Star Club Inc

PALMER GRANT PROGRAM. THESE GRANTS ENHANCE MINISTRIES OF DISCIPLESHIP AND INCARNATIONAL PRACTICE IN AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCHES USA (ABCUSA) CONGREGATIONS AND ABCUSA-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS.

EDUCATION RELATED

PROGRAM SUPPORT AND/OR OPERATING

PURCHASE HEALTHY AFTER-SCHOOL SNACKS, SUCH AS FRUIT, VEGETABLES, AND PROTEIN, FOR 30 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOR 136 SCHOOL DAYS.

GENERAL SUPPORT

PROVIDE A MONTHLY FAMILY FOOD BOX FOR TWO MONTHS TO APPROXIMATELY 28 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE STAR CLUB AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM. FAMILY FOOD BOXES WOULD INCLUDE STAPLE ITEMS, RECIPES, AND INGREDIENTS FOR TWO MEALS. FUNDS ALSO WILL BE SPENT TO PURCHASE A HEALTHY AFTER-SCHOOL SNACK FOR 30 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOR 144 SCHOOL DAYS. STAR CLUB ALSO WILL HOST A WORKSHOP IN THE FALL OF 2023 ON "HOW TO SHOP, STRETCH, AND SPEND" FOOD DOLLARS. THE WORKSHOP, WHICH WILL BE TAUGHT BY A RETIRED FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES SPECIALIST, WILL INCLUDE FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS USING PRODUCTS FROM A LOCAL FOOD PANTRY. THE WORKSHOP WOULD CONCLUDE WITH A PRESENTATION ON HOW FAMILIES CAN ACCESS THE FOOD PANTRY. FUNDS WOULD BE USED FOR HOSPITALITY FOR THE EVENT AND FOOD FOR COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS.

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A MONTHLY FAMILY FOOD BOX FOR FIVE MONTHS TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE STAR CLUB AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM. FAMILY FOOD BOXES WILL INCLUDE STAPLE ITEMS, RECIPES, AND INGREDIENTS FOR TWO MEALS.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION WITH RESOURCES TO BRING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF OPERATIONAL, PROGRAMMIC, FINANCIAL, OR ORGANIZATIONAL MATURITY.