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Food Bank System - Food Bank Sites

Our Mission:
The Associated Churches Food Bank System is a church and community partnership that works for Fort Wayne and Allen County. The Food Bank is here to provide food assistance to needy Allen County residents in the neighborhoods they live. Clients must abide by the guidelines of the Food Bank Systems.

Guidelines:

Families are eligible for food once a month.
Families must go to the Food Pantry in the neighborhood where they reside.
The Food Pantry provides a three to five-day supply of food to prepare balanced and nutritious meals as recommended by the Dept. of Agriculture nutrition food chart.
Identification is required to prove place of residence.
You must have two forms of identification.
Identification must have name and address...Such as Driver's License, Utility bill or State picture ID

For additional information call:

The Associated Churches at 260- 422-3528
or
First Call for Help at 211

A Baby's Closet - Download Brochure

A Baby Closet Sites

First Christian Church
4800 S. Calhoun Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46807
Monday and Wednesday 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church
609 Putman Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
Tuesday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

"A Baby's Closet" is a collaborative effort to improve the lives of Allen County's disadvantages infants and toddlers by offering their mothers and fathers incentives for responsible parenting. Parents are encourage to:

Obtain early and ongoing prenatal care, childhood immunizations, and well-child physical examinations.
Participate in nutrition classes, parenting classes and support groups.
Attend literacy and G.E.D. classes or complete high school or post secondary educations.

"A Baby's Closet" goals:

Increase public awareness of the necessity for well-baby and early and regular prenatal care.
Develop responsibility on the part of parents through a coupon incentive program.

Provide quality children's clothing's and baby items while increasing utilization of programs that promote optimal pregnancy outcome and child health.

A Baby’s Closet Policy Statement: Some items may not always be available but new & used items are

continuously added to the store inventory. The number of coupons required to purchase and items is subject

to change without notice and is based on the value of the item. Coupons expire 12 months after issued to client.

Each family unit can redeem only one of any of the large items, including cribs, high chairs, play pens, strollers,

and swings.

A Baby’s Closet is not responsible for items clients assemble.

                     Directory of Service Providers

A Hope Center Pregnancy & Relational Resources          422-3544

A.S.K. Ministries                                                        744-9540

Allen County Child Lead Poisoning Prevention                 417-0244

Allen County Health Department                                    449-7514

Allen Co. Health Dept. TB Outreach                               449-8979

Anthis Career Center                                                    425-7653

Anthony Wayne Services/First Steps                          456-2971

Auburn Pediatrics                                                   260-925-3500

Caring About People                                                     424-5814

Catholic Charities                                            422-5625 Ext. 288

Center for Nonviolence                                                  456-4112

Children’s Care Center                                                 744-7004

Common Ground of Fort Wayne, Inc.                           4147-1542

Community Action of NE Indiana, Inc.                           424-9534

Community Lamaz                                                      458-8265

Easter Seals ARC of NE Indiana, Inc                             456-4534

Educational Opportunity Center                                     745-5421

Einhaus Group for Women's Health                                        490-7559

First Steps of Allen County                                   1-866-316-9800

Fort Wayne Women’s Bureau (Transitions)                     424-7977

Have a Healthy Baby                                                    481-6826

Healthier Moms & Babies                                             422-6573

Impact High School                                                      431-2022

Lutheran Social Services                                              745-3388

Neighborhood Health Clinic                             458-2641 Ext. 3611

Neighborhood Health Clinic (WIC)                    458-2641 Ext. 3617

Northeast OB-GYN                                                       471-6900

Park Center, Inc.                                                           481-2800

Parkview Family Birthing Center                                     672-6513

Possibilities of N.E. Indiana                              338-1241 Ext. 105

Purdue Cooperative Extension (Have a Healthy Baby)      481-6826

St. Joseph Hospital                                                       425-3000

SCAN/Healthy Families                                  421-5002 Ext. 2305

Super Shot                                                                  424-7468

