What can we do to help during the virus shut-downs?

We have had many calls, texts, emails and in-person offers to help us through this difficult time. THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF US!
WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING CLOTHING, TEXTILES OR HOUSEHOLD DONATIONS AT THIS TIME. Please hold them for us until things improve!
Here is a list of our needs:

THIS week:
Spaghetti Sauce - Greatest Need!
Macaroni and Cheese
Pasta - Any kind
Mixes - Brownie, Muffin, Cookie or Cake
Baby WIpes
Dishwashing Liquid
Laundry Detergent
Canned Fruit
Ranch Dressing
Soup
Mayonnaise

STAPLE NEEDS:

• Food - ANY KIND AT ALL - See specific list below
• Paper Products - ANY KIND AT ALL
• New bed pillows (we do not accept used pillows)
• Toothbrushes (to replace after illness)
• ANY cleaning products to rid homes of germs
• Towels, kitchen, hand, bath, washcloths and rags for cleaning
• Plastic gloves
• Clorox
• Funds
  • To help with rent for people who have had to stay home from hourly wage jobs to care for their children - most especially single family households
  • To help with utlities for the same reason above
  • To help with car payments and gas
  • To purchase food at the food bank for reduced cost
  • To purchase the food for kids at home at risk that are on free and reduced lunch programs from Meijer and Kroger
  • To purchase fresh foods to increase healthy eating

Carmel Summer Lunch Needs

• Crackers - butter cracker, saltines -- any kind!
• Spaghetti Sauce
• Pineapple
• Applesauce
• Bags of Pretzels

• Foods - WE ARE PROVIDING FOR A WEEK OF  FOOD FOR ALL OF HAMILTON COUNTY and THOSE IN ZIP CODES 46240 AND 46260 FAMILIES IN NEED!

  • Any canned items - VEGETABLES, SOUPS,  MEAT,  FRUIT, CANNED PASTA
  • Beans - DRIED or CANNED - ANY Kind (People like Black Beans the Best!)
  • Diapers size 5 and 6
  • mac and cheese cups and boxes
  • canned pasta meals 
  • chicken noodle soup ANY
  • crackers - any kind
  • cereal - boxes and or individual cups kids can make themselves
  • applesauce pouches or ANY FRUIT CUP
  • shelf stable milk - ANY KIND
  • boxed rice side dish
  • boxed noodle dish
  • laundry deteregent
  • tissues
  • ANY MIX - Cake, cookie, buscuit, brownie, muffin, pancake, scone ANY
  • Powdered, brown or white sugar
  • shampoo
  • diaper ointment
  • BABY WIPES - NEED VERY MUCH!!
  • TOILET PAPER - We realize you may need this too, so only give after you care for yourself
  • THERE IS NO GROCERY ITEM WE DO NOT WANT! 

 

• ADDITIONALLY - We are now preparing to feed children on Free and Reduced Lunches in Carmel Schools that register for Summer Lunch Assistance. It looks as though we will be feeding about 300 children PER WEEK! We are going to need your help, physically, financially and all your food donations!

We are very grateful to ALL of you for your generous donations! They have been flowing with with rapidity and love! 

Please send amazon, sams club, target, walmart of any groceries address to:

• • Merciful HELP Center
  • Attn: Jayne Slaton
  • 1045 West 146th St. Suite A
  • Carmel, IN 46032

• OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

• Volunteer for Food Pantry Service on the volunteer tab /ongoing-opportunities
• Get on the list to deliver food https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c4eafad2da5f94-help
• Get on the list to make a meal by emailing Kathleen Welch at kgw163@aol.com
• Go to a ministry training and become part of our team! /ongoing-opportunities
• HELP with Carmel Summer Lunchs - COMING SOON!
• Give Blood - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c4eafad2da5f94-blood / olmc1.org/blood-drives