2/27/2010 – Shelter Spotlight #58

So We’re Heading Back To My Home State Today, Except We’re Heading North. Rochester, New York Is Home To Not Only A Pretty Good American Hockey League Team Known As The Rochester Americans, But Also Home To The Open Door Mission. The Open Door Mission Provides A Soup Kitchen, Some Ministry And A Homeless Shelter Those Less Fortunate In And Around The Rochester Area. They Are Located At P.O. Box 14236, Rochester, NY 14608.

“The Open Door Mission, Inc. of Rochester, New York is a not-for-profit ministry, founded in prayer, to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the last, the least, and the lost of our community prompted through the love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and is supported by the continuing prayer and contributions of others“. – From http://www.opendoormission.org

2/8/2010 – Shelter Spotlight #39

Good Evening Ladies & Gents! Tonight We Focus On A Place That’s Offering Shelter To Not Only The Homeless, But Rather To Those In Situations That Might Harmful To Themselves Or Even Others. Tonight We Are Going To Feature Compass House. Under The Direction Of Sylvia Nadler, Compass House Goes Beyond The Generic Definition Of Homelessness And Provides Opportunity To Those Who May Be Less Fortunate. Sometimes When We’re Going To And From Work We See The Man Playing His Guitar Or The Woman Walking With A Crutch, But Rarely Do We See A Child From An Unbearable Broken Home, Or A Child Literally Left For Dead By Unwanting Parents. For Those Children There Is A New Ray Of Hope And That Is The Compass House. The Compass House Is Located At 370 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209. They Can Be Reached By Phone (If During A Crisis) At: (716) 886-0935. If Calling During Normal Business Hours They Can Be Reached By (716) 886-1351.

“Safe Place began in Louisville, Kentucky in 1983 as an outreach effort of the YMCA Center for Youth Alternatives. The Safe Place program began in response to the many calls to the shelter from young people who did not have a way to get there. As a result, many youth trying to cope with personal or family crisis situations never reached the shelter. To address this issue, Project Safe Place was developed, designating businesses and community buildings as locations where youth could easily access help. Its’ success has prompted the implementation of this youth shelter outreach program in 714 communities throughout the United States“. – From Their Website – http://www.compasshouse.org

2/1/2010 – Shelter Spotlight #32

Hey Folks What’s Up? Welcome To Tonight’s Installment Of Our Year Long Project Called Shelter Spotlight. Operation:365 & Shelter Spotlight Has Been Off To A Phenomenal Start, And I Want To Thank All The Folks Who We’ve Featured For Doing What They Do, If it Wasn’t For Them We Wouldn’t Even Be Here. That Being Said, I’d Like To Start Off This Month With Another Awesome Soup Kitchen. We Are Headed To A Place Called Albany, Oregon Tonight And We’re Featuring St. Mary’s Catholic Parish Soup Kitchen. The Soup Kitchen Is Operated By Suzy Stothoff And Pat Jacobson And Operates Monday, Wednesday And Friday. The Soup Kitchen Is Located 728 Ellsworth SW, Albany. Oregon, 97321. They Can Be Reached By Phone At (541) 926-1449.

Saint Mary’s Catholic Parish Soup Kitchen

728 Ellsworth SW, Albany, Oregon 97321.

“We, St. Mary’s Parish, are a people responding to Christ’s call to conversion, new life and discipleship with a nurturing Community.We celebrate this new life in Scripture and the Sacraments of the Roman Catholic tradition.Our Celebration impels and transforms us to be Spirit filled individuals who can reach out and minister to all people challenging and enabling them to build God’s Kingdom of justice and holiness”. – From Their Website – http://stmarysalbany.com

2/1/2010 – Shelter Spotlight Rewind (Jan. 2010)

Hey Readers And Fans !!! I Just Wanted To Say Thank You For Supporting Hatter & Beanz During Our First Full Month Being Published. It’s Been One Heck Of Journey, And As We Move Forward I’d Ask That All Of You Comment On The Blog Itself From Time To Time. We’ve Had Some Great Posts And Awesome Highlights, And We Look Forward To Providing As Much Detail As Possible Regarding The Ways You Can Give Back. That Being Said I’ve List All The Soup Kitchens We’ve Featured And Not Only Their Links But The Blog Post Links For Reference As Well. Enjoy Your Day.

