Billy Brumfield residents also benefit from receiving nonprescription medicine, shaving and personal care supplies and holiday treats. It is a demanding and vital ministry. Volunteers are needed to deliver food the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Volunteers also transport food from the Gleaners to Matt's House each Thursday morning. A base of thirty-five volunteers are needed to provide lunch approximately every six weeks, to plan and facilitate holiday parties, to help with the barbeque in the fall and to provide child care for several hours two times per year while the mothers have an afternoon out to act as mentors.
Volunteers prepare and serve the dinner, decorate the parish hall and help with the crafts.
Two volunteers are needed each week to help with pick-up, disbursement and inventorying of incoming donations as well as outgoing clothing. The Clothing Closet is a resource for your cast off shoes, clothing and coats. Weekday Lunch Program needs a minimum of twelve volunteers per day to serve each week St. James' is assigned, which is about 6 weeks per year. Leslie Carpenter, Project Chairperson Sunday Lunch Program needs a minimum of ten volunteers on Sunday four times per year to cook and serve a meal for 125. Volunteers are needed for one week every two months to assist with stocking and inventorying the food pantry.