LIFE COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT INC

Mater Filius provides pregnant women who have no support a place to live and teaches them life skills (jobs, home, finances, etc.) so that once they have the baby, they will be able to care for them emotionally, physically, and financially. Their two houses have regularly been at capacity, and they were quickly going through washers and dryers. They decided they needed to make the move to heavy-duty laundry equipment and requested LIFE Community Enrichments assistance to buy a 30lb washer and dryer. LCE purchased the heavy-duty washer and dryer and paid for the electrical work to accommodate the machines.

Each fall, LIFE Community Enrichment partners with Plano Elementary Pre-K and Elementary Schools to provide coats and shoes to needy students. During 2023, LCE purchased 288 coats and 323 pairs of shoes for students at eight area schools.

LCE sponsored the West Side Neighborhood Vitality and Beautification Program in South Charleston, WV. $5,000 cash was gifted to fund repairs for the elderly (fixing cracked and broken windows before the winter cold sets in is a high priority). Additionally, LCE purchased yard equipment for area youth to use to help the elderly in need of yard care avoid code violations. Board member Denise Hamilton will oversee this program through her WV-based charity. Thus far, they have helped a 90-year-old former teacher with a bathroom remodel and helped nearly a dozen elderly/disabled residents avoid code violations by cleaning up their yards.