This document provides information about various events and initiatives being run by FOCUS Churches of Albany, including:
1) An enormous donation of mac and cheese packages to their food pantry thanks to volunteer efforts.
2) An upcoming volunteer orientation for their winter breakfast program and the start date of November 4th.
3) A photo petition to end child hunger and a request for congregations to participate in taking photos the weeks of September 21-28.
4) Various advocacy events, meetings, and educational courses around issues like hunger, poverty, energy policy and ethics.
This document provides information about various events and initiatives being run by FOCUS Churches of Albany, including:
1) An enormous donation of mac and cheese packages to their food pantry thanks to volunteer efforts.
2) An upcoming volunteer orientation for their winter breakfast program and the start date of November 4th.
3) A photo petition to end child hunger and a request for congregations to participate in taking photos the weeks of September 21-28.
4) Various advocacy events, meetings, and educational courses around issues like hunger, poverty, energy policy and ethics.
This document provides information about various events and initiatives being run by FOCUS Churches of Albany, including:
1) An enormous donation of mac and cheese packages to their food pantry thanks to volunteer efforts.
2) An upcoming volunteer orientation for their winter breakfast program and the start date of November 4th.
3) A photo petition to end child hunger and a request for congregations to participate in taking photos the weeks of September 21-28.
4) Various advocacy events, meetings, and educational courses around issues like hunger, poverty, energy policy and ethics.
This document provides information about various events and initiatives being run by FOCUS Churches of Albany, including:
1) An enormous donation of mac and cheese packages to their food pantry thanks to volunteer efforts.
2) An upcoming volunteer orientation for their winter breakfast program and the start date of November 4th.
3) A photo petition to end child hunger and a request for congregations to participate in taking photos the weeks of September 21-28.
4) Various advocacy events, meetings, and educational courses around issues like hunger, poverty, energy policy and ethics.
3. Photo Petition to End Child Hunger 4. The SEFA Campaign 5. Winter Breakfast Volunteer Orientation 6. CRTC Course: Energy & Ethics 7. Advocacy Spotlight 2. Hungry for Justice Meet-Up 3. Photo Petition to End Child Hunger 1. Mac and Cheese Has Arrived! 4. The SEFA Campaign
FOCUS Churches of Albany 275 State St. Albany NY 12210 518.443.0460 www.focuschurches.net
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Tweet 5. Winter Breakfast Volunteer Orientation Make Your SEFA Pledge to FOCUS Today. As part of the State Employees Feder- ated Appeal, we ask that you pledge to FOCUS. This appeal provides essential support to the individuals and families who make use of the FOCUS Inter- faith Food Pantry and Breakfast Pro- gram throughout the year. FOCUS SEFA Number is: 50-00147 More information about this campaign: http://www.sefanys.org/index.html 6. CRTC Course Offering: Energy & Ethics The FOCUS Photo Petition I Stand to End Child Hunger is in the works and we want you to be a part of this important effort to contact our mem- bers of Congress with a simple message: protect and strengthen fund- ing for child nutrition programs.
Over the summer, FOCUS offered the opportunity to participate in the photo petition at summer worship services. Participants held various signs with messages of support and their pictures were taken to be included in the petition.
We are asking FOCUS congregations to carry on with this photo petition during the weeks of Sept. 21-28. This time frame provides 2 Sundays for you to participate! An enormous donation of nutritious macaroni and cheese packages has arrived to the FOCUS Interfaith Food Pantry, thanks to the hard work of over 100 volunteers in coordination with the Lutheran Cluster. FOCUS and other area food programs were the recipient of a large quantity of family-portioned meals to be distributed to pantry guests. We thank so many of you who volunteered with the meal packaging event to make this possible. Are you ready? The FOCUS Winter Breakfast Volunteer orientation is set for October 28, 2014, 5:30-7:30pm. All current, past, and prospec- tive volunteers who plan to volunteer in this program are asked to attend this important training and info-session. It will include news on the up- coming season from staff, a light dinner, and a presentation on nonviolent communication. We hope that you will join us. The first day of Winter Breakfast will be November 4, 2014. Please RSVP to Beth to let us know if you will be attending. Thank you! (518) 463-0460 FOCUS will host a series of meet-ups for 18-29 yr. olds to engage in the work of advocacy around the issue of hunger and poverty. Get to know each other, whats happening in the world of anti-hunger advocacy, and how to plug in! Interested? Know someone in your congregation who may like to meet-up? Contact Beth Glassanos: bethg@focuschurches.net . These meet-ups will provide an opportunity for you to collaborate with others in group-guided advocacy strategies.
Our first meeting will be held September 25th 6:30-7:30 PM Please RSVP & join us! 518-443-0460 ENERGY & ETHICS - a hot topic with complicated questions and complex answers. You want to put your faith into action, but how can you make knowledgeable decisions with so much information and so many opin- ions? Floyd Barwig, member of FOCUS congregation (Westminster Pres- byterian) is the former Director, Office of Energy Efficiency and Environ- ment (OEEE), State of NY Public Service Commission, will facilitate a conversation to get you fired up and talking! According to Floyd Barwig, Energy does not exist in isolation - energy choice has an impact. Lets take the issues, look at the pros and cons, have a conversation, and leave better equipped to make informed decisions - and THEN put your faith into action!
Saturday, 9/27/2014, 9:00am - 12:00pm $50 (includes continental breakfast) First Lutheran Church of Albany, 181 Western Avenue, Albany, NY Conversation provided by Capital Region Theological Center. For reservation call (518) 462-2470 Click here for more event information. 7. Advocacy Spotlight The crisp cold weather of fall is officially here and advocacy issues are heating up. This past Tuesday & Wednesday, FOCUS and many other groups participated in the Faith for a Fair New York Conference to discuss our shared work on moral budgeting, low wage workers campaigns, immi- gration reform, single payer healthcare, and more. Below is a link to one of the key issues at stake as we fight economic inequality in our state: the One Fair Wage campaign.
What is the One Fair Wage Campaign? The #1FairWage Campaign is the effort to end the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers. The sub-minimum wage for tipped workers in New York fuels low pay, high poverty, and unstable paychecks. There is only one fix for this broken two-tiered wage system: It's time to end the sub-minimum wage for our state's tipped workers. Article about the sub-minimum wage in the Daily News
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Coming Up Soon: The Hunger Action Network of New York State Annual Meeting. Join us! FOCUS will be heading down to Riv- erside Church for this all-day event. We will take off in the early morning and return in the evening. For those interested in attending, contact FO- CUS if you are interested in carpooling: (518) 443-0460. Click here to view informational flyer. Lorraine Houk, Pantry Manager