La Casa de Cristo Community Day, March 13, 2010
7:30am-12:00pm

You are invited to join us as we serve our neighbors from all over the valley. We are hoping for at least 200 people to work in various service projects across town. Again this year, we are reaching out to the inner city Lutheran churches that are in need of some extra help. The sites will have work that ranges from indoor activities and light labor to hard outdoor work. There is something for the whole family, a Covenant Group, or an individual. Be sure to read the project description for important details such as age requirements, work load, or tools that you might need to bring along with you. Meet at La Casa at 7:30am for breakfast, and then your Project Team Leader will lead you to your site.

Projects:
1. American Lutheran Church
2. Childhelp-Faith House
3. Family Promise
4. Life Care Center
5. Phoenix Rescue Mission
6. St. John's Lutheran Church
7. St. Vincent De Paul
8. UMOM New Day Center

Click here to sign up for your work project or ask questions, please be sure to include which project you're signing up for, your name, address, and phone number.
Or you can sign up in the Court Yard on Sunday mornings at La Casa.

American Lutheran Church
American Lutheran Church is an urban Lutheran congregation. La Casa de Cristo partners with American Lutheran in the repair of older buildings to assist in their community outreach programs. Caring for Christ's church is yet another way we honor Christ's presence in our lives.
Project: Paint preschool rooms and repair cracks in church walls.
People Needed: 17
Age Restrictions: Parent's discretion
Location: 1830 W. Glenrosa Ave. Phoenix
What to Bring: TBD

Childhelp - Faith House
Childhelp is a leading national non-profit organization based in Scottsdale, dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. Fatih House is one of Childhelp's domestic violence shelters for women and their children.
Project 1: Clean and paint laundry room; revise height of half-wall in living room.
People Needed:  Project filled.
Age Restrictions:
Location:
What to Bring:

Project 2: Remove existing blinds, clean window sills, and install new blinds though out the house.
People Needed: 7
Age Restrictions: Parent's discretion
Location: 9002 W. Deer Valley Rd. Peoria. Parking in the back.
What to Bring: Cleaning supplies, basic tools, drill, stud finder, level.

Project 3: Landscaping maintenance and clean up of front and back yards. Backyard needs extensive pruning, removal of dead plants and clean-up.
People Needed: 15
Age Restrictions: Parent's discretion
Location: 9002 W. Deer Valley Rd. Peoria. Parking in the back.
What to Bring: Work gloves, rake, shovel, pruners, pole pruner, wheelbarrow.

Family Promise
Family Promise is a privately funded program for helping homeless families throughout the country. Their program provides meals, a homelike setting, emotional support and a full range of social, economic, and educational services for those families that are accepted into the program.
Project: Install playground equipment--dig concrete footings, install partially assembled equipment, final assembly, and install mulch.
People Needed:  8
Age Restrictions: Hole digging and heavy lifting required.
Location: 7221 E. Bellview, Scottsdale (Scottsdale & McDowell)
What to Bring:Work gloves, shovel, and rakes.

Life Care Center - Paradise Valley
Life Care Centers of America have nursing homes, assisted living centers, and long-term care facilities, home care services, and Alzheimer's care centers to help families deal with the sensitive demands of elderly care.
Project: Spring Carnival - we will be putting on an outdoor carnival for the residents. The carnival will consist of different booths for the residents to enjoy. We need volunteers to set up and man the game booths and a prize table, also to escort the residents during the carnival and for clowns to pass out balloons.
People Needed:  40-60
Age Restrictions: None
Location:4065 E. Bell Road, Phoenix
What to Bring:TBD

Phoenix Rescue Mission
Phoenix Rescue Mission is a Christ-centered environment serving 3 meals a day to men, women, and children. Showers, clean clothing, chapel services, and counseling are available to anyone in need. Emergency shelter beds are available for up to 150 men every night. Food boxes, clothing, and disposable diapers are among the items given away to the poor.
Project: General warehousing work to include sorting of food or clothes or assembly of Easter baskets.
People Needed:  15: All volunteers must sign attached youth or adult waiver form.
Age Restrictions:  Must be 8 years or older
Location:  3532 W. Thomas Rd. Phoenix
What to Bring: Must wear closed-toed shoes. No open-toed shoes, halter tops, spaghetti straps, bare midriffs, shorts or skirts shorter than 3" above the knees.

St. John's Lutheran Church
St. John's is an urban Lutheran congregation. La Casa partners with St. John's in the repair of older buildings to assist in their community outreach programs. Caring for Christ's church is yet another way we honor Christ's presence in our lives.
Project:Scraping, caulking, and painting the exterior of office/chapel building.
People Needed:  20
Age Restrictions: Parent's discretion
Location: 7205 N. 51st Ave. Glendale
What to Bring: Work gloves, painting clothes

St. Vincent De Paul
St. Vincent de Paul is an international non-profit organization dedicated to serving the poor and providing others with the opportunity to serve. Programs include services for the homeless, medical and dental care for the working poor, charity dining rooms. thrift stores, a,nd a transitional housing shelter.
Project:Set up, serve food in the Unger Dining Room and cleanup following the meal. (All volunteers are welcome to eat lunch as well.)
People Needed:  15-All volunteers are required to sign a waiver.
Age Restrictions: Must be 14 years or older
Location: 1075 W. Jackson, Phoenix
What to Bring:Must wear slacks/jeans, t-shirt, sneakers. No open-toed shoes, shorts, or tank tops.

UMOM New Day Center
UMOM New Day Center's mission is to provide homeless and low income families with food, shelter and tools to build a bridge to self-sufficiency. Their vision is to be a leader in breaking the cycle of homelessness.
Project: General maintenance and landscaping; room turn-around.
People Needed: 20
Age Restrictions: Must be 15 years or older
Location: 3320 E. Van Buren, Phoenix
What to Bring:TBD