Mean Street Ministry - Foot Care Clinic Overview
Foot care, and particularly foot wound care, is a huge need for homeless folks. Many of them spend hours of the day walking, sometimes with sneakers, which are not great for this winter weather. Their feet are tired, frostbitten, or they have blisters or wounds, and sometimes they aren't able to reach their feet to inspect them. An Advent team (headed by Heidi Zavala) will be providing foot care to our homeless neighbors at Mean Street Shelter on March 2nd from 8:45-12. At this event, we will provide a chance for people coming off the street to soak their feet, provide basic foot care and give them a new pair of socks.
How Can You Get Involved?
Provide Foot Care — you have to have a medical background to come volunteer. All you need is a willingness to learn and be present. Heidi or another medical professional will always be there to help if there are any questions.
Provide Support — If foot care is just not something your are comfortable with but would still like to participate there are a lot of ways to help at the shelter. Email Heidi (heidi.joy.zavala@gmail.com) for more details or sign up in the back and I’ll contact you.
Donate! — We will be collecting donations the next 2 weeks (February 19 + 26) for warm socks and used boots in good condition to distribute during the foot care. The shelter also has a special need for the following items: women’s underwear (especially small/medium), feminine pads, peanut butter, bandages, books, and canned soup. Please bring them to church, we will have a box for donations in the entrance.
Childcare
For many of you, this time of day will conflict with your work schedule. In the future we hope to host one on a Saturday so stayed tuned. Also, parents at home with small kids! I see you, if you want to come but childcare is an obstacle, email Heidi. We are working to find childcare for these events.
We will have an info meeting with more details about the 3/2 event between services on February 26th!
The TLDR:
What: Mean Street Ministry Foot Care Event
Where: Mean Street Ministry 1380 Ammons Street, Lakewood CO 80214
When: March 2 8:45-11:45ish