"Together, We Can Help"

April, 2015

In This Issue

Volunteers needed

Kendra Scott for NFCC

Stamp Out Hunger

Golf & Tennis with NFCC

In the Education Center

Want to Intern?

Shoeboxes

Jazz concerts benefit NFCC

Quick Links

How Can I Donate?

Wheels Make a Difference

Have you seen someone waiting at the bus stop with bags of food? Walking along busy streets carrying heavy bags? Or trying to balance bags on a bicycle? One mother told me she can feed her family for two days by walking instead of splurging on a taxi to get home. The next time you jump in your car to run an errand, think what it must be like to have to plan your trips without a car. One of the real joys we have at NFCC is to give someone "wheels". One young mother wrote to thank the donor of a car:

"I can't express how much I appreciate you donating your car. We have had such a hard time getting around prior to getting it. Thanks to people like you, that helps people like me get back where I need to, do to my husband's job loss. Having 2 teen girls and

How Can I Volunteer?

About NFCC

Get Help

Thrift Shop Sorters & Organizers,

perfect for friends, small groups and

fashionistas!

Food Pantry Volunteers who can lift

heavy milk crates.

Scrapbookers needed to capture

NFCC memories.

Intake and appointment volunteers,

bilingual a plus

Visit our website at

www.nfcchelp.org/volunteer and fill

out a Volunteer Request Form to

sign up you and your group!

Contact Michele Armstrong

2 jobs, it makes day to day life quicker and easier. I will one day be in a position to "pay it forward" thanks to your help. Thank you so very much, K M "

Great things are happening every day at NFCC. Read on. . . .

A Family Challenge from the Allen Family

My name is Baileigh Allen and I am a Mom to three wonderful kids - Channing (11), Addie (10) and Griffith (9). I try very hard to instill a sense of service in my children through both my words and actions. This past holiday season, as we were talking through ideas regarding the food drives at school, we decided, as a family, that we were going to switch things up a bit in our household. We committed to providing food to the food bank YEAR ROUND...not just in November. We talked about how people need food in their bellies year round, not just at the holidays. So we took the numbers 1-10 and put them in a hat, and we drew out the number 8. Each child wanted to participate so we decided to multiply that number by 3. So each month during our first visit the grocery store, each child picks 8 cans of food apiece to donate to the food pantry. This way we feel like we are doing our part - however small, to contribute, year round. It's not much, but it's something. We are very blessed to have food on our table each night and this is our small way of showing some gratitude and

Kendra Scott is offering a

bubbles and bites event on

Wednesday, April 15th from 6-8

at their Avalon location. 20% of

the sales will support NFCC. To

attend, please click here to

register.

Stamp Out Hunger

Food Drive Returns

Plan now to volunteer at the

23rd Annual "Stamp Out

Hunger" Food Drive

sponsored by our Letter

Carriers on Saturday, May 9.

This is the largest one-day food

drive in America when food

left at the mailbox is picked-up

by the letter carrier. NFCC

volunteers will be needed at

our five area post offices to

meet the mail trucks coming

off their routes, pack and

transfer the food to NFCC

trucks.

Info Michele 568-387-4471

giving to others so that they may have the same. I would challenge other families to consider some similar tradition - make it a new year's tradition, a tradition to start on their birthday or just a neat idea to start with their families so that they aren't living in a vacuum. It's easy to not think of these things when our bellies aren't the ones grumbling. Just a thought.

Baileigh Allen

Meet our neighbor. . .. . Ann. Ann came for help with her mortgage. She has lived in her home in Johns Creek for 25 years recently working a contract job as a project marketing manager with a pharmaceutical company. When the contract ended in December, she applied for unemployment but the weekly benefit does not even cover her mortgage, let alone her other living expenses. She is actively attending numerous job networking groups and is working with a recruiter. Ann rapidly depleted her savings and has no family or other support to turn to and is beginning to panic. NFCC assisted with half of the mortgage this month, set her up with a job coach and will follow her in this journey. She left with food and feeling a little better.

Recent Matching Gifts

ACE

ADP

Aetna

AIG

American Express

Bank of America

Ciena

Cisco

Duke Realty Inc

FM Global

GE

Grainger

Great-West Life & Annuity Ins.

HP Company

Jackson Healthcare

Kimberly-Clark

LexisNexis

Macy's/Bloomingdale's

Merck

Microsoft

Mondelez International

Neenah Paper

Nordson Corporation

Norfolk Southern

Prudential

Symetra Financial

Teradata

The Arthur J Gallagher Co.

The Clorox Company

Travelers

UBS Financial Services Inc

Verizon

Voya

NFCC Staff Working Together

Our NFCC staff recently spent the day at the Ed Isakson/Alpharetta YMCA for some brainstorming and team building. A very fun, productive and uplifting day and only a few minor bruises to take home.

Education Center Classes and

Services

NFCC's Adult Education Center is located directly across the street from our main building on Elkins Road and continues our mission of building self-sufficiency and preventing homelessness and hunger in our community. We rely on volunteers who are professionals or experts in the areas of English and financial literacy, computer and technology training and career coaching. We also partner with local agencies and service organizations to bring the highest quality of free education services. Click here to learn more.

