Plymouth Homeless Assistance Team
DESCRIPTION
CONTACT NAME
Jane Hemminger
EMAIL
janehemminger@gmail.com
The Plymouth Homeless Assistance Team (HAT) at Plymouth United
church of Christ coordinates meals, goods, and furniture distribution to
assist homeless people in Des Moines. Every month, the team assembles
50 sack lunches for Central Iowa Shelter and Services, prepares and
cooks 40 breakfast casseroles (delivered by the Salvation Army Canteen),
stocks 24 “Youth Bags,” which include personal hygiene products,
seasonal items (gloves, socks, mosquito repellant) and snacks for
the Iowa Homeless Youth Center, and collects donations of pet food to
support those in need to care for their pets.
PHONE
515-490-6362
OFFICE ADDRESS
4126 Ingersoll Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312
Each year, Plymouth dedicates its Thanksgiving offering to HAT in order to
assist in the funding of not only the food and furniture distribution
programs, but also for grants designated to approximately nine local
agencies, which provide food, shelter, and emergency / transitional
housing to adults and children in crisis.
TYPE OF WORK
Faith Based
HOW TO HELP
COUNTIES
Polk
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The Plymouth Homeless Assistance Team is always in need of volunteers
to support their service ministry. People who are interested in volunteering
should contact Jane Hemminger at janehemminger@gmail.com or 515-
490-6362, Laurie Dickinson at dickinson.laurie@gmail.com, or Lisa
Holderness Brown at lisaholdernessbrown@me.com.