scaping and grounds keeping services,
to pack and deliver food to home-
bound seniors, to wrap presents in
local malls at fund raising booths from
Thanksgiving to Christmas and to
assist with clerical duties. They also
seek donations of tickets to cultural or
sporting events, books, games, green
plants, carpet and playground equip-
ment. Monetary donations also are
gratefully accepted.
To volunteer, call (313) 494-5500.
Send donations to Focus:HOPE, 1355
Oakman Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48238.

Last year volunteers from Temple Beth El donated clothing to the needy.

their kids. They brighten up the whole
place," says Berger, referring to nurs-
ing homes and shut-ins. "And then the
family can still go out for Chinese and
a movie."
The following is a list of area agen-
cies that need help during the holi-
days and throughout the year. They
serve indigent families and children.

Boysville
(517) 423-7451
This non-profit child care and fam-
ily preservation agency has more than
30 sites in Michigan and provides
more than 700 children and their
families with a comprehensive range of
treatment programs.
Along with volunteers and mone-
tary donations, they are in need of
typewriters, cameras, video cassette
recorders, bedding, twin bed frames,
mattresses, pillows, sheet sets,
unbreakable dishes, towels, wash
cloths, recreational and sporting
equipment, baby items and furniture,
kitchen utensils and equipment.
To donate goods or volunteer, call
Lynne Alexander at Holy Cross

Community. Center at (313) 895-
2200. Send monetary donations to
5690 Cecil ; Detroit, MI 48210.

Capuchin Soup Kitchen
(313) 579-2100
The soup kitchen and resource cen-
ter for the poor in the St. Bonaventure
Monastery serves up to 1,000 meals
per day.
Because of the vast numbers of
indigent it serves each day, the soup
kitchen always is in need of volun-
teers or donations of cash and non-
perishable food. Other items that are
in short supply or needed for the win-
ter months include new or gently used
toys for a holiday toy giveaway, toi-
letries, new underwear and socks of all
sizes, new or used clean clothing —
especially baby items — and warm
outer garments.
To volunteer for any day but
Thanksgiving and Christmas, call Ken
Dillard at (313) 579-2100, ext. 213.
To donate food items, call (313) 925-
1370. Send cash donations to the
Capuchin Soup Kitchen at 1760 Mt.
Elliott, Detroit, 48207.

Coalition on Temporary Shelter
(COTS)
(313) 831-3777
This group of volunteers provides
Detroit's homeless with food and
housing at two shelters.
In addition to monetary donations,
this season they are in need of hams,
turkeys, canned goods, large blocks of
cheese, clean used towels and wash
cloths. Other items of need include
infants' and children's clothing, extra
large men's and women's clothing, new
Underclothing, baby items, linens and
toiletries.
Send monetary and material dona-
tions to 26 Peterboro, Detroit, MI
48201. To volunteer time, call (313)
831-3777 and ask for Sister Cecilia.

Focus:HOPE
(313) 494-5500-
A civil and human rights organiza-
tion, this group seeks to unite a multi-
cultural community to overcome
injustice and build racial harmony
through its many programs.
They are seeking volunteers to read
books to children, to provide land-

Gleaners Community Food Bank
(313) 923-3535
Gleaners Community Food Bank is
dedicated to feeding the hungry in
Southeast Michigan. Surplus food
donations are secured from farmers,
food distributors, stores and individu-
als through canned food drives. Each
Saturday approximiately 100 volun-
teers package and box food.
Volunteers can help Gleaners by orga-
nizing company and school fund rais-
ers or by packing food boxes at the
food bank warehouse. To volunteer,
call (313) 923-3535. Send donations
to Gleaners Community Food Bank,
2131 Beaufait, Detroit, MI 48207-
3410.

Jewish Family Service
(248) 559-1500
As the social service arm of the
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, this community service
agency provides several volunteer
opportunities for the Thanksgiving
and Chanukah holidays as well as all
year long.
Volunteers are needed to sort and
arrange food for distribution to 200
families to help them celebrate the
Thanksgiving holiday. Also more vol-
unteers are needed to purchase and
wrap gifts for New Americans and
families in need. Others are needed to
join residents of the Coville
Apartments, a congregate living
arrangement for older adults, to light
the Chanukah menorah and sing
songs.
During the year, more volunteers
are needed to provide comfort and
companionship to homebound adults,
to provide grocery shopping services
to homebound citizens, to do clerical
tasks, to proctor citizenship tests, to