Compassion Delivered Inc

COMPASSION DELIVERED PROVIDES HEALTHY MEALS TO PEOPLE COPING WITH LIFE-THREATENING OR TERMINAL ILLNESSES HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AT NO COST TO THE PERSON RECEIVING THEM. IN 2021 WE PROVIDED 10,000 MEALS TO PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO RANGED FROM 10 YEARS OLD TO THE LATE '90S. NOT ONLY DO WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE HEALTHY MEALS TO OUR CLIENTS, BUT WE GET A CHANCE TO BUILD A FRIENDSHIP WITH THEM AND LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS BATTLE THEY ARE FACING. LIKE THE CHALLENGES WE FACED IN 2021, WE ALSO CONTINUED TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX ON HOW WE COULD BETTER SERVE OUR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. IN 2021 WE ALSO INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE DELIVERED TO BY 50%. WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE NEED INCREASING AND KNOW THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THIS TYPE OF INCREASE EACH YEAR, IF NOT MORE. ON TOP OF THE MEALS, WE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL MEAL KITS THAT HAVE THE REGISTERED DAILY NUTRITION NEEDED TO HAVE ON HAND IF WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DELIVER TO THEM DUE TO WEATHER, COVID, ETC. WE ALSO HAD THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CARE ITEMS SUCH AS DAILY ESSENTIALS, DEODORANT, SOAP, LOTIONS THAT MAY BE HARD TO FIND IN THE STORE OR HAVE THE ENERGY TO SHOP FOR THEM. WE ARE PROUD OF THE VOLUNTEERS, DONORS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THE SUPPORT SYSTEM WE HAD THIS YEAR TO HELP NAVIGATE AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW THE ORGANIZATION. WE ALSO ENGAGE CHILDREN OVER STARK CO. TO DECORATE OUR DELIVERY BAGS AND WRITE ENCOURAGEMENT CARDS. THIS PAST YEAR WE HAD TO GET A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS VITAL NEED. BECAUSE SCHOOLS DIDN'T MEET IN PERSON, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH FAMILIES ONE ON ONE TO DECORATE BAGS AND SUBMIT ENCOURAGEMENT CARDS, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO SLOW THIS PART DOWN. THESE HAVE BECOME TREASURES TO OUR CLIENTS BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS THAT SOMEONE TOOK TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY TO DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE THEY WILL NEVER HAVE THE CHANCE TO MEET. IN 2022 WE PLANNED TO EXPAND OUR MEN'S SUPPORT GROUP AND ADD A WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP, PROVIDING THE OPTION TO MEET IN PERSON OR VIA ZOOM. THESE SUPPORT GROUPS ARE NEEDED FOR MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE LOST THEIR WIVES, HUSBANDS, BROTHERS, SONS, DAUGHTERS, SISTERS, PARTNERS, OR FRIENDS. WE BELIEVE OUR NEXT STEP IN OUR ORGANIZATION IS TO HELP THOSE THROUGH THE GRIEF PROCESS. WE ARE EXCITED TO LOOK TO THE NEW YEAR, WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO HELP MORE PEOPLE AND OUR GOAL FOR 2022 IS TO PROVIDE 15,000 MEALS AT NO COST IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEERS, DONORS, AND SUPPORTERS FOR ALLOWING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HELP IN THIS WAY.