In 2023, 1,033 clients were served and 2,031 home cooked meals were issued.
Homeless Ministry
- We continue to serve the homeless and needy on Front Street, Wilmington DE. At every serve our clients are offered toiletries, water, bag lunches, new socks, pizza, fried chicken, and choice of clothing displayed in a shoppers’ choice format And most important a friendly smile and greeting. Many of our clients interact in conversations, some requesting information where they can seek housing or other assistance.
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601 Clients without homes were served in 2023
Starfish Fund
An observer watches a man save starfish by throwing them back into the sea as the tide recedes. When the observer questions the man. ’You cannot save all the starfish on the beach’. The man replies ‘I saved this one,’ as he throws another starfish back. The observer then joins the man throwing starfish back into the sea.
Through our Starfish Fund, GWACS serves several outreaches in the area. All of the listed outreaches below have a perpetual Starfish Fund from GWACS to assists vetted individuals with immediate needs. The Starfish Fund assists vetted individuals with immediate needs including a hot water tank, prescription and dental insurance assistance, gas cards, child and adult diapers, bus passes and more. The organizations we help to support include:
An observer watches a man save starfish by throwing them back into the sea as the tide recedes. When the observer questions the man. ’You cannot save all the starfish on the beach’. The man replies ‘I saved this one,’ as he throws another starfish back. The observer then joins the man throwing starfish back into the sea.
Through our Starfish Fund, GWACS serves several outreaches in the area. All of the listed outreaches below have a perpetual Starfish Fund from GWACS to assists vetted individuals with immediate needs. The Starfish Fund assists vetted individuals with immediate needs including a hot water tank, prescription and dental insurance assistance, gas cards, child and adult diapers, bus passes and more. The organizations we help to support include:
The Paris Foundation is a Christian non-profit serving the poor and homeless. Each person they help can be the key to ending the cycle of poverty, homelessness and despair for a whole family. In addition to the Starfish Fund, GWACS established LEEAF Fund debit cards for local police to use after they assess a needy person in need of gas, food, etc. 107 Paris Starfish were served in 2023.
Deep Roots, in Earleville, Maryland provides transitional housing for families and single mothers with children. Some examples of how the starfish fund is utilized are job search costs, dental bills, one time car insurance payment, birth certificate searches, or first month rent payment for permanent housing. Deep Roots received homemade chili and soups from GWACS Feeding the Needy Fund. 97 Deep Roots starfish were served in 2023 and 1,022 meals issued.
We also continue to serve Widow’s Mite, an outreach serving widows (and widowers) in low income trailer parks. When a partner passes, income is cut in half. Some widows are raising their grandchildren. Every week, groceries and frozen homemade dinners are distributed from our Feeding the Needy Fund. Home repairs are also funded, in addition to propane refills and utility assistance. 166 Widow Mite Starfish were served in 2023 and 804 meals issued.
Deep Roots, in Earleville, Maryland provides transitional housing for families and single mothers with children. Some examples of how the starfish fund is utilized are job search costs, dental bills, one time car insurance payment, birth certificate searches, or first month rent payment for permanent housing. Deep Roots received homemade chili and soups from GWACS Feeding the Needy Fund. 97 Deep Roots starfish were served in 2023 and 1,022 meals issued.
We also continue to serve Widow’s Mite, an outreach serving widows (and widowers) in low income trailer parks. When a partner passes, income is cut in half. Some widows are raising their grandchildren. Every week, groceries and frozen homemade dinners are distributed from our Feeding the Needy Fund. Home repairs are also funded, in addition to propane refills and utility assistance. 166 Widow Mite Starfish were served in 2023 and 804 meals issued.
At Northside Pharmacy clients are financially assisted in payments for insurance copays (to eliminate clients cutting prescription pills in half) and medical supplies of the elderly to enable continuous medication. No one should have to decide between food and medicine. 54 Northside Starfish were served in 2023.
We know what we do. What we do is not enough. We need your help to do more.
The strength of GWACS lies in the passion of our faith-based volunteers. Our activities are spokes generating from the hub of a wheel. The spokes connect to the circumference of people in need.
As you can see, we at GWACS are abundantly blessed with opportunities to serve despite our meager budget. We have been incorporated just a little over 16 years. We are pleased to report that 96% (4% for insurance and tax filing) of all donations go directly to our clients because our center is staffed 100% by volunteers.
If you would like to volunteer in any existing GWACS activity or have the passion to start a new one,
please contact us at 302-593-8725.
The strength of GWACS lies in the passion of our faith-based volunteers. Our activities are spokes generating from the hub of a wheel. The spokes connect to the circumference of people in need.
As you can see, we at GWACS are abundantly blessed with opportunities to serve despite our meager budget. We have been incorporated just a little over 16 years. We are pleased to report that 96% (4% for insurance and tax filing) of all donations go directly to our clients because our center is staffed 100% by volunteers.
If you would like to volunteer in any existing GWACS activity or have the passion to start a new one,
please contact us at 302-593-8725.