Plateau Outreach Ministries

1
Plateau Outreach Ministries
Joyfully serving as Christs hands to the
communities of
Enumclaw
Buckley
Black Diamond
Wilkeson
Carbonado
South Prairie
2
POMs Food Bank Serves anyone no
restrictions
Hunger
65,000 lbs of food delivered by Northwest Harvest
last year
3
POMs Food Bank served an average of 346
families each month in 2008
Up from 275 in 2007
4
The Samaritan Project
helping nearly 500 people in financial need each
year
Financial crisis
5
The Samaritan Project
Yearly financial assistance
2007 - 36,729
2008 - 46,149
6
and keep them warm
POM helps keep people in their homes
Rental Eviction - 12,600
In 2008
PSE - 17,600
In 2008
City Utilities - 7,500
7
Sickness
POM provided 2500 in Prescription
Medication help in 2007/2008
8
Homelessness
In Enumclaw?
YES! On the rise
Emergency Shelter
3560 in 2007
4580 in 2008
over 4000 for just of 2009
HALF
9
More Pennies From Heaven
More than just a Thrift Store ____________________
________
Provides the community with quality, low cost
items
Free clothing to those in need
Proceeds help support POMs services
10
POM is run by a small staff and
ARMY
an of volunteers!
8,500 volunteer hours per year!
Thats Eight THOUSAND five
hundred!!!
11
Partners of POM

• City of Enumclaw
• Northwest Harvest
• The Salvation Army
• PSE Warm Home Funds
• The United Way
• The Franciscan Foundation
• And YOU!