The Well at Sunnyside - Latest Blog Entries

Bread of Life Moves In

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:18:00 -0600

The Bread of Life ministry moved in to The Well today! The atmosphere was one of excitement as the B.O.L. team found their way around the kitchen and greeted their guests in their new home.

Check out the B.O.L. page on our website and learn more about this food distribution ministry.

Orval Anders is an active member of the Bread of Life team, attends Grace Community Church and enjoys participating in the weekly meal as well.

It WAS a WHITE Christmas!

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:56:00 -0600

You may not have known it, but it was a White Christmas - at the crossroads of Rt 41 and 35 it was anyway. Our friends at Crossroads Christian Church took it upon themselves to "TP" The Well and they collected enough toilet paper to pack the back of a pickup truck (and some of the cab too!)

Thank you Crossroads!

Servants of The Well take time to pose before unloading the truckload of toilet paper collected by our friends at Crossroads Christian Church.

If you have an idea for a special collection you'd like to do for The Well - have at it! We are always in need of personal care items (tooth paste, tooth brushes, soaps, shampoo, deoderant, and toilet paper.) We also tend to run short on children's clothing, bedding and towels.

Have a blessed day!

THE WELL supports Point In Time Homeless Count

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:48:00 -0600

If you are interested on making an impact on homelessness in our community - the join this year's Point in Time Homeless count on January 25th.

On Tuesday, January 25, 2011, from midnight to 11:59 p.m., volunteers across Ohio will count the homeless. This count is very important because it assists us to plan future services geared towards ending homelessness, understand changes in trends among homeless populations, comply with reporting requirements from funders, and justify the need for continued resources to aide the homeless.

The Fayette County Continuum of Care will conduct an orientation for any volunteers interested in helping with the Ohio Point-In-Time Count 2011: Everyone Counts! homeless count. You will learn about a volunteer’s basic duties, Point-In-Time Count methods, how to approach an individual, and how to obtain the necessary information for the count. Orientation will be held January 19, 2011, 12:00 P.M.
Community Action: 1400 U.S. Route 22 NW WCH, OH

Find more info by clicking on the links below and downloading the flyers:

Point in Time Count: Volunteer Info

Point in Time Count: Homeless Info

For more information, contact: Christina Blair at Community Action; cblair@cacfayettecounty.org; 740-335-7282

EVERYONE COUNTS!

WHS Basketball helps distribute food

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:27:00 -0600

The Washington High School boys basketball team showed up at The Well today for their pre-practice warm up! The players and coaches helped to unload and distrubute over 160 boxes of food.

The team and The Well partnered with Grace United Methodist Church, Unity Fellowship and The Knights of Columbus to purchase and distribute the food to families in Fayette County. C & J Auto partnered with the group by providing the U-Haul to pick up the food and bring it back to Washington CH.

Check out the Angel Food page on our web site for up to date information about the program and how it can help YOU and others stretch their food budget further during these challenging economic times.

Paper Plate Testimonies

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 06:59:00 -0600

The Well is participating with the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food Banks in collecting paper plate testimonies - where people accessing our services share their story by writing it on a paper plate.

Below are some of their stories. I have typed them exactly as they are written.

Mom died of cancer

I lost my job after 4 years of being an assistant mgr at a major hotel chain. My mom was given 2 wks to a month to live - she was dying of cancer. I came back home after a month of being with her & seeing her cross over to losing my car, struggling iwth bills, and having a hard time of paying my rent. Working as a waitress on a on-call basis. I had 2 years of good experience and when applying for a job - all you get told is that you ar over qualified. I'm having a real tuff time with the holiday coming - we just make the best with what we have.

Will the food last?

I have 3 small kids ages 9 yrs & under and my husband & I are expecting another baby in January Not a great idea I know but life happens. I often worry about how much food gets eaten in a days time because I'm afraid its not gonna last us as long as it needs too. I want to enjoy life and enjoy my kids being little but I find myself always stressed out just trying to survive EVERYDAY.

I work, but...

My name is R. and I work. But this helps me. thanks to every-one who contributes. I helps me provide clothes and extra things I can't provide because of my house payments & utility bills, and my husbands layoff.

Food or electricity?

I don't have enough money to pay rent, utility bills, & groceries. I have to decide whether to buy groceries that week or let a utility go for another week. Not on any assistance. Don't qualify because of income. A lot of people are working and unable to get any help and really need it to help get by week to week.

Past mistakes impacting today.

My husband has a felongy which he did make a mistake but he can now not find a job for 2 years now and he has always worked we have 2 kids and I dont work I get social security due to health reasons he does do side jobs when they come up for him Good Lord I wish someone would just give him a chance to show he is a good worker and a good person. I thank God for all the help we get.

Mother of two gets sick

I am a mother of two and I have struggled to put food on my table I have worked and got sick went on Social Security and I want a part time job, but there is none. So I rely on Food Stamps to feed my kids and I dont get enough for that. Please dont take help from the less fortunate.

Family of 9 lives together

I have a family of 9 people living in the same house my husband has a job an his grandfather get SSI and thats all the income we have. We use all of our sources to help with food such as welfare and food banks. WE have to use help with our bills from local churches and Community Action If we were all not living together it would be even mmore difficult to get our bills paid. Thanks you for listening BT.

There's someone who cares

Lost Job and Have a hard Time with the way The aconamy is. This Place and Place's like it helps us to feel like There's some one how cares.

Single mom

Hi my name is T. I have been a single mother raising my son on my own can't get any help by his dad and It seems like no one cares I have a child support case but I get nothing Im not working I got some health concerns that stop me From working so I get help from people just a family member I wish I could get this though some how Thank You

Young woman helps nieces and nephews

My name is B. and without this place and the People willing to help you we would all be in very difficlut place. I come to the well to get my nieces and nephews clothes cause their parents are worthless. My oldest nephew didn't have a backpack or school clothes to start school in until I came to The Well at Sunnyside. I just wanted to say think you for providing such a nice place to help out those in need. B.

Nine kids to care for

Hi, My name is B. and sometime I strugle Because I have 9 kid's living in my home and Have 13 Kid's at my house on the weekend's most of the time for a while I was the only one working tryen 2 take care of Bill's and every one. J. just got his job back that should help a little. Thank you for the services you provide. B.

Pray Everyday!

We always have to worry about weather or not that if we have enough money for food and to pay the bills. Wondering how we are going to get a new place to live and weather or not my kids are warm. jobs are hard to find and let alone finding a house. But we try and do the best we can. Pray Everyday!

In and out of doctor every day

My name is PB and RP why we come here is because were in Bad health and we can not get no help we only get $115 a month to take are of everything were are in and out of doctors every day. And there no Job to fine.

Kinda homeless

I am fine just hop house to house every night. Kinda homeless, no job but trying.

Need help with medicine

We need more help with medaisne you no it is heard to be on low income and if it was for the well being heard I wont not no what to do I have back surger and Im in so much pain But some time I need help with my Bills and I can't get help and that

These are just a handful of the stories that are out there. We'll continue to post more paper plate testimonies as we receive them.

Poem by a Friend of The Well

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:32:00 -0500

This poem was written by one of our friends at The Well and shared with us today.

Full Well

When we stumble, sometimes falter,

Jesus is our well, that's full of water.

He'll forgive us of our sin,

only if we let him in.

This Full Well, will never run dry,

Take of it, and you'll see why.

By: Bonnie Mathias

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:29:00 -0600

Web site launched!

We are launching our web site! Thanks to the free services available at grassroots.org, The Well is able to have a quality web site and no cost!

If you have suggestions for our web site, send us an email and let us know.