donate to Our Cause
Rev. Cathy Quinn made a special delivery to Saint John's Family Center in Bridgeport recently with all the diapers and wipes the Trinity Youth Group collected during the 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒖𝒗𝒔 𝑫𝒊𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆. Thank you to all who made the diaper drive a success!
#sharetheluvs #diaperdrive #trinitysouthport#stjohnsfamilycenterYour generous support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and further our mission.
Food Pantry Wish-List
SJFC’s food pantry provides groceries every Saturday of the month (except 1st) from 9:00am to 12:00pm to families in need. Help support our mission of feeding the hungry by donating one or more of the following items:
BREAKFAST GRAINS
- Cereal, oatmeal, granola bars, etc.
DINNER GRAINS
- Rice, pasta, quinoa, cous-cous, etc.
PROTEINS
- Dried beans, nuts, canned chicken/tuna, etc.
SHELF-STABLE DAIRY
- Boxed or dried milk, canned coconut- evaporated- condensed milk
SJFC’s food pantry is in the basement of Sanford House located at 1067 Park Ave, BPT, CT 06604. Contact us at stjohnsfamilycenter1067@gmail.com or (203)335-2999 to set up a drop-off appointment.
In addition, St. John’s Family Center is always accepting donations of new or gently-used clothes and shoes for our community clothing closet. Due to lack of space, we are choosing to stick to the basics of clothes and shoes - and we kindly ask that you refrain from dropping off donations of furniture, household goods and toys or books.
St. John’s Family Center’s clothing closet takes place in the basement of Sanford House, which is located at 1067 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604.
Contact us at stjohnsfamilycenter1067@gmail.com or (203) 335-2999 to set up a donation drop-off appointment.
VolunteEring
We need your help
We know from experience that this work is very worthwhile, and everyone who participates gains in both soul and body! Volunteering as such has many positive benefits. Studies show that people who volunteer are happier and healthier, with reduced stress and improved mental health!
Our volunteers participate in a wide variety of tasks including:
- Cooking, preparing and serving the Tuesday evening meal, and the clean up afterwards.
- Stocking the food pantry after we receive our food and provisions delivery from the food bank on Wednesdays from 12 - 2pm (excluding the Wednesday before the first Saturday of the month), also sorting and hanging clothes and supplies in the clothing closet.
- Staffing the food pantry and clothing closet from 9am - 12pm on Saturday, excluding the first Saturday of the month.
- Becoming a mentor and helping out with the Literacy Program from 9am - 12pm on Saturday.
We are very flexible in terms of a time commitment from volunteers. Our needs vary from week to week, and our volunteers give us as many hours as they can, based on their own schedules.
WHY volunteer?
Our team members volunteer for a wide variety of reasons:
- to improve our parish and our community
- to socialize and meet new people
- to learn new skills and utilize their skills and talents for the benefit of others
- to demonstrate to their children/grandchildren the importance of giving back to the community
- to feel a sense of satisfaction by giving their time to help others and effect people in a positive way