serendipity, employing both expertise and empathy. We thought it might be fun to show some of this in puzzle […]
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‘Meal of the Month’ pilot focuses on healthy eating and cooking skills by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall Good, healthy eating starts in the kitchen, and a “Meal of the Month” pilot program, launched in March by Outreach, is giving participants a chance to eat well while honing their culinary chops. The program is benefitting […]
Outreach in Action: Free Store donors ensure fresh selection of clothing and household items
by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall Stockbridge Community Outreach is very popular during the winter—particularly with people who have cleaned out their closets and drawers and want to donate their treasures to the “Free Store.” The store resides in a classroom of the old middle school. Its ever-changing inventory includes clothing, shoes, boots, outerwear, sportswear, […]
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TEFAP vs. First-Friday CSFP (for seniors) food distributions explained by Michelle Lantz The February “Outreach in Action” column contained erroneous information with regard to the differences between TEFAP and the First-Friday CSFP food distribution for eligible senior citizens (at Stockbridge Community Outreach). Michelle Lantz, CEO of the Greater Lansing Food Bank (GLFB) has provided clarifying […]
Outreach in Action: If buying food is putting a hole in your pocket, help may be on the way.
UPDATE: This Outreach in Action column in the February edition of the Stockbridge Community News mistakenly attributed the food distribution on first Fridays from 1–2 p.m. to the wrong program and neglected to specify who is eligible for this food distribution program. CORRECTION: The First Friday distributions from 1 to 2 p.m. are part of the […]
Outreach in Action
Collaboration between Outreach and South Michigan Food Bank still going strong by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall Nearly ten years after its inception, a collaboration between Stockbridge Community Outreach and the South Michigan Food Bank is still going strong, according to coordinator Dianna Carpenter. Offering a monthly food distribution for low-income families in Jackson County, […]
Outreach in Action
Outreach provides community services with an eye to protecting the environment by Jo Mayer and Paul Crandall Reduce, reuse, recycle. This phrase dates back to at least the 1970s. And while it might not be the first thing you think of when you think of Outreach, this phrase describes a large part of what Stockbridge […]