What’s new at the Baldwin Center:

The sorting area and the lobby of the Clothing Closet were recently renovated thanks to the help of United Way, City Year and Panera Bread.
Maplegrove Center began teaching an eight week substance abuse prevention workshop to students in the after school program.

Statistics for February:

The Family Kitchen served 3,138 lunches, 775 homeless breakfasts and 441 dinners were served to students in the afterschool program. A total of 4,354 meals were prepared.
The Clothes Closet had 1,257 clients, including 10 from HAVEN (the local domestic violence shelter) and five visits from local substance abuse rehabilitation facilities.
13 mothers received diapers; two families were helped with baby furniture; and four newborn layettes were distributed to young families.
22 clients cleaned 91 loads of laundry in our washers and dryers.
We celebrated 12 birthdays in the Family Kitchen; one woman was provided with feminine hygiene products; 70 people received warm hats and gloves; and 23 showers were provided.
12 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings were held.
Several people attended an anger management class.
176 low-income seniors received commodity food packages delivered to their home.
Over $21,000 was distributed and 29 families were prevented from becoming homeless with the federal HPRP program. Assistance provided included payments for utility shutoffs, deposits, moving expenses and eviction notices.
Over 60 children were enrolled in the after-school program with average daily attendance of 26. One day there were 43 students.
Children in the after school program were offered programming during winter break. Activities included a field trip to the bowling alley and a small construction project.
271 volunteers contributed 1,255 hours of service at Baldwin.
Five people attended the monthly open house in the middle of a snow storm!
The youth in the after school program prepared and served a Valentine Dinner for their parents. They also made gifts to show their love.

Non-Financial Needs:

Popular fiction paperback books for our table in the kitchen where guests can gather reading material.
Laundry detergent for the “Lighten Your Load” program.
Socks for the Clothing Closet.

Coming in March:

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital will be offering mammograms to women who are uninsured.
The adult education/GED program will be re-launched.
The census bureau will be on site to answer questions.
April’s open house is Saturday the 10th from 12-1 pm. All are invited!

Recruiting For Office Manager Position

Do you want to be part of a team that is committed to helping those in need? Do you have great organizational skills and experience working in an office? Then this might be the right opportunity for you. The Baldwin Center is seeking to hire a dynamic, caring and highly-organized person as its next office manager. For further information see the job description: www.baldwincenter.org/documents/officemanager2010.pdf .