Local Missions
UDMO Early Head Start and Head Start
Early Head Start is a free, federally funded program designed to promote school readiness for low income, at-risk children and families. Early Head Start serves pregnant women and families with children under age 3.
Head Start serves children ages 3 and 4.
https://www.udmo.com/programs-services/early-childhood/
Weighted Works with Love
Their purpose is to provide quality custom made weighted blankets, lap pads and shoulder wraps for individuals who could benefit from deep pressure therapy.
https://weightedworkswithlove.weebly.com/
Meals on Wheels
The Meals on Wheels network is comprised of 5,000 community-based programs across the country dedicated to addressing senior hunger and isolation. The need is great, but Together, We Can Deliver.™ At the core of the Meals on Wheels service is a nutritious meal, companionship and a watchful eye on the health and safety of our seniors. For those who have trouble getting around, they bring the service to you. For those who can still venture out into their communities, they serve in gathering places, such as senior centers and community facilities.
https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/
Birthright
Birthright is a non-profit charitable organization that has been providing love and support for over 50 years to women facing unplanned pregnancies. We have centers across Canada and the United States, and Africa, as well as a 24/7 North American tool-free Helpline. Birthright is supported by devoted volunteers and private donations.
https://birthright.org
Feed Just one
Then Feed Just One is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation with a mobile food packaging program that packages life saving nutritious meals for starving children and their families in Honduras, Central America. Our name is taken from a quote of Mother Teresa, who once said, “If you cannot feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” Our goal is simple: to help alleviate hunger and malnutrition in the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The food we package is used as a base from which the hungry and malnourished can help escape the dire consequences of their daily lives. In cooperation with various organizations in Honduras this food is distributed to the most needy in orphanages, children’s homes, and throughout the general population. We accomplish this task each time a school, church, club, or community desires to have a food packing event.
https://thenfeedjustone.org/home.html
LSI /Four Oaks
The Department of Human Services recently chose Four Oaks to manage its foster and adoptive children and families services. With the intent to assist children and families closer to where they live, the state drew up five services areas. As of July 1, 2023 Four Oaks manages all service areas.
At Four Oaks our mission is to recruit and retain stable and nurturing foster and adoptive families to keep children safe from further trauma and assist them in their transition to permanency. We are, however, not a child placement agency. We are here to help and support you along the way!