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MUST Ministries (On-going Distributions) (GA Flood Response Donation Drive)

Faith-Based Disaster Relief

Last updated Jun 18, 2011. This is not confirmation of current availability; call before travelling.

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Advocacy, * (ANY/ALL Types) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Advocacy, Economic Justice for Impoverished Populations Updated Jun 18, 2011
Advocacy, Health & Human Rights Updated Jun 18, 2011
Assistance * (ANY Type of: Referrals or "How to" Assistance) Updated Sep 29, 2009
Assistance, How to, Navigate Disaster Relief Resources Updated Jun 18, 2011
Assistance, Referrals, Employment & Job Resources Updated Sep 29, 2009
Assistance, Referrals * General Information & Referral Updated Jun 18, 2011
Assistance, Referrals, Housing, Housing Resource Referrals Updated Jun 18, 2011
Assistance, Referrals, Housing, Short-Term Housing Referrals Updated Jun 18, 2011
Assistance, Referrals, Shelter Referrals, Youth Focused Updated Jun 18, 2011
Case Management, Flood Survivors Updated Dec 3, 2009
Metro Atlanta Area Flood Recovery Case Management and Financial Assistance United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta will offer case management and financial ...
Case Management, Long-Term Case Management Updated Jun 18, 2011
Case Management, Low Income (Individuals/Families) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Case Management, * (Providers of ANY Type of Case Management) Updated Oct 2, 2009
Clothing, All Sizes, New or Gently Used * (ANY/ALL Types) Updated Sep 29, 2009
Command & Control, Donations & Supply Mgmt Units Updated Sep 29, 2009
Command & Control, Local Assistance Centers (SEND SURVIVORS to these locations) Updated Oct 3, 2009
Command & Control, Volunteer Coordination/Sign up Center Updated Oct 2, 2009
Community Outreach Programs Updated Sep 29, 2009
Demographic Served: Survivors, Natural Disaster Impacted Communities Updated Sep 29, 2009
Distribution * (ANY/ALL Types) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Donations, Drop-Off, Collection Site Location Updated Sep 29, 2009
Events, Social, Holiday Event * (ANY/ALL Types) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Financial Assistance, Case Management for Financial Matters Updated Jun 18, 2011
Financial Assistance, Emergency Financial Assistance Updated Oct 2, 2009
Financial Assistance, ** Financial Assistance (ANY/ALL Types) Updated Sep 29, 2009
Food * (ANY/ALL Types) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Food Distribution, Emergency/Disaster Food Distribution Updated Oct 2, 2009
Food, Distribution, Emergency Food Program Updated Jun 18, 2011
Food Distribution, Food Boxes, Emergency Food Boxes * (ANY/ALL Types) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Food, Non-Perishable Food * (ANY/ALL Types of Canned, Dry, Drinks, Snacks) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Housing, Transitional Housing Updated Jun 18, 2011
Housing, Transitional Housing (For Battered Women/Children) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Meals * (ANY/ALL Types) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Meals, Hot Meals Updated Jun 18, 2011
Meals, Lunches (Hot) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Meals, Lunches, Misc. Updated Jun 18, 2011
Meals, Lunch, Summer Program for Kids Updated Jun 18, 2011
Meals, On Site Meals Served to Disaster Survivors Updated Jun 18, 2011
School, Supplies * (ANY/ALL Types) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Services, Employment, Job Counseling, Referrals & Placement Updated Jun 18, 2011
Shelter * (ANY/ALL Types) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Shelter, Emergency Shelter Updated Jun 18, 2011
Toys, * NEW or Clean/Gently Used - Kids In General (ANY/ALL Types) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Holiday toy program
Training Classes, Life Skills, Misc. Updated Jun 18, 2011
Training Classes, Life Skills (Special Needs) Updated Jun 18, 2011
Training Classes, Literacy Training Updated Jun 18, 2011
Volunteer Opportunities, In General * (ANY/ALL Types) Updated Oct 2, 2009

