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St. Aloysius Community Outreach Center Br. Al Mascia, OFM Michael Carsten, SFO, Director Michael Thomas, Case Worker Camilla Lunsford, Administrative Assistant / Volunteer Coordinator Andy Yax, Maintenance Kathy Ruth, RN, Parish Nurse Joann Adragna, Senior Program Director
Thank you to everyone who has been generous in their donations of ceramic mugs. We started using them as our other cups "walked" out with our guests and we were left with a very limited supply. Now we are finding the same thing is happening with out plastic bowls. They are being thrown away or taken out so our friends can continue to eat their oatmeal while they walk down the street. If anyone has plastic cereal bowls they would like to get rid of, we would be happy to take them off your hands. Just box them up and bring them down to the Center Monday through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. It doesn't matter what color they are - the only thing we ask is that they be a durable plastic and a cereal size. At the Outreach Center, also called the Canticle Cafe, we serve the homeless, the working poor and the impoverished seniors in Downtown Detroit. We serve between 200 to 500 guests throughout the day, five days a week - We are closed Sundays and Wednesdays. Our hours operation during week are 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and on Saturdays we are open from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. We work with homeless people to address the underlying problems of addiction, lack of self esteem, mental health and traumatic history to help them regain their dignity and to realize their value in our world. At the same time we address their immediate needs for food, clothing and shelter. We also work with seniors to assist them in preserving and improving their quality of life. We do this through the Senior Program, Pastoral Visitation and Health Ministry programs. Some of the services we provide include:
We offer a safe and caring environment where our guests can relax, enjoy coffee and donuts and morning television. We have also started baking cinnamon rolls in our kitchen for our guests. There are many opportunities to volunteer at the Outreach Center. If interested in volunteering, please call Camilla Lunsford. If you would like to come and see everything we do, feel free to stop by during our open hours and we will be happy to take you on a tour. |
Upcoming
If you are interested in donating food for our Senior food pantry, please click here to see what foods we try to give out weekly. Our clothing shelves are almost empty of men's clothing! With this vastly changing weather we have given most of it to our guests - as well as our neighbors.
Also, we believe deep in our hearts that warm and hot weather will be with us soon! This is a time when we try to give our guests baseball hats, chapstick and sunglasses. If you can help with any of that it is appreciated. ***************** |
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