Beatitude House in Warren needs your help! We are looking for someone to volunteer some time to assist our receptionist. Duties include answering the phone, filing, accepting donations, etc. We also need help with activities for our children. Sr. Carla, our child advocate has some great activities planned but can use a hand (or two) to help put those plans into action.
If your interested in helping out please contact Betty Clarke, our Volunteer Coordinator at 330-744-3147. Thank you!!
About 20 children are registered to attend the summer camp at A House of Blessing in Warren. The camp is the result of a collaboration between Beatitude House and UMADAOP (Urban Minority Alcohol & Durg Addiction Outreach Program). Activities planned range from arts and crafts to educational activities and self-esteem building exercises. Activites will be held both outside and inside.
The children (and moms) at A House of Blessing in Warren are enjoying art classes on Tuesday mornings with retired teacher, turned Beatitude House volunteer Carol Gallo. Carol wanted to work to work with the children at Beatitude House and decided to provide an art class once a week. Child Advocate, Sr. Carla Rutter said "The art classes are a hit with both the children and moms."
The 20th annual Hacker's Charity Golf Outing will take on Saturday July 24, 2010 at Bedford Trails Golf Course in Lowellville. The 9am shotgun start includes 18 holes with cart, donuts & coffee, lunch and dinner with beer and pop all day. There are door prizes and raffles too!
The event is sponsored by Joe Vivacqua and Window World and all proceeds go to Beatitude House.
An Eagle Scout Project provides the opportunity for a scout to demonstrate leadership of others while performing a project for the benefit of the community. When planning his Eagle Scout Project, Brandon Brown decided to help Beatitude House Green Clean. Brandon is building 12 lockers for the employee/owners of Beatitude House Green Clean. The lockers will enable the women to be more organized and have a secured place for their belongings.
Brandon is planning on installing the lockers on July 17th!
Beatitude House has teamed up with the Urban Minority Alcohol and Drug Addiction Outreach Program to offer a summer camp for children living at Beatitude House and the surrounding neighborhood. The camp will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays from June 28 through Aug. 23. The camp is open to children ages 5-12. The camp is free but registrations will be held on a first-come, first-served basis with approximately 25 slots available.
The collaboration with UMADAOP means the camp will reach even more children in need of summer activities. The outreach program approached Beatitude House about collaborating because UMADAOP already was planning a summer camp but needed a facility. UMADAOP will provide the activities, which will include energizers and ice-breakers, arts and crafts, games and educational activities centered around themes such as self-esteem, hygiene and cleanliness, personal safety, being healthy and conflict resolution. Beatitude House will provide a nutritious meal or snack each day of camp and also will offer 90-minute karate lessons or music lessons after camp ends at 3 p.m.
Registration for the summer camp will be held at 10 a.m. Monday June 21 at Beatitude House, 1370 Tod Ave. N.W., Warren. The free camp is open to children ages 5 to 12, and will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays from June 28 through Aug. 23. For more information, call Sister Carla Rutter at 330-399-1971.
Congratulations to Rachael Hernan who graduated from Youngstown State University in May with a degree in Professional Writing and Editing. Rachael has been an assistant child adovcate at Beatitude House since the summer of 2009. Even though she plans to pursue a Master's degree at Cleveland State University in the fall, she hopes to arrange her school schedule to leave time to spend with the children at Beatitude House.
Youngstown State University student, Kristy Marree is completing a summer internship with the Child Adovcacy program in Warren. Kristy is majoring in Family and Consumer Studies at YSU and has been a joy to work with according to Sr. Carla Rutter, Child Advocate in Warren. Kristy has arranged for three families with children ages 19-35 months to attend the Music & Movement program at the Warren Public Library. She is also looking to do some one on one or small group reading with the children.
On Sunday June 13, about 70 men, women and children from Greenford Christian Church celebrated a Day of Service to the community and spent almost three hours volunteering at Beatitude House in Youngstown. The theme of the day was "Church is a Verb." From the littlest hands washing windows and planting flowers, to men and women mulching flowerbeds and painting meeting rooms and hallways, there was not a minute to spare in accomplishing tasks for the day. Despite constant threats of rain, everyone stayed busy. Just as everyone was beginning to finish up, a short burst of gentle rain showered down God's blessings on everyone.
From the outside to the inside Beatitude House received a new look