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Clothing, All Sizes, New or Gently Used * (ANY/ALL Types) Urgent Updated Sep 29, 2009
Food, Canned ** (ANY/ALL Types) Urgent Updated Sep 29, 2009
Food, Canned, Meat ** (ANY/ALL Types) Urgent Updated Sep 29, 2009
Food, Canned, Vegetables ** (ANY/ALL Types) Urgent Updated Sep 29, 2009
Food, Condiments, Peanut Butter & Jelly Urgent Updated Sep 29, 2009
Food, Dry, Grains, ** Cereal, Ready to Eat (ANY/ALL Types) Urgent Updated Sep 29, 2009
Food, Dry, Mixes, Dinner, Macaroni & Cheese Urgent Updated Sep 29, 2009
Food, Dry, Pasta Urgent Updated Sep 29, 2009
Food, Non-Perishable Food * (ANY/ALL Types of Canned, Dry, Drinks, Snacks) Urgent Updated Sep 29, 2009
Office, Administrative, Volunteer Urgent Updated Oct 2, 2009
Socks, All Sizes, NEW Only, * (ANY/ALL Types) Urgent Updated Sep 29, 2009
Underwear, All Sizes, NEW Only, * (ANY/ALL Types) Urgent Updated Sep 29, 2009
Volunteer, Clothing Sorter/Organizer Urgent Updated Oct 2, 2009
Volunteers, Misc. * (ANY/ALL Types) Urgent Updated Oct 2, 2009

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2009 SouthEast Floods, September ArchivedJoined Sep 29, 2009

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About this facility

Mission: MUST Ministries is a faith-based organization which for thirty-seven years has been dedicated to providing services to persons and families in crisis while maintaining their dignity. MUST is a place where one's faith can be put into action and where we can minister to the poor, the brokenhearted and those who are in crisis - in a place where "your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." (Frederick Buechner) Founded in 1971 and rooted in the Christian tradition, MUST addresses the basic needs of individuals, families, and children in the Marietta, Smyrna and Canton/Cherokee county communities. MUST brings people of many faiths together to respond to God's challenge to minister to others with compassion and love, without judgment of the beliefs, background or circumstances of those who serve or of those being served.
Service: Temporary

Notes

6/2011 from website:

Today MUST has -

* Service Centers in Marietta, Smyrna and Cherokee providing food, clothing, financial aid, education and employment assistance; interview, assessment and referral services, to families and individuals in crisis.
* Integrated Housing Programs in Cobb, Cherokee, and Douglas Counties dedicated to helping 200+ residents break their own cycle of homelessness. Emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing and a host of wrap around services provide a healthy environment to foster whole life change.
* Seasonal Programs including:
o Summer Lunch program, serving 2,000+ lunches to children each day totaling nearly 100,000 lunches per summer
o Back to School Supplies for 3,000 children
o Holiday Meals to 8,000+ individuals
o Christmas Toyshop – for 3,343 children who would otherwise not have gifts to open
o Centralized 20,000 sq. ft. Operations Warehouse and Distribution Center in Marietta

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OLD FLOOD NOTES:

Source: 9/29/09, from GAVOAD

For Immediate Release

Sweetwater Valley C.A.M.P. to Serve as
Central Assistance Location for Flood Victims

Austell, Ga. (September 30, 2009.) On Wednesday, September 30, more than 60 members of the Cobb County community including nonprofit leaders, government and local schools, and churches assembled at South Cobb High School for the second meeting of agencies to address the needs of Cobb County flood victims. The meeting, also attended by Representative Alisha Thomas-Morgan, District 39, was scheduled to discuss the plans to ensure the immediate and long-term needs of flood victims are met.

Sweetwater Valley C.A.M.P. located at 6289 Veterans Memorial Highway in Austell has been designated as a central location for flood assistance. Starting Monday, October 5, flood victims can be seen Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Case managers from Sweetwater Valley C.A.M.P. and local agencies including The Center for Family Resources, MUST Ministries, and The Salvation Army will be present to provide resources including financial assistance, temporary housing assistance, food, clothing, diapers, hygiene items, school supplies and water.

Contact Sweetwater Valley C.A.M.P at 770.819.0662 or www.svcamp.org.

