The following projects are seeking volunteers. A small contribution of your time can make a big difference. Use the contact information provided for a project and give the gift of your time.
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Goal: Minister to San Francisco's Asian community
This is an outreach to the Asian community of San Francisco with a close partnership with the Presbyterian Church of Chinatown.
Goal: $2,750 and volunteer labor
Funding this grant will allow for the following: An opportunity for volunteers both Presbyterian and non Presbyterian, natives and non natives to work towards a common goal of expanding the cemetery and beautifying it at the same time.
Goal: Provide clean water systems around the world.
Clean Water U (CWU) is the training school of Living Waters for the World. Located high in the Sierra Nevada mountains a Calvin Crest Camp and Conference Center in Oakhurst, California, Clean Water U is a simulation experience designed to equip mission teams with the skills necessary to form partnerships with communities in need of clean water, equip local leaders to lead ongoing health, hygiene and spiritual education and install the Living Waters for the World clean water system.
The Woods' is a well equipped camp located in a redwood forest in western Sonoma County six miles from the Pacific Ocean. Summer camps, adult programs, youth weekends and retreats are offered.
Goal: Meet the worship and social service needs of the homeless in Las Vegas
Amazing Grace Ministry builds a community of faith among the homeless and near-homeless individuals and families living in the Las Vegas area.
Congregations of the San Jose Presbytery are partnering together with Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Division and other community organizations to support refugees who are starting a new life in the Bay Area. Roughly 245 free case refugees resettle to the San Jose, CA, area every year.
Goal: Minister to the homeless.
When the Welcome Ministry was founded in 1996, our initial mission was to work with the homeless. In 2008, our work resulted in over 155 people moving indoors, causing the Welcome Ministry board (in 2009) to change both our name and our mission to: WELCOME – a communal response to poverty. We continue to work with the same low income individuals to help them learn the skills they need to remain indoors, to improve their quality of life and to become self-sustaining individuals. We are also helping congregations to respond to poverty in their neighborhoods by helping them to create community gardens to grow food for those in need.
Goal: Serve more hungry and needy people and recover from relocating one of the kitchens.
Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen has been serving the working poor, families, homeless and seniors living in and around the downtown and East Side of San Jose for more than 27 years. What began as a simple first meal of fish and bread for 11 adults and 15 children has grown to 1,000 meals per week, served with dignity. Loaves & Fishes is committed to providing free, nutritious meals and support services in a dignified, safe, and caring environment. These services are provided to all needy individuals, with special concern for families and senior citizens.
Goal: Minister to Southeast Asian and other refugees.
FIRM mobilizes churches to minister to Southeast Asian and other refugees in Fresno through a variety of programs.
Goal: Provide a safe environment for women and children escaping domestic violence.
Emmaus House in Hollister, CA is a retreat and shelter for battered women and their children plus counseling and a 24-Hour Hotline. This program was begun by Pastor David Rodriguez who pastored the Hollister Church and has become a ministry of many of the churches in the Presbytery of San Jose and Presbyterian Women.
