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Supporting Local Veterans and Others in Need

Are you looking for more ways to help those in need this holiday season?

• A transitional housing property for homeless veterans recently caught fire in Indianapolis, and it could take months for those veterans to find permanent housing. (Click here to read an article about this incident) To support these veterans, we will be collecting sleeping bags as well as men's and women's undergarments and socks. We will also be making a financial donation to Helping Veterans And Families (HVAF) through our disaster relief fund, and you can help make that possible by donating HERE.
• Additionally, we are collecting coats, hats, gloves, and blankets for the homeless population near Fletcher Place. There is a collection bin in the West Passage, and you can place donations for both collections there from now until Christmas.

Thank you for your generous hearts and willingness to support the most vulnerable among us.

Crooked Creek Food Pantry

Crooked Creek Food Pantry continues to see high need in our community. In October, we served 4,879 families. CCFP is co-located at Eskenazi Health Center Pecar, 6940 N. Michigan Road. The road with hunger and health intersects at this location, where we have been located since our opening on February 11, 2015. About 40% of food distributed is produce, which is nutrient dense and often requested.

We are happy to share that we will be hosting two Saturday food distributions over the upcoming holidays (Nov. 23 & Dec. 21). If you are interested in volunteering on one of the Saturdays or on a different day, click HERE to sign up.

We are grateful for St. Luke’s UMC members for sharing their time and talent. It makes a tremendous difference within our community.

Questions? Please reach out to Kathy Hahn Keiner, ExecutiveDirectorCCFPIndy@gmail.com.

Sack Lunches for Fletcher Place

Each Monday, a dedicated group of volunteers shows up at the North Indy campus to make peanut butter sandwiches and pack lunches that they deliver to Fletcher Place Community Center for the unhoused individuals living in their neighborhood. And we aren’t talking about just a few sack lunches...this group routinely prepares 500-600 meals!

A few weeks ago, this group hit a record when 13 volunteers showed up and packed the largest load of food they’ve ever delivered! Two cars were filled with not only sack lunches but also donations of outerwear for the cold weather. Laura Mathews, volunteer leader adds, “What amazed me the most was that there was very little food when I arrived, and all at once, people came in with sandwiches, chips, oranges, cookies, and other fillers. When we were finished packing, I counted over 650 bagged meals! What a remarkable group this is! Teressa at Fletcher Place informed me that St. Luke’s is the only church currently bringing food to Fletcher Place, so please know that the need is great and that they truly appreciate our commitment to feeding our neighbors in need.”

For more information or to get involved, contact Laura Mathews at lmat773@aol.com

Hub for Hope Diaper Pantry

Each month over 150 families visit our diaper pantry at our two distribution dates. Through the generosity of our St. Lukers, we are blessed to serve them in this way! At each diaper distribution, clients are given bundles of diapers as well as the opportunity to select various items available on our "free table." These families are not only our clients but they have become our friends as well. What is especially rewarding is some of the unexpected changes we are seeing through our efforts. Not only are families extremely thankful for what they receive but they are beginning to want to give back as well!

At our last distribution, our newest volunteer was also one of our clients! He is so appreciative of what he has been given for his newborn daughter that he believes it is time to give back. We have also had a handful of families ask about bringing in some of their children's outgrown clothes for the free table. Both of these options are opportunities for them to participate in bringing wholeness to others, and we are excited to have them join our team and contribute to their neighbors in this way.

If you would like to find a way to plug into this ministry, please contact Deleath Blomberg at drblomberg1@gmail.com for more information or sign up for a shift HERE.