TREE OF LIFE MINISTRY

FOOD PANTRY AND FREE HOT MEAL PROGRAM THE WARM WELCOME FOOD PANTRY IS OPEN 4 DAYS A WEEK, 50 WEEKS A YEAR, AND AVERAGES 190 FAMILIES THAT SIGN IN EACH DAY. IN 2019, OVER 560,000 POUNDS OF GROCERIES AND 100,000 POUNDS OF NON-GROCERY ITEMS DEODORANT, TOOTHPASTE, EXT. WERE DISTRIBUTED. TWO COOKS PREPARE 300 TO 350 MEALS EACH DAY, SERVING OVER 52,000 FREE HOT LUNCHES DURING THE YEAR. FOR HOLIDAYS A SPECIAL EFFORT IS MADE TO ASSIST IMPOVERISHED FAMILES IN CELEBRATING, AND 600 TO 700 COMPLETE MEALS ARE SERVED ON EACH OF 3 HOLIDAYS.

CLOTHING DISTRIBUTION ALL CLOTHING AND FURNITURE IS DONATED TO TREE OF LIFE, AND MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH TWO PARTS OF THE PROGRAM. THE FIRST IS A THRIFT SHOP WHOSE INCOME PAYS FOR THE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OF THIS PROGRAM. TRIBAL LEADERS ASKED THAT WE AVOID HUMILIATING ITS PEOPLE AND GIVE THEM A BUYING-EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN A BEGGING-EXPERIENCE, WHICH WE DO THROUGH A BARGAIN PRICED THRIFT SHOP. HOWEVER, TO ASSIST THE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, THE RESIDENTS OF 2 FAMILY SHELTERS, ANYONE WHO HAS SUFFERED LOSS BY FIRES, AND FAMILIES WITH NO INCOME, WE ALSO HAVE A METHOD OF FREE DISTRIBUTION OF CLOTHING SO THAT NO ONE GOES WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. OPEN 200 DAYS EACH YEAR, ON AVERAGE 110 FAMILIES PER DAY ARE ASSISTED.