We Need Your Help at MELD

We can always use your help at MELD. Here are some programs that can use your assistance:

MELD Moms and Dads Groups

• Assist with babysitting or providing a light supper meal
• Provide speaker or craft project for a group meeting
• Host a MELD group at your place of worship
• Provide snacks and supplies for holiday parties and special events

Homeless Shelter/Transitional Living Program

• Provide “Welcome to Your New Home” Baskets (supplies and items needed when a family moves from the shelter to their apartment or home) See the MELD WISH LIST
• Assist with babysitting while parents attend weekly group meetings and GED classes
• Provide materials for craft projects
• Have a collection drive of personal items and baby supplies for MELD families. See the MELD WISH LIST

Education & Employment Program

• Provide incentives; gift certificates, coupons, etc. for restaurants, movies and community events.
• Sponsor field trips (ball games, Chicago, Magic Waters, etc.).
• Provide school supplies - book bags, calculators, pocket folders.
• Provide bus tokens.

Administrative, Office and Building Needs

• Supply paper – craft paper, reams of copy paper
• Help with fundraisers ( MELD Mother’s Day Cards and Prints, MELD Run and Fun Walk, Annual Golf Play Day, Annual Sports Celebrity Event) and other special events)
• Provide a group to assist with outside yard and building work
• Help with mailings – folding and stuffing

Contact

Karen Tilly
Director of Development and Public Relations
815.633.6353 Ext. 11
ktilly@rockfordmeld.org