CROSS Services News

Open Your Heart Challenge
Donations given to CROSS in July will be proportionally matched by Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless (OYH) foundation to help end hunger and address housing instability for families and individuals living in Maple Grove, Rogers, Osseo, Dayton, Champlin, Corcoran as well as those families without a home.  This is an incredible opportunity for CROSS to receive matched funds, so please consider giving a donation.  Visit the CROSS website to donate.

School Supply Drive
During the month of July were are collecting school supplies for the CROSS families.  We will be putting back packs together starting the end of July into August.  Our goal is to give out 800 back packs.  Attached you will find a flyer of the items needed to create backpacks for the children.  Feel free to drop off school supplies at CROSS.  Let me know if you can help put the back packs together.  I will set a packing day as soon as the bulk of the supplies come in.
Download the School Supply List

CROSS New Hours and Volunteer Opportunities

I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Pat and I’m the new Director of Volunteers and Community Engagement. I have a couple of important pieces of information for you. CROSS is excited to announce its new hours starting Monday June 4th. We will be open Monday- Friday during the week. We are currently looking for volunteers to fill the opportunities listed below. Please let me know if you are interested.

CROSS Hours
Monday 9:00 am-4:00 pm (We take our last client at 3 pm)
Tuesday 12:00-8:00 pm (We take our last client at 7 pm)
Wednesday 9:00 am-4:00 pm (We take our last client at 3 pm)
Thursday 12:00-4:00 pm (We take our last client at 3 pm)
Friday 9:00 am-3:00 pm (We take our last client at 2 pm)

As with any volunteer opportunity we want to work with your schedule. Let us know if you could volunteer weekly or monthly.

Volunteer Opportunities

Receptionist:
We especially need support on Tuesdays, because of our new hours
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:00 am- noon
Monday- Friday, noon- 4:00
Tuesday, 4:00 pm- 8:00 pm

Office Support
3 volunteers are needed to work on office scanning projects. At least 1 volunteer with computer experience.

Warehouse Volunteers
Unload the truck- 2 volunteers per day, 11-1pm Monday - Friday
General Warehouse- 2 volunteers per day, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9-noon and
Monday- Friday 12-4pm,
Guest Check Out-Tuesday, 4-8 pm and Friday, noon- 3:00 pm
Meals On Wheels:

Route Drivers
Thursdays and Fridays 10:45-12:30pm

Meal Prep
8:30-11:15 am

Clothes Closet Volunteers
Tuesdays, 1 volunteer, 4-8pm
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2 volunteers noon- 4:00 pm

Events
(Volunteer Outside of CROSS)

Parade Volunteers
July 12, Maple Grove Parade 6:30-9:00 pm
Sept. 8 Osseo Lions Roar Parade
Maple Grove Days:
July 14, Maple Grove Rotary Bed Races (sign up to decorate and race beds)

School Supply Drive
Collect school supplies for back packs (Cross wants to donate 800 backpacks to our families)

Bingo
Thursday nights at Sundance- we need volunteers

Meat Raffle
Saturday raffles at Sundance- we need volunteers

Farmers Markets
Maple Grove- Thursdays 3-7:00 pm- need volunteers to sit at our booth, greet people and collect donations.

Rogers- Wednesdays 3-6:30 pm- need volunteers to sit at our booth, greet people and collect donations. We need someone to drive the CROSS van with and booth to the Rogers Farmers Market on Wednesdays and set up the booth between 2-2:30 pm.
 

Thank you for your support of CROSS Services
Thanks to all who so generously shared in our recent collection for CROSS Services. We shared $9400 from your second collection envelopes and the used book sale. The book sale resulted in about $1900 of that to help your neighbors in need. 
CROSS Services programs include food, Peace of Mind Housing fund, clothing and household items and school supplies as well as holiday and birthday gifts. 
The food program includes: Kidpack meals, Meals and Wheels senior food delivery and the Mobile Panty that takes food to part of our community where transportaion is a challange. 
If you are in need of help please contact CROSS Services at 763-425-1050.


CROSS Services Volunteer Helpers Needed
CROSS Services is committed to serving families and individuals in times of need providing mercy and compassionate supportive services. CROSS Services has needs of volunteers to help on Friday, April13 from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. You may begin when you can and work for as long as your choose to. Please sign up on the Social Justice bulletin board in the hallway between the worship and faith formation wing. If you would like to volunteer on a different day call CROSS Services at 763-425-1050 to set a time when they have need. A special thanks to those of you who faithfully volunteer to do this ministry. Your work is appreciated.



CROSS Services provides the following services:
Food shelf – Families choose food best suited to their needs in a grocery store type setting. CROSS Services provides fresh produce, bread, frozen and shelf stable foods (10-15 days of food per month; average 28 pounds per person). 

Clothing and Household Supplies – The clothing program is a shopping model in which families choose items best suited to their needs at prices low enough to be very affordable ($.50 per pound), Free vouchers are available through case worker staff.

Meals on Wheels – For a small fee, hot meals are delivered to participants homes Monday – Friday.

Peace of Mind Housing Fund – For many years, CROSS Services has provided financial assistance to families to stay in their home or to secure stable housing. In 2013, CROSS Services renamed its housing assistance program, Peace of Mind Housing, as the support it offers to local families brings peace of mind regarding housing concerns during times of crisis. Contact CROSS Services at 763-425-1050.