FPCW in The Community

Agencies FPCW Mission Team Supports

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What They Do

 

Local Missions: 

· Caring Hands Food Pantry:  Caring Hands Food Pantry provides food, clothing and small household items, to those in need in Wildwood and Northern Sumter County, in a Christian environment.

· Cleansing Love Ministry:  Cleansing Love Ministry is operated out of Mercy Point Church in Wildwood. On the third Thursday of every month, they distribute cleaning supplies to clients that have been vetted by Love, Inc, based on their eligibility.

· Christmas Angel Tree – Mending Broken Wings for Children in  Foster Care Homes and Have Special Medical Needs. For a number of years FPC has supported Angel Tree for special needs children in our community. The children who are blessed by it are all in foster care homes and have special medical needs. 

· Community Medical Care Center – CMCC is a not-for-profit clinic, offering primary medical and dental care to the qualified uninsured and medically indigent of the surrounding area.  The clinic offers primary care, speciality care, chronic disease management and dental care to a segment of the community sho might otherwise do without necessary medical treatment.

· Forward Paths:  Forward Paths works with youth, mostly ages 18-24, who have aged out of Foster Care, or are unaccompanied or homeless for other reasons. They provide help with housing, food, counseling, educational support, job training, and more - whatever the young person needs to become independent.

· Hands of Mercy Everywhere: Hands of Mercy Everywhere is located in Belleview and provides teen mothers and girls at risk of sex trafficking with housing and other vital resources, including education, parenting classes, life skills, career development, counseling, and other means of support, as they transition to adulthood.

· The Haven – a Shelter for abused women and their children

· The House of Hope – The House of Hope is a faith-based residential rehabilitation center for up to 20 men who are 18 and older located in Wildwood.   This Biblically-based rehab program typically lasts one year.  Since its inception over 300 young men have "graduated" from the program to become self-sufficient, contributing citizens.

· The Infant & Toddler Pantry – a Christian program that provides clothing, diapers and baby food for young children in the tri-county area.  Works closely with Love, Inc.

· The Lazarus - Lazarus Clinic provides healthcare services including medical, dental, case management, and preventative education to individuals in critical need. It provides free medical care to the uninsured, low income and those unemployed.  The Clinic is located at 210 Wonder Street, Wildwood FL (352-748-4567).  Visits by appointment only

· Love, Inc  (Love In The Name Of Christ}– A Christian organization that mobilized a network of 45 local churches ministries (Gap Ministries) to transform lives and communities In the Name of Christ.  Sometimes it’s helping with basic necessities; other times, it’s helping with job resources or putting people with a support team for moral support. Gap Ministries include: Angel’s Touch Clothing, Personal Care Ministries, Clothe a Kid, Birthday Boxes, Christmas Blessings, Access (food stamps), Job Connection, Journey classes, + others.

· Wildwood High School Booster Club: Supports a variety of school programs.