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Westside CARES

Westside CARES Welcomes it's 22nd Member Church
The newest church to join the Westside CARES community of faith and service is the Pikes Peak Metropolitan Community Church. We welcome the generous hearts and willing spirits of the members of the Pikes Peak Metropolitan Community Church as we work together to ease the hardships of our neighbors and expand our love and compassion for each other in these difficult times.
For more information see the March 2009 Newsletter.

New Clothing Closet Open at Pikes Peak United Methodist Church
In a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sunday, March 15, 2009, Pikes Peak United Methodist Church (2927 W. Pikes Peak Ave.) officially opened the newest component of Westside CARES. Says Rev. Rick Carpenter of PPUMC, "The purpose of this clothes closet is to supplement the Goodwill clothing vouchers ($5,000 per month, which usually run out after two weeks) and continue to meet the work and school clothing needs of our neighbors -- adults, families and children."
For more on this story see the March 2009 Newsletter.

Special Projects

  • Old Colorado City CARES Week, March 23 - 29, 2009
    Spend some time in Old Colorado City and help support Westside CARES. See March 2009 newletter
  • ArtWalk CARES, First Fridays, April - December 2009
    Drop off some non-perishable food items while visiting these fabulous galleries and help stock the Westside CARES food pantries. See March 2009 newletter

Seasonal Projects

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Our Mission is… to draw different faith communities together, in mutual support, for our shared work of helping our neighbors in need. We work to honor the commandment "Honor your neighbor as yourself."
Our Resources are… the shared commitment of our member churches through volunteers, funds, goods, governance, and prayer. The good will, material support, and respect of many philanthropic entities. Connections and good relationships with many other organizations in our community. Growing relationships with businesses and individuals in our community who appreciate and support our efforts. Valuable insights from and alliances with our neighbors in need. This support allows us to provide resources of food, financial and medical assistance, seasonal needs, referrals and support to our homeless and working poor neighbors here on the west side of Colorado Springs.
Our Efforts helped… homeless and working poor families last year by providing: rent assistance for 134 households; almost 4,100 bus passes; clothing vouchers for 2,145 men, women and children; utility assistance for 594 households through Project COPE; 135,228 meals through our 4 church-based food pantries plus an additional 21,965 pounds of USDA Commodity distribution through the Trinity UMC Pantry; 4,523 hot meals served; 301 prescriptions filled; 82 exams and 82 pairs of eyeglasses; 47 children immunized; 400 backpacks filled with school supplies, 220 Thanksgiving Baskets; and finally 52 families had a brighter Christmas through our Christmas Adopt-A-Family program. This was accomplished with 16,851 volunteer hours.
Our Concern is… that the fabric of our society is damaged when an increasing number of our neighbors cannot meet their basic needs for food, shelter, clothes. People of faith understand that this is both an individual's and a community's spiritual crisis.
Your Help… is critical to our success - as an organization and as a community. Please contact us to learn more about how you, your congregation, your company or your organization can help.
Westside CARES located: 1930 West Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80904
Phone: (719) 389-0759 - Fax: (719) 475-8949 - E-Mail: wecares@qwestoffice.net
revised: 3/27/2009