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Social Services | Soup Kitchen | Food Pantry
Our St Theresa Social Services Ministry includes the Food Pantry, Food Kitchen, and Thrift Shop. Our primary goal is to serve our neighbors in South Marion county helping to build a stronger foundation in their lives.
Our dedicated volunteers and staff strive to meet that goal by providing nearly 40K meals, 14K Food baskets, and 38K household and clothing items from our TS annually. In addition, we offer a resource center with computers allowing our clients to seek employment, obtain training and apply for assistance. Our spiritual and financial goals go hand in hand. Thanks be to God and to you our parishioners and friends who support us so graciously. We could not sustain our operations without you.
The mission/goal of St. Theresa’s Social Services is to help the poor of South Marion County build a stronger foundation upon which they can build or rebuild their lives. We offer a meal to the hungry, groceries to the poor, and clothing to the impoverished.
We offer financial assistance when funds are available and full use of our community resource center.
Our community resource center has computers where clients can go online to seek employment, attach resumes’, file for unemployment, apply for food stamps, check their email and do research for classes. St. Theresa’s Social Services, offer a hand up, not a handout. We have a wonderful staff of volunteers who each are specialized in their own way, to help contribute to the well being of our clients. We feel blessed to have each and every volunteer here at St Theresa’s. Our Spiritual Goal is very similar to our Financial Goal.We pray daily for the funds and groceries to keep us going daily. Somehow God and You (friends of St Theresa’s) provide us with enough to keep us going. Thank you for your continued support and prayers. We could not, or would not exist without community support.
For more information or assitance, please call the Social Services Office at (352) 245-1359
Social Services Staff & Volunteers
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Jack Nettis
Social Services
Coordinator
(352) 245-1359
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Mary Ann Gricar
Social Services
Assistant Coord.
(352) 245-1359
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Michael Sylvester
Thrift Shop
Manager
(352) 245-0650
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Department Hours
Social Services
Monday through Friday
8 am to 1 pm
Soup Kitchen
Monday through Friday
11 am to 1:30 pm
Thrift Shop
Monday thru Saturday
9 am to 2:45 pm
Food Pantry
Monday through Friday
9 am to 1:30 pm
End of Month Reports
Social Services News
Donations
Our clients in need are rising in numbers. Consequently, our pantry is running low. If you can find it in your heart to share either canned goods or help in any other way, please stop by our Social Services Department to donate your goods or services.
Donations can be dropped of Monday thru Friday, 8 am – 1 pm or placed in the wooden shopping cart in the church vestibule.
Donations for Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry
Accepted Monday through Friday
9 AM to 1 PM
Please, do not leave donations outside of those times.
Donations for Thrift Shop
May be dropped off Monday through Saturday
9 AM to 1 PM
Please, do not leave donations outside of those times.