SACRED HEART CATHOLIC MISSION INCORPORATED

SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM:THIS WAS A FOUR WEEK PROGRAM THAT EDUCATED AND ACCOMPANIED 29 CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6-12. IT WAS A DAILY PROGRAM MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FROM 8AM TO 5PM. EXTRA HOURS CARE WAS PROVIDED FOR A COST. THE DAY INCLUDED BREAKFAST, WARM LUNCH, AND 2 SNACKS. THE MORNINGS WERE DEDICATED FOR ACADEMICS WHICH INCLUDED MATH, VOCABULARY, SCIENCE, LANGUAGE SKILLS AND COMPUTER LAB. THE AFTERNOONS WERE SCHEDULED FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS, COMPUTER GAMES, SWIMMING AND GAMES.SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMP:THE BASKETBALL CAMP RAN FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS FROM 8:15AM TO 12:00PM. IT WAS ATTENDED BY THE 29 CHILDREN IN THE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM AND AN ADDITIONAL 7 CHILDREN FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE BASKETBALL PROGRAM WAS ASSISTED BY HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE VOLUNTEERS.SUMMER BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT:THIS PROGRAM WAS DIRECTED FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OVER TWO CONSECUTIVE SATURDAYS. VOLUNTEER COACHES FROM THE LOCAL SCHOOLS PROVIDED THE MENTORING/COACHING. CHURCH MEMBERS PROVIDED THE SUPERVISION AND REFEREEING OF THE TOURNAMENT GAMES. THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ATTENDED THE GAMES IN SACRED HEART'S GYM.

FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS:THE FOOD PANTRY WAS UPDATED AS WELL AS THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD WHICH SERVED 1,250 FAMILIES EACH MONTH. THROUGH INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS OF THE RECIPIENTS THE ORGANIZATION WAS ABLE TO MATCH THEIR HEALTH NEEDS WITH FOOD DONATIONS. THE LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH IS DESIGNATED FOR FOOD PICK UP. MOST OF THE INDIVIDUALS ARE AT POVERTY OR BELOW POVERTY INCOMES, 90% OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM ARE SENIOR CITIZENS ON FIXED INCOMES. OTHER FOOD IS DISPENSED DURING EMERGENCIES AND WALK ON REQUESTS. THE FOOD CONSISTS OF NON-PERISHABLE STAPLES, BUTTER, CHEESE, FRESH VEGETABLES AND FROZEN FOODS. THROUGH COORDINATION WITH THE FOOD BANKS AND GROCERY STORES THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CHICKEN AND BEEF FOR THE FAMILIES.