• FUMC holds 3 Blood Drives a year. Visit www.givelife.org for information on eligibility requirements or questions regarding the donation process.

• Volunteer opportunities: Donate blood, help with the recruitment of donors or helping the day of the blood drive.

Adopt-a-Family Programs

• FUMC supports four Adopt-a-family Programs a year: Easter, Backpack, Thanksgiving and Christmas. These programs support families from ARC (www.arcncr.org), Mason Dixon Community Services (www.mason-dixon.org) and local families in need.

• Volunteer opportunities: Help solicit donations of items or drivers from the congregation, sort and prepare donations, deliver items to families or organizations.
  1. Easter - Provide Easter baskets and food to local families.
  2. Backpack - Provide backpacks to local families prior to the start of school.
  3. Thanksgiving - Provide bags of food and Turkeys to local families.
  4. Christmas - Provide Christmas gifts and bags of food to local families.

Sharing Table

• The Sharing Table is the local soup kitchen that FUMC supports. FUMC serves at the Sharing Table 3 times a year. You can visit www.thesharingtable.org to find out more information about this organization.

• Volunteer opportunities: Help solicit servers or donations of food, serve or donate food.

FCCAU Welcome One Emergency Shelter and Welcome One Fellowship Center

• Faith Communities and Civic Agencies United (FCCAU) operates an Emergency Shelter in Riverside. FUMC helps to staff the 28-bed Emergency Shelter on certain days in conjunction with a FCCAU staff member. Information about the FCCAU can be found at www.homelessshelter.net. FUMC also makes a financial donation to FCCAU.

• Volunteer Opportunities at the Emergency Shelter: Cooks, Van Drivers and Host & Hostess.

• FCCAU also operates a Fellowship Day Center in Edgewood.

• Volunteer Opportunities at the Fellowship Center: Cooks and Servers, Drivers and volunteers to help with crafts, reading, computers and Bible studies.

Hope House

• FUMC’s parsonage, now called Hope House, is home to a family from Harford Family House. Harford Family House serves homeless families with children and helps them to become self-sufficient and productive members of society. FUMC provides Hope House to Harford Family House at a reduced rental rate to allow families to transition to self-sufficiency. Visit www.harfordfamilyhouse.org for more information on Harford Family House.

Rebuilding Together

• Rebuilding Together is the nation’s leading organization bringing volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners by providing free repair services for those with the greatest need. Visit www.rebuildingtogether.org to see how Rebuilding Together is committed to addressing the needs of low-income homeowners, one house, and one community at a time.