August 6, 2004
First United Methodist Church of Honolulu

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Contact person  Ministry       Description 
Lissi Chadwick
946-0580 or 522-9555
Lissi@hawaii.rr.com  		Foodbank

September
Foodland
Give Aloha
# 77948

  • Begun 25 years ago by Lissi Chadwick, Rev. Carmen Pak and Ann Drake, 25 volunteers now come in every week (about half from our church). Over 1 ton of food a week is brought in, sorted and packed into grocery bags. Over the last few years, between 400 and 800 people per month have been helped with a 15+ lb. bag of groceries, including about 100-200 children. Anyone can get food if they claim to be truly needy. About one third every month are there for the very first time. People come for many different reasons. Some are elderly on fixed income, or recently out of prison or a drug rehabilitation program, or mentally or physically disabled, or single mothers, or recent immigrants. The food is donated primarily through the Hawaii Foodbank which regularly gives our foodbank grants-in-aid which presently we have to match with church donations.
Utu Langi
contact 522-0397, or through Preschool: 522-9565
fumcpreschool@hawaii.rr.com  		H-5

UMC
Advance Special

  • The H-5 (Hawaii Helping the Hungry Have Hope) project began in 2001 with the distribution of blankets and hot, thick soup by our church members on Christmas eve to homeless persons. In April 2003 it began serving meals once a week to the homeless. Five months later, Utuloa Langi, its founder and coordinator, and a team of half a dozen men, mostly homeless themselves, cook meals in the First United Methodist Church kitchen and in a van donated by a church member, distribute about 2,300 meals a month free of charge, six times a week to homeless people at Ala Moana Park, Waikiki and other places in the neighborhood, and have traveled as far as the Waianae mountains in the rain to feed homeless people living under trees. This food also comes from the Hawaii Foodbank and is supported by grants and our church.
Ashley Jung
383-7282 
ajung21@hotmail.com  		IHS dinners
September
Give Aloha
# 78289
  • Once every two months, about half a dozen volunteers cooperate with the Institute for Human Services (IHS) to make and serve a dinner for about 350 poor and homeless men, women, and children on O'ahu. (Yes, one of the biggest tourist destinations in the USA has about 3,500 homeless people.)   Interested in volunteering or supporting this effort in other ways? We can use help once every two months to prepare salads, cook, shop, deliver, set up, serve, and/or clean up.
Helena Ogle
522-9565
fumcpreschool@hawaii.rr.com  		Preschool
  • The Preschool has been in operation since 1971, serving the needs of families in the community for a loving, caring Christian environment for their children, ages 2 to 5 years.

    The Preschool is accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs, having demonstrated substantial compliance with the nationally recognized Criteria for High Quality Early Childhood Programs, and is licensed by the State of Hawai`i.

    Educational programs are based on Piaget's theory that children respond most positively to hands-on experience. Activities enhance socialization skills, large and small muscle development, creative and dramatic play, language, pre-reading and math skills, and spiritual values. The love of God as expressed through Jesus Christ is taught through interactions of the teachers and children, and by modeling Christian behavior. Prayer, Bible stories and verses, songs, and celebrations reinforce that faith. The Preschool is largely supported by tuition from children's parents. Our church provides the leadership and the space; it's director is Helena Ogle and office manager is Samiana Langi. 

Marilyn Hiliau
mele103@hotmail.com  		Shepherd Outreach Program
  • The Shepherd Outreach Program (formerly Shepherd's Center of Hawai`i) provides opportunities for senior citizens to lead productive and independent lives, assists those desiring to live independently in their own home, provides information on the availability of community services, helps them in gaining access to these services, and advocates the rights of older people. The Center also provides educational classes to "younger" people to help to enable them to assist older persons. The following weekly services are provided: Sewing Class, Tongan Language and Culture Class, English as a Second Language Class, Citizenship Class, Reassurance Telephone Calls to Shut-ins, and Transportation. Services may be added or changed as needs of our community change. 
Dick Chadwick
946-0580.  DickC@hawaii.rr.com  		Computer
  • Most workdays a computer room is open and staffed by volunteer monitors to provide high speed access to the internet to persons who cannot afford a computer or internet connection, and provide basic instruction to those who need it. This ministry has been supported by generous donations since its inception in 1995.