Page 5 - Martin Downs Bulletin - April '20

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good workS Arts Foundation Of Martin County from page 1

the programs and services
House Of Hope Seeks Support eviction. Additionally, of the Arts Council. The
mission of the council is
In Preparing For Drastic children home from school for to provide advocacy and
the foreseeable future are no
leadership that inspires
Spike In Needy Households longer having free or reduced participation in and a
meals offered twice a day passion for the arts in
As loc al need is and many of these students our community. The Arts
expected to drastically will not have transportation Foundation has three
increase by more than 50 nor the supervision to primary funds to which
percent – worse than post- access daily feeding sites. a donor may contribute:
natural disaster numbers, Households arranging for unrestricted endowment
House of Hope is asking alternative childcare options fund, fields of interest
the public to get involved. will experience new financial funds, and designated
Monetary donations, hardship and compromise for Volunteer Dryell Brown funds. Unrestricted gifts Gaffers George Kennard and Tom
volunteers for food those still working. With more from the Boys & Girls Club will be held in perpetuity Ryder at the ArtsFest/Corning
distribution procedures, and than 37,000 Martin County of Martin County shows and will produce annual Museum of Glass VIP Reception
nonperishable food items residents already living in off 192 fresh sandwiches income for use by the
are needed immediately food insecure households, made from a food donation council as requested in an annual budget presentation to the
to meet the rapidly 40 percent of households provided by TideHouse. foundation for operating purposes.
increasing community regularly cannot afford a $400 Photo by Caitlynne Palmieri. To learn more, visit www.martinarts.org/arts-foundation.
needs. Daily operations decrease in their monthly
have shifted to taking Volunteer Susan Leigh (left) income. The need for assistance by this population is
unprecedented measures and House of Hope staffer, expected to rise by 50 to 75 percent.
in order to implement Fe Vall de Ruten, work to bag House of Hope CEO Rob Ranieri shares, “How cohesive
precautions needed to up groceries for the curbside the community can be in responding to this situation between
protect volunteers, staff, pantry service being offered at the local government, nonprofit agencies, funders, our health
and clients from exposure each House of Hope Service department, the school district and the general public will
to COVID-19 risks while Center in Martin County. dictate how our most vulnerable populations will fare.
continuing to serve Photo by Tara Jacobs. We’ve got to work together to prevent dramatic slides into
thousands of residents in homelessness; donations of food and financial support will
need. be key.”
The local workforce
is heavily tied to the
restaurant and hospitality
industries whose workers Volunteers Jackie Holfelder and Robin Stabley greet guests
are now losing their at the VIP Lounge.
jobs with no assurances
of re-employment by
any particular date. Any
resident whose livelihood Volunteer Kirk McLean carries
depends on tourism, dining hydroponic greens harvested
out, and recreational from the agency’s Growing
activities has already been Hope Farms and packaged in
drastically affected by the the Elisabeth Lahti Nutrition
mandated closures and Center to be added into the
social distancing practices. day’s allotment of curbside House of Hope case manager, Tasha Morales, gathers a
Many of these workers pantry service bags. Photo by variety of pantry items for curbside distribution directly
have never received Tara Jacobs. into Martin County resident vehicles. Photo by Tara Jacobs.
assistance from agencies
such as House of Hope before and will need to learn where
they may find help to combat food insecurity and possible

Carnevale di mARTin Committee members Nancy Wong and
Ben Masondo with foundation board member, Liz McKinley

With dozens of new clients showing up daily at each location
already, House of Hope is asking the public to help keep the
shelves stocked with nonperishable food donations. Photo
House of Hope administrative assistant, Jennifer Ortiz, by Tara Jacobs.
sanitizes shopping carts in-between each curbside pantry
service client. Photo by Tara Jacobs. Good Works on page 6

ArtsFest volunteers Darryl and Jennifer Brand with Arts
Foundation Chair Neil Capozzi

Photos provided by Arts Foundation of Martin County

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