OPEN ARMS FOOD PANTRY & PASTORIAL PRAYER
The FOCUS Food Pantry is a "choice" market,
offering those in need an opportunity to select food items such as canned goods, fresh produce, and meats. Pastors are on site to provide emotional and spiritual support.
The Food Pantry also provides home grocery delivery to several homebound residents.
OPEN Tuesdays & Wednesdays
10AM - 11:30AM
Join us at 9AM for devotion and coffee!
*Must arrive before 11:30AM to shop.
“This place, it’s more than just food. It brings culture to my life. It helps my wife, my kids…it’s made me stronger as a man. The food? That’s like the tip a waitress gets. The real gift is the way this place makes you feel. It inspires me.”
Michael, Food Pantry Client
EMERGENCY SERVICES
FOCUS offers emergency assistance to those who are in the midst of an emergency are having trouble paying life sustaining bills.
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OPEN Thursdays 10AM-2PM
HAMILTON THRIFT, BOUTIQUE & FURNITURE STORE AND ANNEX
Over 100 volunteers serve hundreds of hours each month to support each of the FOCUS ministries. Over 60 percent of the FOCUS budget is provided through revenue generated in the FOCUS Thrift, Boutique and Furniture Store and the recently added FOCUS Annex Thrift Store. Donations of furniture, clothing, and household items are repurposed and sold in each location. In addition to the revenue generated, the stores support families in emergency situations and numerous non-profit organizations. The remaining funds are generated through monthly and annual gifts from churches and individuals.
Just a few years ago, one local mother found herself at rock bottom: homeless, heartbroken, and separated from her three children. “I was living in my car,” she recalled. “I had lost custody of my kids. I didn’t know how I was going to make it.” But she never gave up. With faith in her heart and help from people who cared, the tide began to turn. One of those lifelines was FOCUS Ministries. Thanks to the support of FOCUS Emergency Services Volunteers, she found stable housing, and even more meaningful, she was reunited with her children. “We were saved by God’s grace and the wonderful people of FOCUS Ministries. I’m so thankful. This is our second chance and we’re not looking back.”
Emergency Services Client
HARRIS COUNTY "SPECIAL" STUDENTS JOB TRAINING AND SPECIAL OLYMPICS
The family center has been invited to host Special Olympics training for Harris County. Plans are to provide space for indoor volleyball, bocce ball, and other events. Plans are also underway for programs to provide stimulation and socialization to both high school and adult individuals with disabilities. Harris County special education students will continue job training in the thrift store and food pantry. Training will be added in the “Special Gifts Coffee Shop”.
CHILDRENS PROGRAM
PASTOR MEET AND GREET LUNCHEON - QUARTERLY
MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CELEBRATE RECOVERY
In partnership with Christ Community Church in Columbus, Georgia, and Reverend Bernard Ford, FOCUS plans to launch a “Celebrate Recovery” program. Ford is the pastor of New Saint Mathis African Methodist Episcopal Church in Louvale, Georgia, and holds a M.S. in Counseling Psychology and specialized training in Anger Management and Addiction Counseling.
OUR MINISTRIES
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