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By David Eisenberger
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Providence is a multi-faceted place of worship. Because of the energy of Pastor Paul Lawrence, you’ll find things going on each and every day.
Pastor Lawrence came to Rhode Island from India and got his Doctorate of Divinity in 2007. He and his wife Janet have been affiliated with Mt. Pleasant Baptist since November of 2004. Continue reading ‘And You Shall Know the Truth’
Melissa Howard
Street Sights presents a Humanitarian Award to The Happy Basket Program located at the Cumberland Senior Center, the monastery, at 1464 Diamond Hill Road. The Happy Basket Program serves Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to people in need. People receive a letter for the Happy Basket through welfare, churches, and school. Some can walk in and ask for a basket, they just need to have an I.D. and live in Cumberland. The Happy Basket Program served approximately 650 Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets this year. Continue reading ‘Humanitarian Award: The Happy Basket Program’
By David Eisenberger and Jenny DiTomasso
Congratulations to Pastor Bob Brooks, Carolina Boyle, Judy McGill, Andrew Wright, and Jeff Meyers at Grace Church for winning this month’s Humanitarian Award. These people help provide a coffee hour and various other functions to homeless and less-fortunate people.
The volunteers serve free coffee from 9 a.m. to noon on weekdays. In the winter, coffee is served from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the church also provides needed warmth on days when the weather is inclement. Continue reading ‘Grace Church and its Pastor Serve Kindness by the Cup’
By Stan Kapelewski and Adrienne Langlois
This month Street Sights is giving awards to all the volunteers and staff members responsible for restarting and maintaining the St. John’s City Meal Site on North Main Street, Providence.
Since its revival last October, the meal site has been operated by an army of fresh volunteers who joined the earlier volunteers, working side by side, devoting a lot of time and hard work. Continue reading ‘Corps of Workers Rekindle Meal Program at St. John’s’
By Stan Kapelewski
This month’s Humanitarian Award goes to the Mental Health Consumer Advocates of Rhode Island (MHCA)/Oasis, located at 1280 North Main Street in Providence.
MHCA/Oasis is a statewide organization that has been helping its clients since 1985. Its members know from experience that people who suffer from mental illness have much to offer in ways of time, talent, and enthusiasm. Continue reading ‘Help Is At Hand for Mental Health Needs’
By David Eisenberger and Jenny DiTomasso
The recipient of the Humanitarian Award for February is AIDS Care Ocean State (ACOS). The organization opened about 20 years ago with four units of safe, supervised housing, and has expanded to 90 units, according to Stephen Hartley, development director of ACOS.
There are many functions in this diverse organization, which is located at 18 Parkis Avenue in Providence. Continue reading ‘AIDS Care Group Grows Fast, As Need Grows’
Thirty-two years ago, Sister Eileen Murphy, a Catholic nun, started a soup kitchen in South Providence to provide dinner to 30 homeless men. She named it Amos House after the Old Testament prophet who promoted the rights of the poor.
Today, Amos House serves free breakfast and lunch to as many as 800 people nearly every day at its dining hall at 415 Friendship Street.
But the agency is much more than the largest soup kitchen in the state. Continue reading ‘Amos House Helps People Help Themselves’
By Eugene Gomes and Jenny DiTomasso
Jericho Place, a ministry of the Artic Mission is located at 1227 Main St. in West Warwick, spanning the entire lower level. It is the veritable HEART of the creative program for humanitarian cultivation.
It has two major motivating attributes. The first is a points and rewards system, used to initiate and stimulate positive progressive steps for helpful and productive character development, while meeting the current physical needs of clients. The second part is a business oriented long term, 10-year goal referred to as a “BHAG” (Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal), introduced from Charles Nault’s philosophy as executive director of the Artic Mission. Continue reading ‘Jericho Motivates and Guides Personal Growth’
By Stan Kapelewski
Street Sights is proud to give this month’s Humanitarian Award to Capital City Community Centers at 110 Ruggles Street in Providence.
For 25 years, the Case Management Program of Capital City Community Center (known as Cap Cities) has helped Providence’s low-income residents meet their basic needs for food, clothing, and other necessities. Continue reading ‘Improving Life for People in Need’
By Stan Kapelewski
We are proud to present this Month’s Humanitarian Award to the Praise Tabernacle Church at 251 Magnolia Street in Cranston, and all of their volunteers. Every Saturday from 6:30 am to 8:30 a.m., volunteers go to Crossroads and Kennedy Plaza to feed the needy. After the meal they walk around and take prayer requests from everyone, and also have little prayer sessions to those that want it. They also offer transportation to their church for Mass on Sunday for the 2:30 p.m. service. Continue reading ‘Church Members Serve People’s Bodies and Souls’