WAFCDC CORE SERVICES
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We Are Family CDC is known for providing services to under-served families, youth, and individuals in the Memphis and Shelby County communities. The services include Adult Mentoring & Training, Hunger Relief, Social Advocacy, Financial Literacy Training, Life Skills, Food Distribution, Job & Career Readiness, and Linkage to Existing Services.
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ADULT MENTORING PROGRAMThe League of Extra-Ordinary People (LOEP) is a Spiritual-Based Outreach Pilot Project. It consists of a collective league of men and women who have endured and overcome life's extreme hardships such as; substance abuse, health disparities, unresolved childhood abuse, domestic violence, criminal background, mental illness, financial hardship, homelessness and hunger. LOEP aim to help the men tees to cope with and address issues that deny them the quality of life.
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRA-ORDINARY PEOPLE (LOEP) The League of Extra-Ordinary People (LOEP) was the first adult mentoring pilot project established and implemented under WAFCD . LOEP exceeded the number of participants the first month. Within a year there were over 60 women whose lives were changed. The scope of the program includes the following-
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HUNGER RELIEFFor over ten (10) years WAFCDC has provided Hunger Relief to thousands of families in various underserved communities in Memphis through regular weekly and monthly food distributions. Three times a month the We Are Family Food Pantry is in several communities throughout Memphis & Shelby County: Whitehaven, South Memphis, North Memphis and East Memphis. These pantries and located at schools, churches and businesses connected to our community partners. Distribution host outreach events in different locations. We have food and produce for anyone who may have need for one. All food items produce are received by donations, from the Mid-South Food Bank, local grocery stories, and well as purchased through monetary donations. Over the past two years we have served 3,000 households which breakdown including adults, children, seniors, and veterans amounts to 18,000 individuals. The process simple, fill out an assessment form, meet the requirements and receive a basket.
The Assessment forms are to identify the needs of the clients and to connect them to those services. During the Covid-19 Pandemic, we have had a 65% increase of needed food and commodities from our recipients. Special thanks to our sponsors who support our efforts in to address hunger: Midsouth Food Bank, Save-A-Lot, Kroger’s, and others. |
SOCIAL COLLABORATION
The People Connection is a Social Advocacy Network that assist under-served families and individuals who receive services from our organization. Once monthly, WAFCDC host a social service networking meeting made up of various agencies, businesses, and other non-profit organizations. The purpose of the meetings are to develop relationships, form partnerships in an effort to share resources and better provide services to clients.
THE PEOPLE CONNECTION Many who live in low-income situations rarely are successful when attempting to request needed services. The communication and understanding is often lost between class systems. Therefore WAFCDC provides direct social advocacy for families and individuals by acting as mediator when interacting with social service agencies, businesses, educational institution, and others. The relationship/partnerships established during the networking collaboration are used to identify the best services based on the demand of need of a client. In addition, This is done through referrals and one-on-one appointments. Many families and individuals have benefited from these connections.
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