Gift Cards
The Poverello Center offers some program clients gift cards (vouchers) in exchange for agreement with two principles:
- Retain and Return both the gift card and the receipt for purchases made with the grocery gift card.
- Purchase only Healthy/Nutritious Foods that support a well balanced, culturally appropriate meal plan.
January-2019’ Hunger-Fighter: Mr. William Cooper
Dec/2018 Hunger-Fighter: Mrs. Lorna Richards
We are so glad to recognize Mrs. Lorna Richards, our Dec-2018’ Hunger-Fighter.
On 2017 Mrs. Richards came to Poverello through the Urban League senior training program and with Mrs. Evelyn Hodges, she has filled every recipe with love and smiles.
Thank you for cooking with love and joy for our volunteers and employees.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Many thanks to JetBlue’ Crew!!!
For been with us today, every time we have you with us is a pleasant experience for our clients, volunteers and staff.
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” ― Barack Obama
Gilead Helps Fund Hurricane Packs for Poverello Program Participants
Through our collaboration with AIDS United, Gilead Sciences has awarded the Poverello Center $25,000 for hurricane preparedness supplies for our program participants. Along with a few days worth of shelf stable food, participants will be able to choose between battery operated fan, radio or solar cell phone charger. The kits will also include information put together by Broward County advising residents how to plan for hurricanes. Thanks AIDS United and Gilead Sciences!
Sep-2018’ Hunger-Fighter: Michael Coady
August/2018 Hunger Fighter
We want to congratulate the drivers team: Lee, Cori, Michael, Nelson, Bobby and their supervisor: Mario Rosario, for the excellent work done in favor of our community. Well-deserved recognition as August / 2018 Hunger-Fighters.
Thanks to Mr. Gregory Kapus, our July/2018 Hunger-fighter.
Mr. Kapus is a leader who is always on time, with a great sense of humor, committed to what he does for our community, performing a job with high standards of quality and responsibility.
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – – Winston Churchill.
Congratulations!!!!
Thanks to our Hunger-fighters of April 2018: David Milu and Johnny Wolfe
for all you do for our clients, community and The Poverello’ family.
LAKEISHA WILLIAMS HAS FOUND HER HAPPY PLACE
To hear volunteer Lakeisha (Keisha) Williams describe it, working at Poverello might be the best job she’s ever had…and certainly the happiest. “I’m greeted with smiles and hellos from everyone when I arrive in the morning,” she remarked, “and that’s unlike any place I’ve ever worked. Everyone is so polite and friendly here.”
The mother of two young boys, Keisha has been volunteering at Poverello for about 7 months. She was sent to Poverello by Career Source Broward as a way to acquire skills and service experience that might help her find full-time employment in the community. “Working here has really brought me out of myself,” she related. “I have learned to trust people more, which wasn’t always the case with my other jobs. I can really be myself, which makes working here so much more enjoyable,” she added.
Keisha volunteers in the Eat Well Center, helping with the stocking and packing of food items as they come in to the Poverello facility. She also helps pack food bags for Poverello’s program participants, as well as youth “Fuel Packs” that go to the Boys and Girls Clubs for children in need. Keisha has also assisted with cooking classes that Poverello offers to its participants. Her dedication to her job speaks for itself, as she often volunteers her time from 22 to 35 hours a week.
Born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Keisha has worked at Walmart, Fresh Point, KFC and at the Cross Road Food Bank where she first heard about Poverello. But her experiences and the satisfaction she receives working at Poverello has by far been the most rewarding. She said she likes working with different kinds of people, which is one of the benefits of working at an organization like Poverello. “I tell my friends all time that if you are looking for something to do, why don’t you volunteer at Poverello. It’s a lot of fun, and giving back really makes you feel good,” she commented. The importance of “giving back” is something you hear Poverello volunteers mention all the time.
“The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.”
-Helen Keller
The Poverello Center, Inc. Thanks James Stoup for writing this profile
