Helping Hands Mission Camp is a Christian, youth focused, multi- denominational community service mission to help the citizens of Gloucester County, Virginia who need home repairs to make their houses warmer, dryer and safer. The week-long camp is held in July (10th-15th for 2016), and provides those interested in helping their community an easy, safe, and convenient way to experience a mission trip without leaving the United States. Campers “camp” in a Gloucester County church.

Helping Hands Mission Camp was formed in 2005 by 3 friends (Terry Stacey, Randy Stacey and David Loase) from 2 churches (Susanna Wesley UMC and Gloucester. Their desire was and continues to be to help citizens of Gloucester County, Virginia, who need home repairs!

Helping Hands is currently in need of MORE WORKSITES! If you or someone you know is in need, please check out this link and email the address listed! If approved, the work would be performed 7/10-7/15.

Rural homelessness often goes unseen, but there are local citizens who critically need our help.

The Northern Neck Middle Peninsula Housing Coalition (NNMPHC) was created in 2013 as a way to collaboratively meet this need by applying for state and federal funding on behalf of our community. The group provides resources to make fast, appropriate referrals and prioritize clients based on needs. The NNMPHC also collects homelessness-related data that helps to support the expansion of affordable housing options and related services.

Housing is a basic component of living a successful life. Human service providers are encouraged to join the NNMPHC to better understand available client resources and potentially provide wrap-around services to shelter clients. Concerned citizens are also welcomed!

The NNMPHC meets every other month, with the next meeting scheduled for Monday, July 18 from 1:00-3:00pm at the Bay Transit Facility in Warsaw. To join the mailing list or address questions, contact Hunter Terry, Bay Aging AmeriCorps VISTA Member, at hterry@bayaging.org.

Photo from Bill Fulton, Samaritan Group, Inc.

On Sunday, June 12th, come participate in the Full House Poker Run, which will benefit Habitat For Humanity of Gloucester-Mathews! Registration starts at 11:00 AM at Damon’s in Gloucester (7104 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Gloucester Courthouse, VA 23061), and stops will include Sunset Grill in Deltaville, Cobbs Creek Diner in Cobbs Creek, White Dog Inn in Mathews, and Kingston Plantation in Mathews.

For more information, email funds4habitatgm@gmail.com, or visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/hfhglma/