Featured Outreach

Sunrise Kiwanis Shoes for Kids project flyer with cartoon children and collection dates

Outreach

  • Backpack Kidz Feeding children in Charlotte County one backpack at a time. Many children do not have a stable source of food except for the free or reduced-priced meals provided by the schools. Backpack Kidz bridges the gap by providing bags filled with nutritious food items every weekend of the school year.
  • United Thank Offering UTO is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. They invite people to embrace and deepen daily personal disciplines of gratitude and encourage engagement with innovative projects that address compelling needs around the globe.
  • Charlotte CARE Center Formerly known as Charlotte County Homeless Coalition, Charlotte CARE Center is a point of entry for homeless services in Charlotte County. This shelter is open 365 days a year and serves some of our most vulnerable neighbors. 
  • St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry St. Vincent de Paul is a non-profit organization fully staffed by volunteers. Their Food Pantry is stocked by community compassion and generous donors, local food drives and purchased food. Together, we can do even more. Their specialty and most beneficial activity is to give HOPE to people in need and provide HELP through material support.
  • Virginia B. Andes Community Clinic Virginia B. Andes is a volunteer community clinic that provides no-cost primary and semi-urgent medical services and prescription medications to our uninsured neighbors in Charlotte County.
  • Brazil Mission Church of the Good Shepherd partners with The Anglican Diocese of Brasilia whose mission is to be a missionary church, serving all people, witnessing to the Gospel, tackling inequalities fostering reconciliation and safeguarding creation.
  • OneBlood OneBlood is a not-for-profit organization committed to using innovative partnerships within communities to save lives by inspiring and educating them to continuously champion blood donations and patient services to meet the never-ending need for a safe and ready blood supply.
  • Sunrise Kiwanis Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.