Cooking Classes Begin
Do you want to learn how to cook delicious and nutritious meals? Look no further! Our upcoming cooking classes are just what you need. Join us on November 21 for Mini Turkey Meatloaf, December 5 for Sweet Potato Gnocchi, and December 19 for Lentil Pilaf.
Don’t miss out – sign up now by contacting our nutritionist at poverello.org or call/text/fax at (954)361-3194. Limited spots available!
Poverello Eat Well Center Welcomes Registered Dietitian/Licensed Nutritionist Marcia Saint Victor
Poverello Eat Well Center is proud to announce the addition of Registered Dietitian/Licensed Nutritionist Marcia Saint Victor to its team. Marcia has a wealth of experience in nutrition counseling and education, and she is passionate about helping people eat well to improve their health and well-being.
At Poverello Eat Well Center, Marcia will be providing free nutrition assessments and counseling, as well as leading healthy cooking classes. Her recipes are based on the 117 different healthy food items that Poverello offers, so you can always count on finding a new and delicious meal to try.
Marcia is excited to be a part of the Poverello team and to help the community eat well. She believes that everyone deserves access to healthy food and nutrition information, and she is committed to making a difference in the lives of her clients.
Here are some of the benefits of working with Marcia:
- She is a registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist, which means she has the knowledge and expertise to help you achieve your nutrition goals.
- She is passionate about helping people eat well to improve their health and well-being.
- She provides free nutrition assessments and counseling.
- She leads healthy cooking classes that are based on the healthy food items that Poverello offers.
If you are interested in learning more about Marcia’s services or scheduling a nutrition assessment, please call Poverello Eat Well Center (954) 361-3194
Bloomin’ 4 Good Selects Poverello as Beneficiary for January
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Poverello Center, Inc. Thomas S. Pietrogallo, MSW/LCSW, MBA 954-213-6597
The Poverello Center, Inc. Celebrates Selection as a Winn-Dixie Bloomin’ 4 Good Program Beneficiary
Wilton Manors, Florida – The Poverello Center, Inc. has been selected as a beneficiary of the Winn-Dixie Bloomin’ 4 Good Program for the month of January 2023.
The Winn-Dixie Bloomin’ 4 Good Program, which launched in October 2021, is an easy way for shoppers to give back. Every $12.99 Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquet with the red circle sticker sold supports a hunger organization local to the Winn-Dixie in which it was purchased.
The Poverello Center, Inc. was selected as the January beneficiary by local store leadership at the Winn-Dixie located at 1625 Cordova Rd., Fort Lauderdale, FL. The Poverello Center, Inc. will receive a $1 donation for every $12.99 Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquet purchased at this Winn-Dixie location in January.
“Flowers can make someone’s day, brighten a room or spread a smile,” said Thomas S. Pietrogallo, CEO of The Poverello Center Inc. “Now they can fight hunger too. Purchase a Bloomin’ 4 Good Bouquet at Cordova Rd. Winn-Dixie in January to help fight hunger. Every bouquet sold will feed 10+ people in need.”
The Poverello Center, Inc. is a nonprofit based in Wilton Manors, Florida. Founded in 1987, The Poverello Center, Inc. has fed your neighbors with critical and chronic illnesses. Learn more about The Poverello Center, Inc. by visiting www.poverello.org .
For more information about the Winn-Dixie Bloomin’ 4 Good Program, please visit seg.2givelocal.com.
A Food is Medicine approach to achieve nutrition security and improve health
The Journal Nature Medicine just published an article highlighting the Food is Medicine’s approach toward achieving nutrition security and improved health. Access the article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02027-3.epdf?sharing_token=eNx0ZrLl131rsQJkp946bNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MbVyeUySXBrU5QYnPzFbmH4E5vS-vGUqT2NEHixfQGaGLp7wNrTVyWeIgDSkvcd8KiOJmnLFSszQyham3D6j1JtDNPvRzNljul_E_T7UogAJFGBiu_KI__ZG4EC2tfhP0%3D
2021 Volunteers at Poverello Provide Amazing Benefits to Our Communities
For 2021, volunteers at the Poverello Center, Inc. provided $1,396,420 worth of labor. Their 48928.51 hours in 2021 reflected the work of 23.52 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) workers. The IRS considered an hour of volunteering as worth $28.54 in 2021.
“Volunteers in the United States are 63 million strong and hold up the foundation of civil society. They help their neighbors, serve their communities and provide their expertise. No matter what kind of volunteer work they do, they are contributing in invaluable ways.”
— Independent Sector
Thank you volunteers for your dedicated service to our important mission!
HIV Testing Now Available
Poverello has begun testing for HIV, during regular business hours at our thrift store location in Wilton Manors, and at our Pompano Store location after September 18, 2022. You may stop in anytime for your confidential test. If you’re positive, we’ll help you get into high quality HIV care of your choice and link you to community services. If you’re negative and want to start PrEP, we’ll help you get into free care. Keep in mind, if you’ve had an exposure, you may start a 28 day course of anti-HIV therapy within 72 hours of exposure and prevent an HIV infection. We can help you get that care promptly. Our goal is to stop the spread of HIV in the communities we serve. Help us accomplish our goal, know your status and take action to prevent the spread of HIV!
