Poverty Outreach

Greensboro Urban Ministry and Food Bank

Urban Ministry: Founded in 1967, Greensboro Urban Ministry is an ecumenical/interfaith outreach agency supported by more than 200 congregations. Not only does Urban Ministry provide crisis intervention and emergency services through the basics of food, shelter, and clothing, but it also seeks to help break the cycles of poverty, hunger, addiction, and homelessness.

Food Bank: A commitment to provide the Food Bank at Urban Ministry with a pledged number of 18 oz.18-ounce boxes of oatmeal is made each year, and parishioners are encouraged to fulfill that pledge by adding oatmeal to their weekly grocery lists, bringing boxes to church to be collected and delivered by Dick and Gene Fayssoux each month.

Want to get involved?
•All Saints continues to be a sponsoring congregation of Urban Ministry with a budgeted annual financial commitment. All Saints also participates in the semi-annual, city-wide Food Drives, with volunteers at the doors of our neighborhood grocery store, asking shoppers to help fill the Food Bank shelves with needed groceries. Leon Kortz organizes this spring and fall Saturday project.

Weaver House Tuesday Breakfast

Urban Ministry’s Lee Street building includes a shelter for homeless individuals, giving them a warm, dry place to spend the night. Included in the hospitality is the provision of breakfast before guests leave each morning.

The Episcopal communities of Greensboro share responsibility for funding, preparing, and service breakfast on site each Tuesday, working from 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m., with volunteers from each of the eight congregations and Canterbury School working in mixed, prearranged teams.

Want to get involved?
• All Saints has parishioners on each of the five teams, and there is always room for more. Sponsors for the meals are also always welcome. The cost of a breakfast for anywhere from 60 – 120 people is $150.00.

Potter’s House: A community kitchen

Potter’s House serves a free, well-balanced, nutritious meal each day at lunch time to an average of 350 guests. The meal is served between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. For many, this may be the only nutritious meal that they can afford. Volunteers are needed once a week on weekdays or once a month on weekends. They are needed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to set up, cook, serve, and clean and to offer a sense of community and fellowship for guests and volunteers alike.

Want to get involved?
• For more information, visit www.greensborourbanministry.org.

The Servant Center: A ministry to homeless and indigent neighbors

The Servant Center has been serving clients in Greensboro since 1991, when it was founded as “The Episcopal Servant Center,” providing comprehensive social services to low-income elderly and disabled persons through area hospitals and the Grocery Assistance Program.
It helps clients referred by financial counselors within the Moses Cone Health Care System apply for Social Security disability benefits. It also provides transitional housing, case management and spiritual support to homeless men through Servant House and Glenwood Housing.
All Saints parishioners bring a variety of non-perishable groceries to church that help stock the Grocery Assistance Program shelves.
Parishioner and priest Paula Rachal serves as Chaplain and Disability Case Manager.
There is a continuing need for volunteers to assist in the Food Pantry, help in the office, to interact with the men, and assist with transportation to doctor’s appointments.

Want to get involved?
• Contact Paula at the Servant Center at 336-275-8585.