“Case managers will work one-on-one with families to identify unmet needs, intermediate and long-term needs, said Darlene Duke, executive director of Sweetwater Valley C.A.M.P. We have to be there for the long haul. We are very grateful to all the agencies supporting us and rallying behind us to make this happen.”

Donations items are needed to support the relief effort including cash donations; basic food staples; gift cards to Walmart, Kmart, Target, etc; hygiene items, diapers and cleaning supplies. Donations of furniture should be given to the Atlanta Furniture Bank. They can be reached via the web at www.AtlantaFurnitureBank.org. You can also call David DiCaprio at 404.355.8530, ext. 222.

Cash donations clearly marked with ‘FLOOD’ can be made to community partners: Sweetwater Valley C.A.M.P., Cobb Disaster Recovery, The Center for Family Resources, MUST Ministries and the United Way of Cobb County.

“I am proud to see so many local community organizations, government and churches coming together to support our community, share resources and connect with one another, said Representative Alisha Thomas-Morgan, District 39. We appreciate the outpouring of support and want people to continue to make donations and realize the support is needed on a long-term basis.”

Current volunteer needs include sorting clothes and food, crowd control, administrative tasks, mudding and construction repair. Non-construction volunteers should contact Jenaila Hawkins at MUST Ministries at jhawkins@mustministries.org or (770) 790-3873. Skilled volunteers looking to provide construction, plumbing, or carpentry expertise should contact Gene DeWulf, Cobb Disaster Recovery at gdewulf@uwma.org or (404) 589-9438.

“CFR is proud to be a part of this effort and to support Sweetwater Valley C.A.M.P as this community comes together in support of one another, Jeri Barr, CFR CEO said. The cooperative and collaborative effort of these organizations and the generosity of this community will help to ensure as many residents as possible receive the assistance they need.”

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Flood Relief - Food and Clothing Needed

With almost 1,700 people in need of supplies following the flooding in Cobb County, MUST Ministries is spearheading an emergency drive to collect food and new or like-new clothing.

Donations should be brought to the MUST Donation Center in Kennestone Corners on Highway 41, 1210B Kennestone Circle, Marietta, 30062. Turn into the industrial park, take the second right and go to the back on the left.

What is needed (non-perishables):
Peanut butter, Jelly, Cereal, Canned meats, Macaroni & Cheese, Canned vegetables, Dry pasta, New underwear and socks, New and like-new clothing for every age and size. (Note: many school-age children need clothing and adults with jobs need work clothes)

Watch for updates at www.mustministries.org

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FROM THE WEBSITE:

Today MUST has -

Service Centers in Marietta, Smyrna and Cherokee providing food, clothing, financial aid, education and employment assistance; interview, assessment and referral services, to families and individuals in crisis.

Integrated Housing Programs in Cobb, Cherokee, and Douglas Counties dedicated to helping 200+ residents break their own cycle of homelessness. Emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing and a host of wrap around services provide a healthy environment to foster whole life change.

Seasonal Programs including:
* Summer Lunch program, serving 2,000+ lunches to children each day totaling nearly 100,000 lunches per summer
* Back to School Supplies for 3,000 children
* Holiday Meals to 8,000+ individuals
* Christmas Toyshop – for 3,343 children who would otherwise not have gifts to open
* Centralized 20,000 sq. ft. Operations Warehouse and Distribution Center in Marietta

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Multiple locations:
http://www.mustministries.org/contactus.aspx

Service Locations:

MUST Cherokee
141 B. W. Marietta Street
Canton, GA 30114
(770) 479-5397

MUST Marietta
1407 Cobb Parkway N
Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 427-9862

MUST Smyrna
460 Pat Mell Rd
Smyrna, GA 30080
(770) 436-9514

MUST provides a wide range of volunteer opportunities in all three program office locations. Even if you have a busy schedule, have children, or have a large group you want to volunteer, there is always some way to volunteer with MUST. Our daily volunteer positions are listed here on our website, as well as group service project ideas, but please contact one of our volunteer coordinators today to learn about other opportunities to serve!

http://www.mustministries.org/volunteers/index.aspx