During the past couple of years, we’ve been developing relationships with leaders of varied helping agencies (i.e., Easter Seals, Habitat for Humanity, Little Rock Housing Authority, Hope Center, Red Cross, Union Rescue Mission, Dorcas House, Ronald McDonald House) with the goal of partnering to make a difference in our community. These are organizations with a niche and a proven track record of service. Instead of “re-inventing the wheel” and creating duplication, we want to explore the possibility of partnering with these organizations to help them better serve the needs of others.
Beginning early in 2006, we hosted our first “Community Focus Group” and invite one of these helping agencies per month to come and introduce their work and share with all interested parties (representing churches, civic groups, other helping agencies, and/or individuals – and, of course, River City Ministries) in a “Lunch and Learn” format.
Linda Rogers, Vice President of Programming of Easter Seals Arkansas, was our featured presenter.
Hosting
Community Focus Groups will allow Pleasant Valley
to help unite varied groups in working together to respond to
critical spiritual and social needs in our community.
HOW
YOU CAN HELP
DATE |
PRESENTER |
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2008
Presenters: |
|
January |
Safe
Places |
| February |
STEP Ministries
|
|
March |
Interfaith
Hospitality Network |
April
|
Kaleidoscope
Kids |
| May |
"Journey"
- St. Vincent's Perinatal Bereavement Program |
| June |
Women
and Children First |
| July |
The
Benefit Bank |
| August |
L.O.V.E.
(Let Our Violence End) |
| September |
Arkansas
Rice Depot |
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2007
Presenters were: |
January
24 |
From
Prison to Purpose |
February
28 |
Camp
Aldersgate |
March
28 |
River
City Ministries |
April
25 |
Literacy
Action of Central Arkansas |
| May 23
|
Central
Arkansas Volunteers in Medicine Clinic |
| June 27 |
Arkansas
Seniors First |
July
25 |
Inner
City FuterNet |
| August
22 |
Arkansas
Hospice |
September
26 |
FamilyLife |
October
24 |
C.A.L.L.
(Children of Arkansas Loved for a Lifetime) |
| Nov.-Dec. |
(Break
for Holidays) |
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2006
Presenters were: |
|
September
27 |
Ronald
McDonald House |
April
26 |
Habitat
for Humanity of Pulaski
County |
|
May
24 |
Union
Rescue Mission
/ Dorcas House |
June
28 |
Arkansas
Supportive Housing Network |
|
July
26 |
Give
a Kid A Chance |
August
23 |
Abstinence
By Choice |
|
October
25 |
St.
Francis House |
| Nov.-Dec. |
(Break
for Holidays) |
