Homeless Services

J.A.Y. Ministries

If your group chooses this project, you will have the opportunity to participate in indoor and outdoor cleaning alongside male residents of a drug rehabilitation program in the inner city of Riviera Beach. Your group may choose to take a pot-luck meal to share in fellowship with these residents who have been studying God’s Word as part of an intensive Christ Centered rehabilitation program.

Contact: Sandra Bridges, 561.842.4276.
Project Location: J.A.Y. Ministries,1641 W. 27th Street, Riviera Beach, 33404 .
Suggested Group sized: 10-12 or more.
Estimated Time: 4 hours.
Supplies needed: buckets, rakes, wheelbarrows, work gloves, large trash bags for exterior; window cleaner, brooms, mops, cleaning supplies for interior; pot luck meal should your group choose to eat and fellowship with the residents.

Care Packages for the Homeless – Riviera Beach

If your group chooses this project, you will have the opportunity to create care packages for some of the area Homeless in Riviera Beach who are served by St. George’s Center. These packages are given out to those who frequent the daily soup kitchen at the same address.

Contact: Speak with the director, St. George’s Center, Inc., 561.844.7713
Project location:
Deliver completed packages to:
St. George’s Center 22nd Street Riviera Beach, FL 33404
Suggested group size: Appropriate for all group sizes
Estimated time: 4 hours
Supplies needed: You will need one each of the following for each package:

Comb or brush
Small shampoo
Bar of deodorant soap
Deodorant (stick or roll-on preferred)
Handi-wipes
Toothbrush/toothpaste
Mouthwash
Disposable razor pack

Care Packages for the Homeless – West Palm Beach

If your group chooses this project, you will have the opportunity to create care packages for some of the area Homeless in West Palm Beach. These packages are given out to those on the street and those offered bus transportation to awaiting family members elsewhere in the U.S.

Contact: Lela Jordan, Vickers House, 561.804.4975
Project location: Deliver completed packages to Vickers House South 3801 Georgia Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33405
Suggested group size: Appropriate for all group sizes
Estimated time: 4 hours
Supplies needed: You will need one each of the following for each package.

Comb or brush
Small shampoo
Bar of deodorant soap
Deodorant (stick or roll-on preferred)
Handi-wipes
Toothbrush/toothpaste
Mouthwash
Disposable razor pack
Small shaving cream
1-gallon zip-lock bag

Safety Packages for the Homeless

If your group chooses this project, you will have the opportunity to pass out pre-assembled kits containing flashlights and batteries and information about the Homeward Bound Program, which is an effort to reunite the Homeless of Palm Beach County with a family member in another area. Many people come to Palm Beach County in hopes of a new job or a new life. Sometimes they are not successful but have no way to return to their home state or to the relatives left behind.

Contact: Lela Jordan, Vickers House, 561.804.4975
Project location: Groups will go to Currie Park, the bus depot, train station, library and any other areas where homeless congregate.
Suggested group size: Suggested minimum group of 4
Estimated time: 4 hours

Travel Food Assistance for the Homeless

If your group chooses this project, you will have the opportunity to stock the travel-food pantry for a program that serves the area Homeless. These homeless individuals are given bus transportation to be re-united with a family member in another part of the state or country and are given traveling food to stay them until they arrive.

Peanut butter crackers or cheese cracker packs
Cookies (individual packs) </li<li><//li<li></><//>Ritz Bits, chips, pretzels, Fritos, Doritos, Cheetos (individual packs)
Tuna, ham or chicken salad w/ crackers pack
Vienna sausage </li<li><//li<li></><//>Dried fruit
Individual serving or small pop-top canned fruit
Jell-o ready-to-eat pudding packs
Juice boxes
Trail mix
Nuts

The greatness of a man is found in his commitments.

~ Dr. Tom Mullins