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Hands and Feet

Who is Hands and Feet?

Your Central neighbors who do household cleaning, organizing, yard work, & simple home repairs on a Saturday as a way to build goodwill in the community. Started by a small group of people from Park Avenue United Methodist Church in 2003, over 100 have joined in the fun.

Our Mission is to serve our neighbors in the Central Community who can use an extra Hand to greater self-sufficiency.

Our Objectives are to share God’s love with families and individuals of Central Community by offering humble acts of service through workday projects of home repair &/or yard maintenance. We also refer Hands and Feet familiesto other resources for help with additional unmet needs.

Outcomes
The following changes have resulted from our workdays:

• God’s love has shown through simple acts of service.
• New friendships have developed within our church body and the Central community
• Our community is enriched, empowered, and encouraged.

What can we do?

• Clean & Organize
• Paint & Patch Walls
• Install Locks & Doors
• Build Shelves
• Light Repair Work
• Yard Work & Gardening
• Ask us. Enough work for 10 volunteers to complete in one day.

2006 Workdays

2nd Saturdays of the month (8:30am—4pm).

• February 11
• April 8
• June 10
• August 12
• Oct 14

8:30-9am we meet at the church for prayer and day overview

9:00am-4:00pm we’re at the site/s, with a lunch & fellowship time around the noon hour. Join in the pastors 2-2-2 service challenge... or stay for the whole day!

What to bring

Tools for the job if you have them & a cheerful disposition!

Further involvement opportunities

Day Coordinator, Scavenger, Work Crew Leaders, Community Liaisons, Photographers, Researchers, providing a meal or daycare.

To learn more about these opportunities, email volunteer@parkavechurch.org .

Do you know a family or ministry in our community who is in need? Here is our focus:

• Homeowners in the Central Neighborhood.
• People living in poverty, seniors, single parent families.
• People working to help themselves & find that it is just not enough.
• Those that have work that a group of volunteers can complete in a day.

What have families said?

Hands and Feet helped me with things I didn’t know how to do. Having my stairs fixed really helped me and my kids.

— single mom

You know how when computers stop running, and they need to be rebooted? I just couldn’t get my life restarted on my own. Something was corrupted. Hands and Feet gave me hope and structure for my kids and I to restart again.

— single dad

I believe in cleanliness. At my age, it’s too hard to do it alone. I’m so grateful to Hands and Feet for all the help I got.

— elderly woman

After my husband died, I wanted a fresh start. Volunteers were nice workers, they did a good job painting, and liked my food.

— new widow