TEEN MOPS - First Missionary Church                           745-4994

Three Rivers Literacy Alliance                                         426-7323

Transitions                                                                     744-9201

Turnstone Center for Disabled Children & Adults, Inc.       483-2100

Urban League                                                               745-3100

Vincent House                                                               456-4172

Wellspring Neighborhood Ministries                                 422-9319

Women's Health Advantage                               432-440- Ext. 6381

YWCA (Self-Sufficiency Program)                          (260) 424-0606

YWCA     (Crisis Line)                                                    447-7233

YWCA     ( Women's Shelter)                               1-800- 441-4073

Physicians:

Dr. Phillip Jackson                                                       436-9454

Dr. Phillip Johnson                                                      422-4757

Dr. Beryl Randolph                                                      425-3102

Dr. Jyothirmai Reddy                                                    425-3102

Dr. Teresa M. Tallon                                                     497-0602

Lawrence Wuest                                                         373-9575

Groups:

Auburn Pediatrics                                                   260-925-3500

Children's Care Center                                                   744-7004

Einhaus Group for Women's Health                                490-7559

Neighborhood Health Clinic                              458-2641 Ext. 3611

Northeast OB-GYN                                                       471-6900

Women's Health Advantage                             432-4400 Ext. 6381

Revised: April, 08

Weekday Religious Education - Download Brochure

The Weekday Religious Education program has served third, fourth, and fifth grade children in the Fort Wayne Community Schools for many years, and the past 15 years those in the East Allen County Schools. Children are released from the school for one-half hour each of twenty-six weeks during the school year by the permission of their parents. Instruction is held in our mobile classrooms except where there is a church or public building available close to the school. The "little churches on wheels" are approximately thirty-five feet long by eight feet in width. They hold fourteen to sixteen desks fashioned from wood and Formica, with a bench seat for two, and a tabletop attached to the wall. Above each desk on the wall is a Bible rack containing two "Good News" Bibles. Each trailer is equipped with a television and VCR so educational material can be presented.

Our instruction is non-denominational and covers the basics of faith in third grade, the Old Testament in fourth, and the New Testament in fifth grade. It is based on understanding the word of God and applying it to our lives, living as an example of God's love, and trying to be more like Jesus every day. The children learn the scriptural basis for what is right and wrong. We love our curriculum and welcome any of you to visit a classroom or ask us to visit your meeting.

Approximately 80% of the students in school attend Weekday Religious Education, making our student body close to seven thousand each year. We are truly blessed to be able to present this opportunity for the children to share their faith, and in many cases to learn about faith for the first time. Our teachers are trained in the curriculum and meet monthly to prepare together and share ideas and encouragement. All of our teachers have degrees or college experience. Our teachers are dedicated Christians and this is their ministry.

We are grateful for this chance to make a difference in the lives of these children. We receive prayer requests each week from the students concerning problems that an adult would be troubled facing. In view of our present circumstances in America and in the world, the need for this program is greater than ever.

Necessities Bag

Support for Mastectomy Patients

Our Mission

To support mastectomy patients with the Necessities Bag which gives information and supplies to aid
recovery, and also provides a resource for surgeons and nurses to improve communication with
patients about the challenges of major surgery.

RX for Indiana

Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Programs

Pharmaceutical manufacturers have a long tradition of providing free or significantly discounted prescription
medicines to eligible patients who might not otherwise have access to necessary medicines.

From the 1950s to today, pharmaceutical companies have worked with doctors, community organizations and pharmacists to identify patients in need who would benefit most from these programs. RX for Indiana was created to build upon the national success of patient assistance programs, which provide more than 22 million prescriptions with an estimated wholesale value of more then $4 billion in 2004.

Eligibility criteria and application guidelines vary based on individual programs.

Log on today to discover programs that cover more than 1,800 prescription medicines provided by more than 275
patient assistance programs - all from one central point of access.

Visit RX for Indiana online at: www.RXforIndiana.org or call 1-877-793-0765

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