Episcopal Diocese of Northern California

Programs and People

  

 

 

Serving Christ by Serving Others

                                                                                                                                                           

 

About Programs and People

ECS continues to provide training and technical assistance to churches seeking to develop social ministries. Many of our previous programs are now independent 501C-3 Non-profits, and our role is to make available the training and technical assistance they need to remain viable service providers. We offer assistance with board training, grant writing and community organizing.

"..inasmuch as you have done it unto the least of these my brothers,
you have done it unto me."

CURRENT PROGRAMS:

St. George’s, Carmichael.  Loaves & Fishes, Senior Gleaners, Heifer Project International, Cancer and Crop Walks, and 8-10 other community programs annually.

St. Francis, Fair Oaks.  (F.E.A.R ) St. Francis Emergency Assistance Relief –Project Starfish Ministry, Red Wagon Ministry (1000 wagons to date); Food Closet , Sunshine Christian Food Ministry.  Heifer Project, Crop Walk and the Sacramento Blood Bank.  

Our Saviour, Placerville.  Approximately every 9 months the parish puts on a “Supper Cupboard”, a six week program that offers cooking and life skills instruction for single moms.  The program is staffed and funded by the parish.

St. Paul’s Benicia   Weekly community meal, serving 100-150 meals each week, a summer program providing 200 brown bags per week for low -income children, an Advocacy Program for affordable housing, and a monthly food ingathering.

Epiphany Parish, Vacaville  Weekly community meal, serving 125-175 meals, Prison ministry,  advocacy program for affordable housing and an active partner in the Solano Interfaith Council, which currently runs a 25 bed homeless shelter.

River City Community Services (Food Closet)
(916) 446-2627
Daily food closet, community services, information and referral,
RCCS Program Director, Eileen Thomas

St. Luke's Auburn
Weekly teen after school feeding program (100 teens), weekly senior meal program and an annual street fair for youth.

Grace Church, Fairfield Ingathering of socks for Solano County Convalescent homes, Yountville Veterans home. Advocacy program for the homeless and active partner in the Solano Interfaith Council- which runs a 24 bed homeless shelter.

 St. Mary’s Napa:  Blankets for refugees, ingathering of blankets for Afghanistan, collect and donate food to the Napa Food Bank.