Missions

Home & Hope

The Home and Hope program brings shelter, meals, and support services to families without homes. From 8:00-5:00 the families have access to Home & Hope's Day Center. The evening hours are spent at a "host" church where volunteers provide dinner and interact with the guests. Trinity hosts Home and Hope twice a year for one week. Epiphany Episcopal is a host church, Trinity supports one night during the week. (www.homeandhope.net)

You can help: Sign up to bring part of the meal on one of Trinity's or Epiphany and/or come to serve and eat with the guests, help with homework, or to spend the night. Contact Rosa Molero, 4haueru@gmail.com or Sally McClure salmcclure@gmail.com.

Sandwiches on Sunday (S.O.S.)

On the second Sunday of the month, Trinity makes 100 bag lunches, and serves them to the hungry in Redwood City. The people served are from all walks of life; they share the reality of not being able to make ends meet.

You can help: Volunteer to help make the lunches in Trinity's kitchen before our Sunday service. If you'd like, you may also come to Fair Oaks Community Center at noon to hand out the lunches. To volunteer to help, call Debby Brown (650) 365-6467.

Street Life Ministries

Every Monday night Street Life Ministries Redwood City (also known as Street Church) holds a church service and feeds a hot meal to anyone who wants to come to an open lot in downtown Redwood City. Trinity organizes the meal on the third Monday of the month.

You can help: Sign up to cook part of the meal on one of Trinity's nights and/or come to serve the meal and participate in the church service. For more info call Scott McMullin (650) 464-9732.

St. Francis Center

St. Francis Center's motto is Compassion not Judgment. It serves needy families in the Redwood City area by providing the essential services needed by these "working poor" families: food, clothing, housing and education (www.stfrancisrwc.org).

You can help: St. Francis Center is always in need of food, used clothing in clean and good condition, toys, or household items. They also need volunteers to help in the clothing room and with tutoring. Call Sr. Christina (650) 365-7829.

Help One Child

Help One Child is a Christian ministry to find homes and helpers for foster children in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Their mission is to recruit, train and support married couples or single adults willing to provide a home for foster children or volunteer support services. (www.helponechild.org)

You can Help: If someone at trinity decides to care for a child, we will support that family through babysitting encouragement and prayer. Call Carrie DuBois (650) 654-0642.

Redwood High School

Redwood High School is a continuation high school on the border of San Carlos and Redwood City. It serves around 500 students, 80% of whom are Hispanic, with many English language learners. Because Redwood does not have a formal Parent Teacher organization, Trinity desires to come alongside the school to help fill that role. We work with the Teen Age parenting Program, teachers and staff, seeking to serve where they have a need, including providing volunteers in the classroom, hosting special events (including Angel Tree) for the T.A.P.P. Program, providing snacks, having a teacher appreciation event, a Christmas treat for the school, helping with the prom as needed, and with financial support. We also support the Independent Study Program, which works with students who are unable to attend other high schools, in much the same way.

For more information: Contact Trinity's Office (650) 593-8226.

Hope House

Hope House is a recovery program to help women find a life without drugs and alcohol. It is a 6-18 month residential program in Redwood City with a phenomenal 70% success rate. The program uses group counseling and 12-step training, along with classes on parenting, nutrition, and other necessary skills or understanding sobriety and clean, healthy living. (www.serviceleague.org/womensres.htm)

You can help: Share your skills: show how to balance a checkbook, create a garden, or pick out clothes to re-enter the workforce. For more ideas call the church office at (650) 593-8226.

SpiritCare for Seniors

SpiritCare brings worship, communion, friendship, entertainment and family support to the elderly in retirement and nursing homes across San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. Trained "Cheergivers" from area churches assist the pastors serving communion, help with entertainment time after the service, or visit on their own. (www.spiritcareministry.org)

You can help: Become a Cheergiver, assist with worship, provide music, help with a social activity, or just visit. Call SpiritCare (650) 483-8328 or Debra Leopold (650) 367-7455.

Latinos Unidos en Cristo

Based out of First Pres. San Mateo, Latinos Unidos en Cristo (Latinos Unied in Christ) is a congregation of around 160 people with an aggressive outreach program in the Latino Community. This includes a food bank, bible studies in homes, and a family rescue center. hey have afternoon worshiop sevices in San Maeo and at Sturge Pres. and have new Hispanic bible study fellowship groups in San Carlos and Burlingame. Their vision is to open two Bible study fellowships and two worship services per year. (www.latinosuc.com)

Blood Centers of the Pacific

Blood Centers of the Pacific is a non profit, community-based organization that acts as the critical link between blood donors and recipients. Every year, Blood Centers of the Pacific helps 50,000 patients with blood donated by community volunteers. (www.bloodcenters.org)

You can help: Sign up to give blood at the blood center or a mobile drive. Call Mike Garoutte (650) 592-6158.

Puente Ministries

Puente de la Costa Sur works as a safety net for migrant farm workers and their families in the south coast of San Mateo County. They are in need since public transportation is almost nonexistent, and the four communities have no dental offices, pharmacies, laundromats, department or hardware stores, libraries, or supermarkets. (www.puentedelacostasur.org)

You can help: Donate mountain bikes, towels, sleeping bags and blankets, hooded sweatshirts, fleece vests and jackets, socks, toiletries to the donation basket in the atrium. For more information call Mike Garoutte (650) 592-6158.

Second Harvest Food Bank

Second Harvest provides food to 450 non-profit agencies and distributions sites throughout the Bay Area (including our SOS program). The food bank relies on barrel donations, and collects surplus food from growers, packers, manufacturers, grocers, and bakers. (www.2ndharvest.net)

You can help: Trinity sponsors a Community Food Sort periodically at Second Harvest in San Carlos. You can also bring food to fill the barrels when they are at Trinity. For information, call Lauie Donovoan (650) 591-5686.