Fervent charity
1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
I. Develop a list of local charities.
- A. Google search “list of charities” city state
- i. Sort list by type of charity
- a. Food banks
- b. Visit the sickness
- 1. Institutions
- 2. Private homes
- c. Clean up areas
- d. Emergency assistance
- e. Justice
- ii. Record names and contact information
- i. Sort list by type of charity
- B. Homeschooling families and groups and private schools
- C. Prisons and jails and families
- D. Refuges and Homes
- i. Unwed mothers
- ii. Battered and abused
- iii. McDonald house type
- E. Caregivers, and hospitals
- F. Recovery programs, AA, drugs etc
II. Contact, find out and record information:
- A. When they meet – How often
- i. Scheduled events
- B. Where activities take place
- C. What their goals are
- D. Meet with the heads of those charities
- i. Other workers with Group
- ii. Other volunteers and contacts with Group
- iii. Develop relationships
- E. Find out what they need most
- i. What type of services and aid do they need
- a. What are the qualifications and skills
- ii. Form strategies to provide what they need.
- iii. What materials, equipment and goods do they need
- a. When, amounts, quality checks...
- iii. What materials, equipment and goods do they need
- i. What type of services and aid do they need
III. Develop a list of people that want to assist the community charities or individual
- A. Make a list of volunteers
- i. What are their skills and resources
- ii. Availability
- iii. Resources
IV. Coordinate volunteers and aid to charities and institutions
- A. Sync the assistance of those who want to help with those who need help
- i. This may require training and preparation
- ii. Make list of important hints and helps (do and don'ts) for each charity
- A. Sync the assistance of those who want to help with those who need help
- B. Resources for materials and goods.
- C. Follow up with feed back from volunteers
- i. Connect volunteers as teams and fellowships
- D. Inform the resources of distribution of goods and services
E. Organize visitors of sick and shut ins to provide continuous connection
- F. Organize assistance for activities for home schoolers
- G. Connect emergency workers with volunteers
- i. Classes, training, field trips