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Dear Friends,
S ts.
Joachim & Ann Care Service is pleased and blessed to announce the
finalization of the contract process that will allow us to purchase the
United Methodist Church of the Shepherd facility, our neighbor on McClay
Road. Through communication, understanding and a singleness of purpose,
this relationship has grown into true friendship and partnership. It has
been a blessing for all concerned. We thank and appreciate all who have
been involved in this process.
This 25,000 square-foot building will become the new home of the Care
Service. We will share it with many partnering social service agencies,
creating a new Tri-County Community Outreach Center. Our partners will
include: Volunteers in Medicine, Preferred Family Healthcare, Missouri
Career Center and the Harvester Knights of Columbus. This new facility
will become an environment where we can offer families in crisis a "one
stop shop" experience. It is our hope that we can meet all of their
social service needs under one roof. We welcome and bless our partnering
agencies.
Now begins our next great challenge and journey of faith –
fundraising. We welcome your help in taking this next step forward. Join
us as we celebrate the Care Service’s tremendous growth and history of
service to the community. May we truly continue to be "the place where
miracles happen every day." Please give as you can. Thank you!
Miriam Mahan
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Sts. Joachim
and Ann Care Service located in St. Charles, Missouri, began 27 years ago with
six volunteers and $500 in hand. The Care Service has since grown to become one
of the largest and most diversified grass root organizations in Missouri. The
Care Service is a 97% volunteer organization. As a fiscally responsible agency,
less than 10 cents of every dollar is used for administration. The continuance
of our core programs, Children and Youth Support, Housing Assistance, Food,
Health & Wellness, Transportation, Employment and Adopt-A-Family, is crucial to
maintaining the amount and quality of resources currently available to those in
need in our area. More than 65% of our budget reflects our mission to serve
those in crisis and to prevent homelessness and hunger. The remaining programs
are designed to stabilize and strengthen the family by reintegrating them into
our community.
In 2007, we
served more than 1,930 households, totaling more than 5,100 individuals.
However, the Care Service infrastructure is not sufficient to maintain a hold on
service deliveries with these high demands. Our lack of a suitable space, cost
families current services as well as limits access to future services. Our
solution is to purchase the 25,000 sq. ft. building adjacent to our present
building. The core of the building will be used to house our core programs. In
this space we will be collaborating with the partnering agencies pictured
above. Now our families will have a one-stop-shop experience for their
social service needs, the first of its kind in Missouri, a model for other
communities to follow.
This project
will cost roughly $4,000,000, with $2,700,000 needed in cash. Your support will
allow Sts. Joachim & Ann Care Service to continue to be the place where
“miracles
happen every day”.
I CARE
Capital Expansion Program
Committee Chairs:
Mr. Matt Johannesman
Honorary Chair:
Mr. Henry Elmendorf
Be a Part
of the Miracle!
Pledge your support today.
Please contact us if you are
interested in naming opportunities.
Please mail your
checks to:
Sts. Joachim &
Ann Care Service
4112 McClay Road
St. Charles, MO
63304
When your donation is completed, you will
receive an email notification for tax purposes.
For
more information about the I CARE Campaign,
please contact
Ms. Cyndi Berry, Ph.D. or Ms. Carolyn Ring
636-441-1302, x255.
Click Here for Our Capital Campaign Presentation
With your support,
Sts. Joachim & Ann Care Service
will continue to be the place where
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