Justice Initiative

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    Register to Serve

    Serving with the Justice Initiative involves contributing to decisions about church finances and participating in justice initiatives both locally and globally. Members of the Justice Initiative seek out and suggest opportunities for the church to partner with justice-oriented causes and organizations, both practically and financially.

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    Patrick Porter

    Pastor of Operations

    Patrick manages the Justice Initiative’s meetings and volunteers.

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Community Partner Service Opportunities

FISH of Vancouver

Food Pantry  |  Mobile Food Pantry

Contact Lauren Young at laureny@fishvancouver.org

360-566-3243

Service opportunities: Check in, check out, snack window, stocking, sorting and hauling food from local stores and other sources

Food donations are accepted 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Open House Ministries

Family Shelter  |  Intervention Services

sheltered.org/volunteer-opportunities/

360-737-0300

Service opportunities: Administration, Campus Maintenance, Wheel Deals, Second Hand Solutions, Donation Room, Childcare, Special Events, Adopt-a-Room Program

Cloth & Foster

Tangibly Supporting Children & Families in Foster Care

https://www.clothandfoster.org/volunteer

(360) 821-4132

Service opportunities: Fill caregiver requests, stock the shelves, sort tangible goods, volunteer at a special event

St Andrews Lutheran Church Winter Hospitality Overflow (WHO) Shelter

Serves women and their families: single women, mothers, couples, and families experiencing homelessness in Clark County 

https://www.salcvan.org/winter-hospitality-overflow-shelter

(360) 607-4339 (Jane Seidel)

Service opportunities: Make a meal for the shelter for a night, evening shift: serve a meal and make lunches for the next day for occupants, help with a laundry shift for bedding, morning shift: help get people out the door for the day

Justice happens when all relationships—with God, other people, and Creation—are rightly ordered and flourishing as God intended.

This includes partnering with people and organizations local and broad to care for the poor, the vulnerable, and anyone in need.

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