2022 Outreach Impact Summary

St. John’s Outreach’s impact is best measured in actions, not words. Here is some of what we accomplished in 2022:

• Monthly “Blue Bag” food collections supported the Community Food Council
• Spring and fall clothing drives for Gerald J. Ryan Outreach in Wyandanch helped families and homeless men
• Christmas “Adopt-a-Family” program, in partnership with the Youth and Family Counseling Agency of Oyster Bay/East Norwich, provided Christmas gifts for 3 families from their personal “wish lists”
• St. John’s Day Camp volunteers read with the children, played games, did art and music projects, and helped at the picnic
• Volunteers served at Community Solidarity’s food share in Huntington Station
• St. Matthias Committee held a successful movie night fundraiser in July and maintained regular contact to provide encouragement and support to our partner school (despite not currently being able to travel to Haiti)
• Matching grants for Ukraine Relief and Hurricane Relief leveraged our collective resources and offered parishioners a constructive way to help
• Volunteers distributed food and gifts at Housing Help's Three Kings Day Event in Huntington Station
• Financial grants totaling $60,627 supported our community partners:

Camp DeWolfe
Community Food Council
Community Solidarity
Eastern Farm Workers
Family Service League (Huntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative, Manor Field After School Program, Lockwood Preschool)
Gerald J. Ryan Outreach Center
Housing Help
International Rescue Committee (Ukraine Relief)
Save the Children (Ukraine Relief)
St. John’s Day Camp
St. George’s Food Pantry (Hempstead)
St. Matthias Fellowship (Deslandes, Haiti)
Tri-Community Youth AgencyYouth and Family Counseling Agency of Oyster Bay and East Norwich

• The Outreach Steering Committee met monthly and worked diligently to further Outreach goals and mission. Each member of the committee is responsible for nurturing relationships with community partners, staying abreast of current needs and conditions, and maintaining regular contact. The OSC provides support to St. John’s ministry leaders and committees and does significant homework to enable mission-focused decisions about how best to use Outreach funds.

St. John’s Ministry Chairs/Contacts:

Camp DeWolfe —George Lindsay
Community Solidarity — Warren Mazek, Laura Swiggett
Community Food Council — Susie Fairchild, Ellen Hatch
Eastern Farm Workers — Warren Mazek, Frank Gundersen
Family Service League — Nancy Cashin, Deb Cortes (HIHI)
Gerald J. Ryan Outreach — Ellen Hatch
Housing Help — Laura Swiggett
St. John’s Day Camp — Kerith Freidberg
St. George’s Food Pantry — Frank Gundersen
St. Matthias Fellowship — Peter Charles, Heather Spehr
Tri-Community Youth Agency (TriCYA) — Gideon Pollach
Upholding Humanity — Gideon Pollach, Laura Swiggett
Youth and Family Counseling Agency of OB/EN (YFCA) — Mary Gay Townsend, Nancy Cashin