History
Who Is We Care I.N.C.?
We Care I.N.C. provides assistance to over 35,000 individual needs annually. The following types of help are most often provided although people receive other types of assistance as well.
- Food Assistance
- Clothing (including diapers and infant clothing)
- Personal Care Items
- Furniture Assistance
- Household (including rent, locating housing)
- Medical (including prescriptions, dental & equipment)
- Transportation Assistance
- Counseling, Advocacy
- Heat Assistance
- Holiday Assistance
As a Clearinghouse, We Care supports special efforts organized by specific churches. In addition, We Care operates a Prayer Ministry which includes regular prayer for those in need and for those who act as a community resource.
The Helping Process
Churches, individuals, families, agencies call the We Care clearinghouse. We Care volunteers gather information to analyze and verify the client’s need(s) and suitable referral(s). We Care office volunteers refer families in need to one of our 28 ministries sponsored by community churches or area agencies that may be able to provide the requested assistance. We Care volunteers follow up to verify how a client was helped. Where practical, the client is offered a visit from a pastor or Christian Caregiver for follow-up and evangelical encouragement.
History and Purpose
We Care I.N.C. was fostered into being in 1980 by pastors of the South Haven Area Ministerial Association (S.H.A.M.A.). They perceived a need for a clearinghouse to efficiently identify the truly needy people and help the churches orchestrate ministry to them.
We Care’s Clearinghouse Ministry does this by:
- Enabling member churches to coordinate Helping Services.
- Responding to the true needs of families and individuals in the South Haven/Bangor/Covert area.
- Helping congregations that so desire to develop specific assistance ministries.
- Reducing costly reprocessing of the same claims and utilizing community resources in the best possible manner.
Funding
We Care I.N.C. receives no government funding. We Care relies on churches, individual families and business institutions. Gifts to We Care are tax deductible and any gift that you might share will be greatly appreciated.
Volunteering
We currently have over 500 active volunteers and they are the lifeblood of We Care. The We Care Talent Tithe Inventory Form offers an easy way to match your skills and interest along side We Care’s needs. You may even have a skill we haven’t thought of! Call the Director at the office if you’re interested in sharing some of your time.