Greer Soup Kitchen

For over 20 years, Daily Bread Ministries and the Christian community have successfully operated the Greer Soup Kitchen. Our purpose is "to provide ministry in the form of services including, but not limited to, providing a soup kitchen, providing a place of refuge, and in general rendering to the needs of the destitute, desperate, and/or troubled... persons." The Greer Family Shelter will give people shelter and support in a structured 90-day program conducted by trained counselors working under a licensed mental health professional. To enter the program, families must be homeless, have a strong desire to not be homeless, and be recommended by an appointed commission made up of volunteer mental health professionals, licensed clergy, and the director of operations. This program is named Greer STEP-Shelter to Empower People. We equip people to return to the workforce and a home of their own. Our intent is not to operate a rescue mission. Participants will be required to both eat and work at Greer Soup Kitchen and attend all sessions and counseling. Our intent is to surround participants with love and encouragement in a setting with clearly communicated rules of conduct and consequences. Volunteers are needed to participate as: Specialists to find and enlist volunteers from churches, businesses, and industries Specialists to enlist employers who will offer sustainable jobs and help participants succeed Facilitators who commit to work with families 5 hours a week for 90 days, including one 2 hour meeting per week, and three other touch points at any time during the week-requires 12 hours of training conducted during two weekend days Specialists to help participants with reading, writing skills Specialists to help participants prepare for job interviews Specialists to teach participants life skills based on Christian principles Specialists to help participants prepare job history info Employers to provide sustainable jobs with the will to help participants learn and succeed Specialists to help teach participants how ...Read More