Thanksgiving Gift Cards for Wellroot
Decatur First will be partnering with Wellroot again this Thanksgiving! This year, instead of Thanksgiving baskets, Wellroot has asked to collect gift cards. These cards will be shared with the families they serve, so that they can purchase their own Thanksgiving meals according to their own customs, traditions, and tastes.Gift cards should be in the amount of $25 or $50, and they are specifically asking for Kroger, Wal-Mart, or Visa gift cards. Gift cards should be brought to the church by Sunday, November 17 and can be given to Laura or dropped off at the business office. Thank you for your support of this ministry!
Roys Toys
We are excited to partner with the City of Decatur for another year of A Season of Giving. Here is how you can get involved:
Shop
1. Complete this on-line form to reserve your list that you can either pick up in person or have emailed to you
2. Find the Roy’s Toys team on Wednesdays at Café Decatur (starting 10/30) or on Sunday mornings (starting 11/3) in the lobby of the church (2nd floor near the elevator)
Make a donation
Donate to the Roy’s Toys designated fund and our volunteer shoppers will do the shopping for you! Make a Donation
Volunteer
If you would like to volunteer to help the Roy’s Toys Team, please email Laura Baker at lcaker6981@aol.com or Tracy Frost at frostgirls3@gmail.com for more info.
Angel Tree
Angel Tree supports children of incarcerated parents by helping them feel connected and remembered by their parent at Christmas. Decatur First is sponsoring Christmas presents for 30 children this year. If you are interested in sponsoring a child through this ministry, you can sign up online here or pick up an angel off the tree in the hall on the second floor. Wrapped gifts need to be returned to the Fellowship Hall by December 8. For more information, contact Robin Rock at bubbarock@bellsouth.net.
If you'd like to support this ministry financially, please click here.
Food Drive
Save the date for a food drive on December 8!
Clothing Donations Needed!
Our friends at First Baptist Church of Decatur are collecting donations of clothing and shoes for our neighbors in need. This is the only free clothing room in the city of Decatur, and they are running low on clothing! If you have work or casual clothes and/or shoes (in decent condition) to donate, you may drop them off at the First Baptist Church office Monday through Thursday between 9:30 am and 4:30 pm and Fridays between 9:30 and noon. Thank you for supporting this vital ministry!
“Welcome Home” Baskets for Wellroot
Decatur First is collecting "Welcome Home" baskets for folks at Wellroot moving into transitional housing. If you'd like to sign up to provide a basket, please click here .You'll be provided a list of what should go into the baskets once you sign up.
Hagar’s House
As part of Decatur Cooperative Ministry (DCM), Hagar’s House offers emergency night shelter and assessment to homeless families with children. The 5-room 30-bed shelter provides safe, comfortable accommodations for up to 90 days. While enrolled, families have access to daily showers, a tech center, laundry facilities, and two meals a day.
DFUMC commits several weeks a year to providing dinner meal delivery to the residents of Hagar's House.
Participating is easy: signup for a date and call the Hagar's House hotline in the morning for the current resident count. You can prepare the meal yourself or use a local restaurant that offers delivery. Plan to have the food & drinks dropped off by 5:30pm and Hagar's House takes care of the rest!
Wellroot
What do the children, young adults, and foster families need? Friends.
Joining Wellroot's Family Friends is a way you can volunteer with Wellroot Family Services to provide wrap-around support services and resources to children, youth, and families in our programs.
HOW DO FAMILY FRIENDS HELP?
Collect needed items for new moms and their babies
Make an apartment a home for young adults transitioning from foster care to independent living
Provide a family new linens and kitchen supplies for their apartment
Deliver meals when new mothers are sleep-deprived, when a foster family gets a new placement, or when children are reunified with their parents
Volunteer in our Resource Rooms, help families select clothes and essential items
Learn more about being a Wellroot Family Friend.
Contact Sharon Brewer at sbrewer@wellroot.org or 404-327-5832 for more information or click here to apply as a Family Friend volunteer!
DCM
The Decatur Cooperative Ministry is looking for new volunteers and has lots of different ways you can get involved! Fill out the application below to getting started.
Afghan Support
The American-Afghan Alliance of Georgia continues to support Afghan families arriving in Atlanta after being airlifted out of Afghanistan. Please contact Jill Jordan at Jilldpj@gmail.com if you can donate any of these needed household items:
Older sewing machines (they don’t have to be in working order)
Rugs, any size
Pressure cookers, new or used (these do need to be in working order)
To learn more about what this organization does, please visit their website. They are looking for volunteers!
Sunday Morning Bus Drivers Needed!
Decatur First is ready to bring back the Sunday morning bus ministry that was lost during the pandemic. Four or five volunteers are needed to serve one Sunday a month, to help folks in assisted living facilities that need transportation to and from church. It’s a remarkably easy way to make a huge difference in someone’s life, and you do not need a special CDL license to do it. Contact Daniel Kasbohm for more information- dkasbohm@decaturfirst.org.
DEAM
Decatur-Area Emergency Assistance Ministry (DEAM) is Looking for volunteers during the week! Folks are needed to:
Work in the pantry
Work in office (minimal computer skills, answering phones, etc.)
Guide people as they go thorough the pantry
Help restock on Wednesdays
Most Jobs are 8:30-11:30am on Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri, with Wednesday as a re-stock day.
Call Linda Nalley 404-786-5643 for more info, or sign up to be a volunteer at
https://www.deamdecatur.org/volunteers
