Shared Bread
Shared Bread is a ministry of our church that supports individuals living within the Kent School District boundaries.
Our primary focus is on offering financial assistance to prevent evictions and to prevent utilities (including heat and electricity) from being shut off. People are eligible for assistance once every 12 months. We typically assist around 600 individuals per year. We have volunteers on Mondays who schedule interviews for clients to take place the following Wednesday by phone.
Shared Bread Corner
Going into the month of Thanksgiving, our emergency assistance fund (Shared Bread) always becomes depleted. Yet, we have so much to be Thankful for. So many neighbors we have helped kept the lights on, water flowing, and rent paid. We celebrated a 20-year high of total giving of one million dollars. Lives we have changed way beyond the doors of our sanctuary.
Now would be a great time to share, helping your neighbors maintain their essentials. We are anticipating many cuts to food assistance and Medicaid coverage. Our clients seeking rent from us are sharing that many charities have no help or they are out of funding, as Federal grants to them have been cut or are on hold. Thus, the need that has been steadily growing in this area increases even more. In short, we could really appreciate a gift of funding to literally help keep the lights on for our neighbors.
The Shared Bread Team wants to wish you all a blessed Thanksgiving.
The Shared Bread Team
Kent UMC reaches $1 million milestone for assistance program
Kent United Methodist Church is celebrating a remarkable milestone! Over the past 25 years, the church's Shared Bread Program has surpassed $1 million in donations, providing vital rent and utility assistance to local families in need. Discover how this community-driven initiative continues to make a difference.