Organization: FACE TO FACE INC
Mission: FACE TO FACE WORKS TO MEET THE BASIC NEEDS AND REDUCE THE SUFFERING OF THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH HOSPITALITY, WE PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND PRACTICAL TOOLS, WHICH ENABLE PEOPLE IN GERMANTOWN TO CONFRONT PERSONAL CHALLENGES, EMPOWER THEIR LIVES, AND FULFILL THEIR UNIQUE POTENTIAL.
Activities: DINING ROOM - OUR DINING ROOM ALLEVIATES HUNGER BY SERVING WARM, NOURISHING MEALS TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES AS WELL AS SINGLE AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. WE WELCOME GUESTS FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, AND TUESDAY. IN 2020 WE SERVED 39,604 MEALS. FOR OUR GUESTS OUR DINING ROOM IS MUCH MORE THAN A PLACE TO GET A HOT MEAL; IT IS THEIR FAMILY ROOM WHERE THEY FEEL PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT VALUES THEM. WE OPEN OUR DOORS BY 9AM AND INVITE PEOPLE TO SIT, RELAX, READ, ENJOY COFFEE AND SOCIALIZE WHILE THEY WAIT FOR THE MEAL. IT IS THROUGH OUR DINING ROOM THAT WE LEARN OF OUR GUESTS CHALLENGES AND REFER THEM TO OUR OTHER PROGRAMS FOR HELP. WE HAVE A DEDICATED GROUP OF OVER 2,500 VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR, AND THEY ARE A HUGE PART OF WHAT MAKES OUR DINING ROOM A SUCCESS.
HEALTH CENTERS - OUR HEALTH CENTER PROVIDES FREE NURSE MANAGED CARE TO NEARLY 1,000 UNDERSERVED PEOPLE EACH YEAR. PRIMARY SERVICES INCLUDE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING, FOOT CARE, AND DIABETES EDUCATION. HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS INCLUDE REIKI/REFLEXOLOGY, STRESS REDUCTION AND THE WASHETERIA, WHERE PEOPLE CAN TAKE A HOT SHOWER AND RECEIVE A NEW SET OF CLOTHES.
LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES CENTERS - THE FACE TO FACE LEGAL CENTER PROTECTS THE HUMAN, CIVIL AND LEGAL RIGHTS OF LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. OUR LEGAL CENTER SERVES OVER 700 PEOPLE EACH YEAR, AND HELPS MANY CLIENTS TO SECURE LEGAL IDENTIFICATION, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. OUR SOCIAL SERVICES CENTER PROVIDES COUNSEL AND REFERRAL TO HUNDREDS OF CLIENTS EACH YEAR. FROM SIMPLE PACKETS PROMOTING HYGIENE TO HELP SECURING HOUSING, UTILITIES, AND EMPLOYMENT, THIS SERVICE GIVES MANY CLIENTS THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO RESOLVE A VARIETY OF ISSUES. IN 2020 THE SOCIAL SERVICES CENTER ASSISTED OVER 200 CLIENTS.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Health Care