Fervent charity

1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

I. Develop a list of local charities.

• A. Google search “list of charities” city state
  • i. Sort list by type of charity
    • a. Food banks
    • b. Visit the sickness
      • 1. Institutions
      • 2. Private homes
    • c. Clean up areas
    • d. Emergency assistance
    • e. Justice
  • ii. Record names and contact information
• B. Homeschooling families and groups and private schools
• C. Prisons and jails and families
• D. Refuges and Homes
  • i. Abortion prevention and trauma
    • a. Unwed mothers shelters and homes
    • b. Assistance for life
  • ii. Battered and abused
  • iii. McDonald house type
• E. Caregivers, and hospitals
• F. Recovery programs, AA, drugs etc

II. Contact, find out and record information:

• A. When they meet – How often
  • i. Scheduled events
• B. Where activities take place
• C. What their goals are
• D. Meet with the heads of those charities
  • i. Other workers with Group
  • ii. Other volunteers and contacts with Group
  • iii. Develop relationships
• E. Find out what they need most
  • i. What type of services and aid do they need
    • a. What are the qualifications and skills
  • ii. Form strategies to provide what they need.
  • iii. What materials, equipment and goods do they need
    • a. When, amounts, quality checks...

III. Develop a list of people that want to assist the community charities or individual

• A. Make a list of volunteers
  • i. What are their skills and resources
  • ii. Availability
  • iii. Resources
  • iv. training centers for

IV. Coordinate volunteers and aid to charities and institutions

• A. Sync the assistance of those who want to help with those who need help
  • i. This may require training and preparation
  • ii. Make list of important hints and helps (do and don'ts) for each charity
• B. Resources for materials and goods.
  • i. food doner list
  • ii. Gardners, fruit trees, pantries
  • iii. Gleaners
• C. Follow up with feed back from volunteers
  • i. Connect volunteers as teams and fellowships
• D. Inform the resources of distribution of goods and services
• E. Organize visitors of sick and shut ins to provide continuous connection
• F. Organize assistance for activities for home schoolers
• G. Connect emergency workers with volunteers
  • i. Classes, training, field trips
    • a. emergency,
    • b. health
    • a. gardening???

• 1 Peter 5:2 "Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight [thereof], not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;"