1. Jan. 1st 2010 – Rose of Sharon Soup Kitchen – Huntsville, AL – Shelter Spotlight #1
2. Jan. 2nd 2010 – The Queens Galley – Kingston, NY – Shelter Spotlight #2
3. Jan. 3rd 2010 – Monroe Community Kitchen – Bloomington, IN – Shelter Spotlight #3
4. Jan. 4th 2010 – The Seeds Of Hope Food Pantry– Parma Heights, OH – Shelter Spotlight #4
5. Jan. 5th 2010 – Open Door Community – Atlanta, GA – Shelter Spotlight #5
6. Jan. 6th 2010 – The Hoboken Shelter – Hoboken, NJ – Shelter Spotlight #6
7. Jan. 7th 2010 – The Healing Place – Louisville, KY – Shelter Spotlight #7
8. Jan. 8th 2010 – Homestead Soup Kitchen – Homestead, FL – Shelter Spotlight #8
9. Jan. 9th 2010 – Cathedral Kitchen – Camden, NJ – Shelter Spotlight #9
10. Jan. 10th 2010 – Jubilee Women’s Center – Seattle, WA – Shelter Spotlight #10
11. Jan. 11th 2010 – The Alpha Project – San Diego, CA – Shelter Spotlight #11
12. Jan. 12th 2010 – The Nasua Soup Kitchen – Nashua, NH – Shelter Spotlight #12
13. Jan. 13th 2010 – The Shepherds Table – Raleigh, NC – Shelter Spotlight #13
14. Jan. 14th 2010 – The Capuchin Soup Kitchen – Detroit, MI – Shelter Spotlight #14
15. Jan. 15th 2010 – St. Matthew’s House – South Naples, FL – Shelter Spotlight #15
16. Jan. 16th 2010 – City Union Mission – Kansas City, MO – Shelter Spotlight #16
17. Jan. 17th 2010 – Bethlehem House – Conway, AR – Shelter Spotlight #17
18. Jan. 18th 2010 – UMOM New Day Center – Mesa, AZ – Shelter Spotlight #18
19. Jan. 19th 2010 – Catholic Charities – Alexandria, VA – Shelter Spotlight #19
20. Jan. 20th 2010 – Pauls Place – Baltimore, MD – Shelter Spotlight #20
21. Jan. 21st 2010 – Someone Cares Kitchen – Costa Mesa, CA – Shelter Spotlight #21
22. Jan. 22nd 2010 – Muncie Mission – Muncie, IN – Shelter Spotlight #22
23. Jan. 23rd 2010 – Open Pantry Community – Springfield, MA – Shelter Spotlight #23
24. Jan. 24th 2010 – The Samaritan Inn – McKinney, TX – Shelter Spotlight #24
25. Jan. 25th 2010 – Holy Family Church – Columbus, OH – Shelter Spotlight #25
26. Jan. 26th 2010 – Poverello Center – Missoula, MT – Shelter Spotlight #26
27. Jan. 27th 2010 – El Caldito Soup Kitchen – Las Cruces, NM – Shelter Spotlight #27
28. Jan. 28th 2010 – Idaho Falls COC – Idaho Falls, ID – Shelter Spotlight #28
29. Jan. 29th 2010 – St. Lukes Church – New York, NY – Shelter Spotlight #29
30. Jan. 30th 2010 – The Potters Wheel – Evansville, IN – Shelter Spotlight #30
31. Jan. 31st 2010 – Bread Of Life – Augusta, ME – Shelter Spotlight #31

Have Fun Catching Up With Our Previous Posts. Enjoy Your Week Folks !!!