Uncle Al’s Passing, Great Loss for Poverello and Our Volunteer Community
In light of Uncle Al’s passing, we would like to honor his memory through reprinting this March 2018 article written by another Poverello volunteer James Stoop:
In the clothing sorting area at the Poverello Thrift Store, “Uncle Al” has become a regular fixture, volunteering his time four mornings a week for well over a year now. Most people at Poverello probably don’t even know that his last name is Gibson, or that his friends also call him “Alley Paley.” But the connotation that this man is either your “uncle” or your “pal” says a lot about his character.
Born in Brooklyn, raised in the Bronx, and eventually settling in Seaford, Long Island, Al Gibson at 89 years of age is not even thinking about slowing down. “No matter what ails you, you’ve got to keep moving,” he said while taking a break from his volunteer duties. And when he’s not volunteering at Poverello, Uncle Al is the day manager at le Boy, a gay club in Fort Lauderdale.
In 1950, Uncle Al was drafted into the Army, serving for two years as a mess sergeant at Army bases in New Jersey, Georgia, Texas and California. But it was his service at Camp Desert Rock in Nevada that was the most memorable. For believe it or not, Al and his company were ordered outside to witness firsthand (and at relatively close range) an above ground test of an atomic bomb. “It goes without saying,” he remarked, “that it was an experience I will never forget.”
After he got out of the Army, Al went to work for his father and mother at their office furniture and interior design business, S. Gibson and Son. During this time, he married and had two sons and a daughter (and now six grandchildren as well). But it wasn’t long before he went his own way, purchasing a competitors office furniture and interior design business in the garment district of Manhattan. His sons took over running the business when he retired to Florida in 1980.
When Uncle Al arrived, he purchased a condo in Fort Lauderdale, where he still lives today. At the time, his mother was living in Broward County, with other relatives in the area as well. He eventually took a job as controller for American Excess, a company that bought and sold excess inventory. After leaving that position, and taking a much needed break, he was at it again, this time taking a job as a bartender at the Fort Lauderdale gay club Johnny’s. Before long his involvement at Johnny’s grew to working in the office and as a club manager. It was at Johnny’s that Uncle Al first became acquainted with Poverello. As part of his duties as a manager at the club, he would occasionally conduct auctions, raffles and car washes to benefit Poverello, raising a lot of cash for the charity. A little over a year ago, after operating for more than 30 years at its two locations, Johnny’s closed its doors, opening the next day as le Boy at its new location on 11th Street at the original Bill’s Filling Station location.
“Poverello is the greatest charity around,” Uncle Al remarked. “They do a world of good here, and they have a wonderful group of volunteers. I love working here and would do anything they asked me to do,” he added. “It’s part of what keeps me going.”
It doesn’t appear that this volunteer/Board member is going to slow his pace in helping Poverello achieve its mission and goals. “The level of commitment and importance of the volunteers who work here, and the amazing outreach of this organization, still keeps me excited to this day,” he remarked.
Article written by James Stoup, Poverello Volunteer
03/16/2018.
Available: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6769697161169952768/
TARGET CIRCLE RESULTS ARE IN, AND ITS A BULLSEYE!
We are excited to share that guests at Target stores cast 37,899 votes to The Poverello Center Inc, awarding Target unrestricted funds in the amount of $4,522.39 to Poverello. Most importantly, they voted for our mission and the impact we have on our community. Full results are now posted for members of Target Circle at https://circle.target.com/cr/results. Thank you Target Shoppers!
Lots of Love, No Touch Delivery
We want to keep you safe during this pandemic with our Lot’s of Love, No Touch Grocery Delivery.
Lot’s of Love
We want to make sure you have what you need throughout this pandemic isolation. We’ll communicate with you about what and how to best access our services through lots of phone contact. Each delivery will require discussion with your volunteer about your address and phone number as well as how to best serve you.
No Touch Grocery Delivery
Our volunteers or your case manager will call us when they’re ready to deliver to you. They’ll drive up to our designated spot, open their trunck and we place your groceries there. They drive to your front door, leave the groceries their, take a photo, then call you to verify you’ve opened the door to collect your groceries.
If you already know your client ID and PIN, start to select your groceries now. Click on the orange button on this webpage. Or go here: https://www.smartchoice.life/poverello
Poverello Selected as South Florida Nonprofit Parter for Target
Now through January 5, 2020 , vote for us through the Target Circle program to help determine how Target’s South Florida donation will be divided up. Find out more about Target Circle here.
We’re asking our supporters to help us make the most of this incredible opportunity. Every vote counts to help us receive a portion of the available Target funds as we continue our mission to provide nutritious food, services and basic living essentials with the highest degree of understanding, respect and love for individuals living with critical and chronic illnesses Including HIV, in South Florida.
Don’t forget, as you earn more votes, you can keep voting multiple times during the campaign! So whenever your Target run finds you in stores throughout Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach Counties, Vote for Poverello and make a difference to your South Florida nieghbors with chronic illness. Thank you for your support, and we encourage you to share your support for us (and your thanks to Target) on social media throughout the duration of the voting!