The Moorestown Breakfast Club helped the Salvation Army of Burlington County raise funds for local programs.
Last weekend the Moorestown Breakfast Club helped the Salvation Army of Burlington County raise funds for local programs. Numerous resources are administered in New Jersey from the Burlington County Salvation Army.
Low income families, the homeless, unemployed and working poor are some of the main clients of the non-profit agency. As funding allows, the Salvation Army will offer them shelter, emergency financial support for paying bills or rent, free food, and more. Case managers will also partner with clients and help them find and maintain self-snyufficiency in the all too expensive New Jersey area. Referrals are offered as local centers are limited. The main number is (856) 374–4411.
Shelters are located for women, single parents and children. Those who stay and are guests at the centers will also receive access to additional supportive services that will help encourage their long term independence and self-sufficiency.
Another housing resource is the transitional housing units and shelters. The demand for these services are very high and space is limited. Burlington County residents can also get other support services from the Salvation Army and these include referral, counseling, job placement and ESL classes. Case managers will also help people find affordable, permanent housing and apply for rental assistance or ask the agency about security deposit assistance programs.
The Rotary Breakfast meetings are held every Wednesday morning at 7:15 a.m. at the Moorestown Community House located at 16 East Main Street. Guests are welcome to arrive 15-minutes early and have a cup of coffee to socialize before we commence our meeting. Many members do in fact take advantage of arriving early. This will also enable you to associate and familiarize yourself with club members.
Last year the club has funded many local individual charities including the YMCA — Camp No Worries, Moorestown Citizen of the Year, Salvation Army, 160 BackPack’s filled with $7,000 of school supplies for two decades for students in town, $20,000 annually in College scholarships to Moorestown High School students, Power up Gambia — Solar Panels, Curing Polio via Rotary International, Navajo Nation Clean Water Program, two automated external defibrillators for the practice fields in Moorestown and $10,000 pledged to the Moorestown Community House over five years to help refurbish the building.
