Our giving tree is up in the foyer. We are collecting warm socks, hats, gloves, scarves, etc. Please place them directly on the boughs of the tree. All donations will be given to the Wayside Center to benefit Elgin’s homeless population.
To give you an idea as to the impact the Wayside Center has on the Elgin Commununity, here are last years numbers on how they helped and positively impacted the area's homeless community.
WAYSIDE CENTER 2010
Annual Numbers
Homeless Served
- Meals – 11,944
- Clients – average 28/day
- Counseling Appointments – 916
- Decisions for Christ – 28
Community Outreach
- Clothing items distributed – 3,521
- Holiday meals – 500
- People receiving furniture – 41
- Christmas presents to needy children – 440
Discipleship
- Mentors trained – 15
- Bible studies held – 629
- Discipleship house participants – 11
- Volunteers who served – 210
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