Mini Art Workshop

Children of parents in

English Classes enjoyed a

mini-arts and craft

workshop during the week

of Spring Break. Children

created pictures and crafts

after hearing a story about

ocean sea life. Childcare

Attendant, Ligia Vaknin, conducted the workshop, allowing

parents to continue their studies without interruption or

NFCC Golf &

Tennis

The date for our 7th Annual Golf

& Tennis Tournament is

Monday, June 8, 2015 at The

Manor Golf & Country Club.

Come play golf or tennis while

helping your local neighbors.

Spread the word!

Sponsorships available.

For more information, please

contact Vonda Malbrough or

678-387-4459

Most Needed

Food Pantry Items

Box meals

(Hamburger Helper, etc)

Canned fruit

Save your plastic bags for NFCC

incurring additional childcare expenses.

Job & Career

Coaching

NFCC's Job and Career

Coaching services helped 158

individuals with employment

services during the past 12

months, with 91% of those

surveyed finding

employment. This equates to approximately $192,784 of

revenue returning to government services and our local

economy. Our professional team of volunteer coaches is

available Thursdays, by appointment. Job coaching at NFCC

includes job placement assistance and individuals work with

their job coach until finding a job. NFCC partners with local

businesses and placement agencies to assist job seekers in

their search.

Spring English Classes Looking for TESOL

Teachers ESL classes start April 27th . Our Spring session will run for

12 weeks, Mondays and Wednesday eveningsor Tuesday and

Thursday mornings. With current enrollment at 58 and 100

new registrants, we are looking for contract TESOL certified

instructors interested in joining our team. Contact Eden

Purdy to learn about these and other instructor opportunities

within our Education Center.

Classes and services offered at the NFCC Education Center

are free and open to the public, space permitting. View our

current class schedule, or contact Ana Calderon for more

information.

NFCC Intern Betheny Kapper is an intern this semester at NFCC. She is a first year Masters of Social Work student at Kennesaw State University. Her focus will be on mental health with substance addiction with the goal of becoming a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). She is also

Help for Area Veterans

NFCC has an opportunity to help homeless Veterans living in area

hotels or other transient lodgings. If you know someone

who may need help, please contact Ann.

The NFCC Thrift Shop needs

your gently used clothing,

household goods and furniture.

Donations accepted 10am-8pm

Monday through Saturday and 1pm-

6pm on Sunday. Tax receipts are given for all donations.

Call 678-387-4468 for pick up of

furniture and large items.

Thrift Shop Specials

Wednesday

Senior 20% discount

(except furniture)

Friday

Clothing Special of day

currently serving as a First Lieutenant in the Georgia Army National Guard as an Intelligence Officer. Betheny has been helping with the Assistance appointment process, working with NFCC case managers to assess client needs and recently completed a health survey of NFCC participants.

What does General Mills, United Way,

Junior Achievement or teaching have in

common?

All are places that former NFCC interns currently work.

Know someone who needs hands-on work experience? Who

wants to make a difference in this community? Encourage

them to become an intern at NFCC. This is a great

opportunity to learn what it takes to work at a nonprofit

agency? For information about our internship program,

click here.

NFCC is a Drop Site for ShoeBoxes

United Way of Greater Atlanta is celebrating the 10th year of its annual Shoebox Project! Each year, individuals and organizations throughout Greater Atlanta donate shoeboxes filled with toiletries, including toothbrushes, toothpaste, lotion, deodorant and lip balm, which are distributed to women and children at homeless shelters throughout the 13-county region United Way serves. The campaign runs March 1 to May 1, 2015. Shoeboxes will be delivered by FedEx to more than 100 agencies on Mother's Day. Last year, more than 44,000 shoeboxes, valued at $855,000, were collected and

and Surprise Sales

throughout the week

Check out the

Thrift Shop facebook

for special deals!

Anyone for a Baby Grand Piano?

Save The Date Plan on joining us for

Morning Movie

Madness as NFCC

partners with Aurora

Cineplex on Saturday,

July 11, 2015 at 9:30

a.m. for The Minion

Movie.

$15.00 person (includes

popcorn and entrance

fee). To reserve your

space, contact Vonda

Malbrough

donated to homeless women and children! Shoeboxes can be delivered to NFCC at the Food Pantry receiving door. More Information Here

Jazz Concert Benefits NFCC

"Shower of Stars" with the Jazz Jones Legacy Friday, April 17 Chukkar Farm at 8 p.m. and

"Shower of Stars" with the Jazz Jones Legacy Sunday, April 19 Chattahoochee Nature Center at 6 p.m. An intimate cabaret style concert featuring four of Atlanta's best vocalists: Melanie Dobbins, Brandon DeGroff, Michele GlenDe, Alvin Maddox. All concerts are "Chastain-style" so bring your own picnic basket and beverages and come prepared to have a wonderful evening under the stars! Reservations and information available at Eventbrite Flyer here

Your Kroger Plus

card can help NFCC

Register online Follow the

instructions to add our NPO:

80540.

When you click on

AmazonSmile a charitable

donation of .5% of the

purchase price will be

donated to North Fulton

Community Charities.

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Together, we can help!