› First Place Swarthmore: Calling All Volunteers!
First Place Swarthmore is a transitional housing location for newly arrived families into our area. It is a ministry initiated by SPC but owned by the whole community.
› First Place Swarthmore: Calling All Volunteers!
First Place Swarthmore is a transitional housing location for newly arrived families into our area. It is a ministry initiated by SPC but owned by the whole community.
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he care for and nurture of families seeking refuge in our local area has been a ministry off and on for members of SPC going back many years—it is in our DNA to open wide our arms and to make people feel at home. We continue this long history with a new endeavor we are calling, First Place Swarthmore. First Place Swarthmore will be a transitional housing location for newly arrived families into our area. In close partnership with Bethany Christian Services as an agency approved by the US State Department to resettle refugees in our area, we will house and provide support to families for a short period (typically 4-6 weeks) as Bethany Christian Services works to find a more permanent location for them to settle in our area. This will allow us to ideally help to house multiple families over the course of a year, providing a safe and welcoming place for them right as they arrive into the United States and begin to get their feet on the ground. We see this as a ministry initiated by SPC but owned by the whole community, and so our efforts to build support are both within and outside of our membership.
To learn the many different ways you can volunteer to help with First Place Swarthmore, click here and view our brochure!
› First Place Swarthmore Welcomes New Family from Somalia
› First Place Swarthmore Welcomes a New Family from Somalia
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ast week, volunteers for First Place Swarthmore welcomed a new family, arriving from Somalia. This family of four has now settled into their temporary home here in Swarthmore and hopes to welcome a fifth family member who will arrive this week. We are grateful for those who have stepped up to volunteer, helping with family coordination, transportation, grocery shopping, ESL, life-skills, and orientation to our area. If you are interested in volunteering with our families or receiving bi-weekly updates by email, as well as information on specific needs for our families as they arise, please email Anne Wohlschlaeger.
First Place Swarthmore Videos
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Moment for Stewardship: First Place Swarthmore
Written by Joyce VanRavenswaay, and narrated & produced by Charlie Seymour Jr.
Written by Joyce VanRavenswaay, and narrated & produced by Charlie Seymour Jr.
Moment for Mission: First Place Swarthmore
From the SPC worship service on December 11, 2022 by Bob McCauley
From the SPC worship service on December 11, 2022 by Bob McCauley
First Place Swarthmore Dedication & Blessing – August 7, 2022
(Video by Charlie Seymour Jr. / Photos by Betty Ann Flynn)
(Video by Charlie Seymour Jr. / Photos by Betty Ann Flynn)
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We want to make sure to facilitate good communication and updates to all of our community stakeholders. We will be working on a regular mechanism to share updated information and needs. All of this can be found on this web page, and we will send the link out to our growing mailing list as updates are posted.
To Our Community Stakeholders
We want to make sure to facilitate good communication and updates to all of our community stakeholders. We will be working on a regular mechanism to share updated information and needs. All of this can be found on this web page, and we will send the link out to our growing mailing list as updates are posted.
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