Community Connections = Ways You Can Help!

Brad and Amber are now doing Community Connections on
​the second Saturday of each month. Check back each month for ideas on how you can love and serve your neighbor.

May 2021

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NEW! Every month I'll provide a meal-in-a bag recipe for families. If you take your kids shopping, include them in providing a nonperishable meal in a bag for our young people by letting them pick out the groceries. Place the items in a bag and drop them off at Life House OR Olive Branch. (Addresses in Community Connections.)
 
This month’s recipe is Chicken Tacos. You will need: 1 pkg hard shell taco shells, a 12.5 oz can of chicken, 1 pkg taco seasoning, 1 can of Ro*Tel, 1 can of nacho cheese, 1 small can of sliced black olives, a can of corn, and a bag of cheesy chips (such as doritos). Optional: Provide a can opener and/or dessert such as prepackaged cookies like Oreos or Chips Ahoy!
 
May Community Connections:
 
Loaves & Fishes
Current Supply  Needs: 
  • Foods: peanut butter, milk, canned fruit, coffee, pre-cooked sausages 
  • Laundry detergent (HE or powder, large
    containers preferred)
  • Non perishable meals in a bag
  • Or, call Olive Branch (218-728-0629) and schedule a time to drop by a home cooked meal!
*Drop off items anytime between 9 am -8 pm at Olive Branch: 1614 Jefferson St., Duluth. They will share food & supplies with the Dorothy Day house. 
 
Volunteer needs (please call for more information)
Olive Branch (218) 728 0629
Dorothy Day House (218) 724 2054

  • People with trucks or large vans to be on call to occasionally help someone move into a new apartment
  • House duty volunteers at Olive Branch or Dorothy Day House (this requires training, as well as a willingness to answer phones and make referrals, do light housework and some food prep, and treat people who come to the house with dignity and a spirit of welcome)
 
Life House 
  • You’re invited to Life House’s Celebration of Success virtual gala where they will celebrate their 30-year anniversary, honor their youth and share their vision ahead. Enjoy music by Chastity Brown & a silent auction.Text “Life House” to 243725 to register. 
  • Size 5 & 6 diapers are in high demand. 
  • They still need gently used or new young men’s clothing such as T-shirts, joggers/sweatpants, and sweatshirts.
 
Supplies can be dropped off between 10-5 M-F at the Life House Youth Center - 102 W. 1st Street. Contact Amber Sadowski if you have any questions. 218-393-6952.
 
CHUM
  • Tents, sleeping bags, tarps
  • Hotel size shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, soaps, etc. 
Drop off supplies M-F at their building-102 W. 2nd Street. 
 
Damiano Center
Housewares Needed: 
  • GENTLY used pots and pans. Please do not donate pans with teflon flaking off, as this is toxic. 
  • Plates,
  • Cups
  • Gently used or new blankets - please, no blankets with holes or stains. 
 
Clothing Items Needed: 
  • Mens jeans sizes 30-34
  • Small womens sizes of jeans, leggings and sweatpants
Please call  Donna at 218-722-5247 to schedule an appt to drop off donations. Donations can only be dropped off on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 
 
Union Gospel Mission
  • Canned vegetables
  • Canned soups
  • Pastas & Sauces
 
You can drop items off Monday-Thursday between 1-3. Give them a call at 218-722-1196 and they will come out to your car and pick up your donations. 
 
Safe Haven: 
  • No contract pay by the minute phones
  • Toilet Paper
  • Laundry Bags
  • Laundry Pods
Items can be dropped off at 414 W. 1st St., Duluth, between 8 am - 4 pm, Monday - Friday. 

April 2021

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Loaves & Fishes --Olive Branch (218) 728 0629; Dorothy Day House (218) 724 2054 
Current Needs:  
  • Laundry detergent (HE or powder, large containers preferred) 
  • Dish detergent 
  • Shampoo and conditioner 
  • Sleeping bags and tarps (camo tarps preferred, for our many friends sleeping on the street or in the woods) 
  • Gift cards for area gas stations ($20 preferred, to aid people sleeping in their cars or needing transportation to work) 
Volunteers needed (please call for more information) 
  • People with trucks or large vans to be on call to occasionally help someone move into a new apartment 
  • House duty volunteers at Olive 
  • Branch or Dorothy Day House (this requires training, as well as a willingness to answer phones and make referrals, do light housework and some food prep, and treat people who come to the house with dignity and a spirit of welcome) 
 
LifeHouse  
  • Joggers/sweatpants for men (all sizes) 
  • Underwear for men and women
Drop off between Monday to Friday, 10 am to 5 pm at the Life House Youth Center, 102 W. 1st St., Duluth, MN. Contact Amber Sadowski if you have any questions. 218-393-6952. 
 
CHUM 
  • Tents, sleeping bags, tarps 
  • Non perishable foods such as Beef stew, chicken, tuna & baked beans, cereal and  canned fruits 
Drop off supplies Monday to Friday at their building at 102 W. 2nd St., Duluth, MN
 
Damiano Center 
Housewares Needed:  
  • GENTLY used pots and pans. 
Please do not donate pans with Teflon flaking off, as this is toxic.