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Gleaning is the Biblical practice of hand gathering crops left after harvest. The Gleaning Network coordinates volunteer gleaners, growers, and distribution agencies to provide fresh produce for America's hungry people. Growers offer their fields and orchards for hand gleaning by volunteers from church, schools, civic and other groups. The salvaged produce is donated to local food banks, shelters, soup kitchens and other agencies for free distribution to hungry children and adults. Tens of thousands of volunteers each year hand pick more than 15 million pounds of food to help relieve hunger in their own communities. The Gleaning Network operates in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and in selected areas of 20 states. Interested groups should contact the Society of St. Andrew office for information about gleaning in their area.


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Mosaic 1044 23rd, PO Box 67 Axtell, NE 68924 Phone: 308/743-2401 Fax: 308/743-2659 Contact: Teresa Evers email:teresa.evers@mosaicinfo.org WebPage:www.mosaicinfo.org	Mosaic at Bethphage Village The Bethphage Village Retreat Program provides participants the opportunities for spiritual enrichment and Christian servanthood. The objective of our program is to assist a retreat participant with hands-on experience of Mosaic's service and advocacy for people with disabilities. We provide opportunities for retreat participants to interact one-on-one with our residents in order to foster greater understanding of people who have special needs. Year-round Junior high, senior high, older adults, families Custom-designed

Our Savior Lutheran Church 1105 West Fern Avenue McAllen, TX 78501 Phone: 956/631-6121 Fax: 956/631-3325 Contact: Sue Wadgymar email:oslcelca@aol.com WebPage:www.oursaviormcallen.org	Border Area Mission Ministries Renovation and construction in colonias (areas of substandard housing) and orphanages, working with youth and children, assisting at the food bank and other projects in the south Texas border and Mexico. Our Savior Lutheran church offers its fully-equipped "Living Faith Center" at a reduced cost to enable learning and serving opportunities. Year-round Junior high, senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults Custom-designed

Society of St Andrew 3383 Sweet Hollow Road Big Island, VA 24526 Phone: 800/333-4597 or 434/299-5956 Fax: 434/299-5949 Contact: Steven M. Waldmann email:sosausa@endhunger.org WebPage:www.endhunger.org	Society of St. Andrew Gleaning Network Gleaning is the Biblical practice of hand gathering crops left after harvest. The Gleaning Network coordinates volunteer gleaners, growers, and distribution agencies to provide fresh produce for America's hungry people. Growers offer their fields and orchards for hand gleaning by volunteers from church, schools, civic and other groups. The salvaged produce is donated to local food banks, shelters, soup kitchens and other agencies for free distribution to hungry children and adults. Tens of thousands of volunteers each year hand pick more than 15 million pounds of food to help relieve hunger in their own communities. The Gleaning Network operates in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and in selected areas of 20 states. Interested groups should contact the Society of St. Andrew office for information about gleaning in their area. Year-round Junior high, senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults Harvest of Hope Mission Work Camps Harvest of Hope provides gleaning and study mission work camps that educate youth and adults about the realities of hunger, its causes and effects. Harvest of Hope combines gleaning (salvaging fresh vegetables and fruits from fields to provide food to hungry people,) activities that help explore hunger issues and worship to build a Christian community of service to help meet the needs of those in our world who live with hunger and poverty. Harvest of Hope provides participants with a basis for an ongoing commitment to responsible living in a hungry world. Designed for youth, young adults and intergenerational groups, weekend and weeklong mission work camps are conducted in the summer and fall at various locations. Interested groups should contact the Society of St. Andrew office early in the year to register for Harvest of Hope. Junior high, senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults

Metro Lutheran Ministry 3031 Holmes Kansas City, MO 64109 Phone: 816/931-0027 Fax: 816/931-3511 Contact: Suzanne Bartling WebPage:www.mlmkc.org	Blessings Abound Thrift Store Metro Lutheran Ministry is involved in a thrift store. The youth will help sort clothing, clean and stock shelves to help maintain inventory at the thrift store. Year-round Scheduled at request of participant group Metro Lutheran Ministry Food Pantry This food pantry is where we distribute food to 30,000.00 people a year. Depending on the day picked and the times, the youth could either assist the clients in the food pantry or help stock. Year-round Offered on one specific date-call for details Older adults Metro Lutheran Ministry Christmas Store Youth will work directly with clients acting as Christmas Elves and guide them though the store serving needy families. Offered in December only Custom-designed Older adults Food Giveaways Once a month, MLM receives a load of food from our local food bank. We distribute this food to 300 needy families. The youth will help us with getting the food ready for distribution and helping the clients carry the food to their vehicles. Year-round Offered on one specific date Older adults Metro Lutheran Ministry Minor Home Repair This home repair program will help low income elderly and disabled adults stay in their homes by doing minor home repairs such as yard cleaning or painting (indoor/outdoor) etc... Year-round Scheduled at request of participant group Custom-designed Older adults Painting Inner-City Churches We have partnerships with Kansas City Inner-city Lutheran Churches (both ELCA & LCMS) to help them maintain their properties. The youth will go to the inner-city churches and help with clean-up, yard work and painting. Year-round Scheduled at request of participant group Custom-designed Older adults Repair/Painting Metro Lutheran Ministry Site Metro Lutheran Ministry has three sites one of which has a large warehouse. Youth may do work in or around site cleaning and painting. Year-round Scheduled at request of participant group Custom-designed Older adults MLM Food Commodities Metro Lutheran Ministry has a senior commodity distribution center which happens twice a month to aid seniors. Youth would help them carry their commodity items to their vehicles. Year-round Offered on one specific date - 2nd & 3rd Tuesday afternoon of each month Older adults

Humanitri 2108 Russell Avenue St. Louis, MO 63104 Phone: 314/772-7720 Contact: Deborah Amato, Youth Outreach Coordinator email:d.mato@humanitri.org WebPage:www.Humanitri.org	Let's Connect! Let's Connect is an exciting learning opportunity for youth and congregations in the St. Louis Metro area. Through a series of learning modules, participants experience first hand the realities of the social issues affecting families in our community. These issues become known to participants by working along side local ministries and congregations and the families they serve. Youth become connected to the church and are encouraged to return to their congregations as lights of the world. "Let's Connect" offers weekend modules for junior and senior high youth during the school year and will tailor summer servant events to fit your congregation's individuals needs. Junior high, senior high