September Wrap-Up
Urgent needs
In the first six months of 2023, we have served 21,840 meals to our residents and 1,687 food boxes through our Community Assistance program. That’s about nine families visiting Hope Harbor for food boxes once a day from January to June.
Hope Harbor is an essential source of meals and our community's basic needs. Unfortunately, our food pantries have run critically low for the last few weeks.
We urgently ask you to please donate non-expired and unopened food pantry items.
Please donate canned veggies, meat, fruit, and soup; mac and cheese; pasta; pasta sauce; applesauce; crackers; cereal; beans; rice; peanut butter; jelly; salad dressing; and other non-perishable foods.
Other URGENT Needs:
Hygiene Needs:
Diapers (sizes 5-7)
Baby wipes
Men; women; and children’s deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, and body wash
Razors and shaving cream
Travel size hygiene items and travel size dental items
Pads (for regular and medium flows) and tampons (for all types of flows/sizes).
Other Needs:
Medicine for pain, stomach ache, anti-acids, cold/fever, allergy, etc.
Paper towels
Facial tissues
Towels
Sippy cups
Socks
Donations can be dropped off at our Service Center at 615 W 1st Street, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. If you wish to make a donation outside of our business hours, please call our Direct Care Shelter staff at (308) 383-4634 to schedule a drop off.
You can also support Hope Harbor with monetary donations. Thank you!
Anniversaries
Join us in congratulating our Executive Director, Liz, who celebrated her ninth work anniversary in September!
Liz Mayfield
Executive Director
9th Anniversary
Staff Bonding
In September, Hope Harbor treated our team to a night out for dinner at Kiko’s Cantina. We enjoyed delicious meals, drinks, and conversation. Mini excursions off Hope Harbor property allows our team to decompress, converse with one another about our personal lives rather than professional lives, and have fun!
What’s Next
Our upcoming events for October include Week Without Violence and Project Connect.
Week Without Violence
Week Without Violence is part of a global movement with YWCAs across the country and around the world to end violence against women and girls. At YWCA, we know that not all violence is acknowledged or responded to equally and that some victims go unrecognized altogether. That’s why, for more than 20 years, YWCA has set aside one week in October as a Week Without Violence.
Join us from October 16–21, as we raise awareness, elevate survivor voices, talk with policymakers, and more with a common goal: centering survivors so that together, we can end gender-based violence.
Week Of Action
Monday, October 16th
Attend our group painting fundraiser at Arts & Drafts! (More info below!)
Tuesday, October 17th
Donate food items to Hope Harbor, Willow Rising, and YWCA to support survivors who have bravely left abusive homes.
Wednesday, October 18th
Light a candle to shed light on the seriousness of domestic violence and to light the way to a more unified community response.
Thursday, October 19th
Listen to a podcast about domestic violence, such as “I’m a Survivor”, “Shatterproof, Thriving After Domestic Abuse”, “Spotlight: The Podcast for the Domestic Abuse Sector”, and “It’s Not Normal, It’s Toxic”, etc.
Friday, October 20th
Wear purple to show solidarity in the fight to end domestic violence.
Saturday, October 21st
Share Hope Harbor’s, Willow Rising’s, and YWCA’s social media posts about local and national domestic violence statistics.
Week Without Violence Artists Needed
Hope Harbor, Willow Rising, and YWCA are seeking artists from all skill levels to submit their artwork based on the theme “Not On Our Screens, Not In Our Streets.” along with their bio. We will display the artwork at Arts & Drafts. Artists can also allow their artwork to be put up for auction to raise funds for our organizations. For more information or to submit your artwork and bio, contact Jennifer Figueroa, Teshawna Sawyer, or Tiffany Karre or register as an artist below.
Week Without Violence Group Painting
On Monday, October 16th, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm we will also be hosting a group painting with Arts & Drafts. This is a fundraising event benefitting Hope Harbor, YWCA, and Willow Rising. Join us for drinks, appetizers, the follow-along group painting, and more.
The art piece we will paint together!
The art piece we will paint together!
5:30pm: Cocktails and Appetizers
6:00pm: Begin Group Painting
6:15pm: Hope Harbor, Willow Rising, and YWCA Agency Presentations (While step one of painting dries).
6:30pm: Resume Group Painting
7:00pm: Survivor Testimony
7:15pm: Auction
7:30pm: Enjoy your beautiful painting!
All are welcome to attend for free, but there is a ticket fee for the painting. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales and the funds raised from the auction will benefit Hope Harbor, Willow Rising, and YWCA. We hope you will join us to raise awareness against domestic violence.
Tickets for the group paint along can be purchased below.
Project Connect
Project Connect is a one-day, one-stop event where individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or near homelessness or financial hardship are able to receive a wide variety of immediate, on-site services and support for unmet needs. Those services include medical, dental, housing, legal, veteran’s services, haircuts, vision care, foot care, health screenings, and more.
If you are interested in providing your business’ or organization’s services for free at Project Connect, please click the button below.
Volunteering for Project Connect is a great opportunity to offer support to individuals and families in our community. To sign up, click the button below. If you have questions, please contact Alyssa Heagy at director@gihabitat.org to learn more about volunteer opportunities, information, etc. available.
Thank you to all Service Providers and volunteers who have signed up to offer their services and time!
