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Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever. – Psalm 136
Healthy Snacks Fuel Healthy Bodies
Healthy snacks fuel healthy bodies! Thank you, St. Paul Lutheran Church for arranging the delivery of a pallet of fresh fruits and vegetables - all from Moving Hope Inc. Thank you to Grace City Church for the generous gift card for shopping. And thank you to the...
First Week of Backyard Lunch & Learn
Nothing beats good ole soap and water – featured at the first week of Backyard Lunch & Learn. Besides hand-washing skills and being grouped by families, learners experienced: Vitamin D! (you’re welcome), two flash-downpours (thank you, Cristobal), math games using...
Summer is Happening at Parker Street!
Finally feels like Summer is happening at Parker Street, Florida flash-downpours and all! Workforce Lab for 16 high schoolers - learning job skills and practicing them by volunteering locally! Three young adult interns - taking their job skills training to the next...
The School Year Ended and Summer is Here
The school year finally ended and summer is here! Thank you to Mark Lanier from State Farm and Jimmy's Famous Seafood Express for donating 200 delicious chicken dinners. They served the Parker Street neighborhood in a drive-thru celebration even in the midst of a...
Taking Jesus and BBQ to the Streets!
Taking Jesus and BBQ to the streets! Once a month Tim Mitchell and a few helpers are cooking out at a Parker Street corner all day, smoking up some sweet BBQ to share for dinner. Since it’s all day, they’re also able to crank out breakfast and lunch. Praise the Lord...
Publix Super Markets Charities Keeps on Giving!
We go back a long way. As far back as our records show, (2005), Publix Super Markets Charities has been in our corner, supporting operations with annual gifts and volunteering. That’s at least 15 years of impacting hundreds of families through healthy snacks, academic...
Thank you Lakeland Electric
Thank you Lakeland Electric for the Community Giving Grant! This $1,000 grant helps fund programs that benefit an undeserved Lakeland neighborhood through academic enrichment, financial capability, beautiful neighborhood initiatives, and healthy community activities....
Thank you, Publix Super Markets Charities!
Parker Street Ministries is grateful for Publix Super Markets Charities and its funding that goes as far back as we have electronic records (2005) and probably earlier! This year’s funding was for…
Interns for the Win
We are grateful for the Impact Polk Grant from the GiveWell Community Foundation that made our first internships possible. We celebrate these young adults and their amazing progress in life, in financial capability…
Empower Polk bringing us Up to Speed
So grateful for GiveWell Community Foundation’s Empower Polk Grant for funding this new website and a host of other Social Media enhancements. All for the good of engaging…