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BASIC NEEDS SERVICES
Providing sustenance and support for low-income and homeless individuals and families
Hot Lunch
Emergency Food Pantry
Market Place
Showers
Laundry
Emergency Assistance
Affordable Housing
Holiday Programs
Adult Basic Literacy
Computer Skills Training
Ambassador Program
Nurses' Clinic
Wellness Classes
Women's Club of Pigtown
Men's Chess Club
Narcotics Anonymous
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Hot Lunch
Paul's Place serves a hearty, nutritious meal five days a week for anyone in need. Paul's Place began solely as a soup kitchen, and the number of meals served each year has grown steadily in 27 years of service. In FY10, Paul's Place served more than 80,000 meals – double the number of meals served in 2000. Our emphasis on nutrition ensures that our Hot Lunch guests eat at least one balanced meal a day. Our Hot Lunch program opens the doors to other opportunities for our neighbors in need – in FY10 67% of Hot Lunch guests accessed other programs Paul's Place offered.
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Emergency Food Pantry
In partnership with the Department of Social Services and the Maryland Food Bank, Paul's Place distributed nearly 1,200 boxes of food through the emergency pantry. The food is provided to individuals and families that cannot afford to buy groceries. Paul's Place also distributes bread, produce, and non-perishable food to our Hot Lunch guests; expanded food storage space, completed during renovations, has increased our capacity to provide food for families to prepare at home.
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Market Place
The Market Place (formerly the Clothing Bank) at Paul's Place is open three days a week for community members to shop for gently-used clothing for themselves and their families at no cost. The redesigned Market Place, opened in October 2006, has clothing and display racks and a waiting area that give it the look and feel of a department store, complete with a designated clothing sorting area for volunteers. The changes to the Market Place improve the experience of shopping for our guests and enable us to serve more shoppers a day. In FY10, the Market Place was open for nearly 4,700 shopping visits.
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Showers
Community members who lack access to hot water, showers, or toiletries can shower five days a week, in the mornings before Hot Lunch and in the afternoons before the after-school programs start. Paul's Place provides towels, soap, shampoo, razors, shaving cream, toothbrushes, and toothpaste. In FY10, over 800 community members took showers in our safe and secure environment.
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Laundry
Paul's Place volunteers will wash up to four loads of laundry per week for a family, in exchange for one hour of volunteer service. The laundry service volunteer washes, dries, and folds the clothing for our guests at no cost. In FY10, volunteers washed nearly 1,200 loads of laundry for community members.
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Emergency Assistance
Paul's Place provides emergency assistance to prevent eviction or utility cut-offs in partnership with the Fuel Fund of Maryland, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Baltimore Gas & Electric. In FY10, Paul's Place maintained its emergency utility assistance program for the first and third Fridays of the month serving residents of the 21223 and 21230 zip codes. Over 100 evictions and over 140 utility cut-offs were prevented in FY10.
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Affordable Housing
Paul's Place is partnering with Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity to purchase and renovate or rebuild houses on our block of Ward Street in order to address the need for truly affordable housing options in our gentrifying neighborhood. With Ward Street Stabilization funds raised through The Campaign for Paul's Place, Paul's Place has helped Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity acquire properties for renovation. To date, 10 new homeowners have moved to our block as a result of this unique partnership.
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Holiday Programs
Paul's Place serves a traditional turkey dinner and invites the entire community to join our Thanksgiving celebration. In FY10, Paul's Place served nearly 300 Thanksgiving dinners on the Friday after Thanksgiving Day. Paul's Place also distributes baskets filled with traditional holiday foods, including a turkey or ham, and bags of food during the Thanksgiving and winter holidays. In FY10, Paul's Place distributed 120 Thanksgiving baskets and 220 holiday baskets. In addition, Paul's Place offers a Holiday Gift Shop at no cost. In December, adults have the opportunity to "shop" for gifts for their children, and children make gifts for their parents. In FY10, 120 families participated in the annual Holiday Gift Shop; the Gift Shop provided holiday items for 232 adults and 363 children.
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Adult Basic Literacy
Paul's Place began partnering with the South Baltimore Learning Center in October 2006 to offer adult basic literacy classes. The South Baltimore Learning Center teaches pre-GED and GED preparation classes two days per week. In FY10, 52 adults completed 40 hours or more of their required coursework and had the opportunity to spend up to 20% of class time in our computer lab, using the computers to further their literacy skills.
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Computer Skills Training
In November 2006, Paul's Place opened a 24-station computer lab. The computer lab is open daily and is staffed by our Computer Lab Assistant. In FY10 there was an average of 31 daily computer lab visits and nearly 7,000 total annual visits. Paul's Place also provides basic and intermediate computer classes in six-week long sessions. In FY10, approximately 30 learners participated in the formal computer classes.
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Ambassador Program
Paul's Place's Ambassador Program offers unemployed adults, recovering addicts, individuals with limited employability, and senior citizens opportunities to increase their self-esteem, responsibility, and skills for employment while responding to the needs of Paul's Place and the community. Ambassador Volunteers are assigned jobs appropriate to their abilities, including greeting guests, serving lunch, organizing donated clothing, cleaning the building inside and out, and assisting with mailings. Each hour worked earns points toward essential bill payment (groceries, utilities, or rent). In FY10, 49 Ambassador Volunteers contributed more than 22,000 hours to Paul's Place.
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Nurses' Clinic
Nurses from the University Of Maryland School Of Nursing offer basic health screenings and health counseling for uninsured and homeless community members. The Baltimore City Health Department also offers free HIV and STD testing on-site. The Nurses' Clinic is open one day per week during Hot Lunch, and anyone needing follow-up or specialized treatment is referred to People's Community Health Center at Open Gates or another health care provider. In FY07, renovations to the Nurses' Clinic created more spaces for private health conversations. The Nurse's Clinic received over 800 guests in FY10.
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Wellness Classes
A yoga instructor offers an adult wellness class each week in our Wellness Room. The classes are adapted each week to the fitness level of the participants. Paul's Place also offers physical education for children and youth in our after-school programs, including specific instruction in hip hop dance, aikido, and gymnastics.
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Women's Club of Pigtown
The Women's Club of Pigtown (formerly the Women's Support Group) meets weekly to share their personal successes and, together, work through difficult problems in their lives to find positive, attainable solutions. The Women go on at least one outing each month, make the centerpieces for Paul's Place's dining room, and do other arts projects while supporting each other in successes and through challenges. In FY07, with the completion of a new conference room, the Women's Club has a private meeting space; more women attend regularly now, and their conversations are more open and personal in this safe space. In FY10, 32 women participated in the Women's Club of Pigtown.
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Men's Chess Club
Men from the community meet weekly to play chess and talk about successes and challenges in their lives. The Chess Club began meeting in October 2006 and is led by our Ambassador Volunteer Coordinator, who listens carefully for needs expressed by the men and helps connect them to resources at Paul's Place and in the community. In FY10, 6 men participated in the Men's Chess Club.
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Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous meetings, organized entirely by community members, are held once a week on Sunday. Members share their successes and challenges in overcoming addiction and living drug-free lives and learn about additional resources at Paul's Place and in the community. In FY10, approximately 23 recovering addicts participated in Narcotics Anonymous meetings each week.
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