focus alert - august 28
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FOCUS Alert for August 28TRANSCRIPT
FOCUS Churches of Albany 275 State St. Albany NY 12210
518.443.0460
www.focuschurches.net
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1. FOCUS Summer Worship
2. School Supply Drive
3. Advocacy Updates
4. Breakfast Express (BEX)… Outside!
1. FOCUS Summer Worship
Our last summer combined FOCUS worship service will on Sunday,
September 6th at Trinity United Methodist Church, 9:30 am, followed by a
presentation on the new FOCUS grocery collaborative project.
FOCUS Congregations Worship at Emmanuel Baptist Photo courtesy of David Gillette.
Hunger Action Network of NYS will be holding their annual meeting on
Monday Sept 28th from 9:30-4:00 pm at Westminster. All are welcome.
The keynote speaker will be Jessica Powers from WhyHunger, and work-
shops will be offered on the Fight for $15, community organizing, and so-
cial determinants of hunger and poverty. Suggested donation of $10 for
Hunger Action Network members, and $15 for non-members. Contact Deb
Catozzi for more information: [email protected] 518-434-7371.
FOCUS connected people will have registration costs covered. Call the
FOCUS office to get your name on the list.
Congress will be returning from August
recess, and one of their first priorities is
the Child Nutrition Reauthorization.
These bills help provide summer meals
for children who would otherwise receive
meals at school, and provide some ex-
panded SNAP benefits for families with
children over the summer.
Please take a moment and sign this peti-
tion from our partner Bread for the World.
Faith for a Fair NY will be holding their annual retreat October 11th-13th.
We’ll look at successful movements in New York and across the country -
including the Fight for $15 and Moral Mondays - and look ahead to what
we can expect in the coming year. You can register here. FOCUS scholar-
ships are available. Contact Joe Paparone for more information.
2. School Supply Drive
3. Advocacy Updates
4. Breakfast Express (BEX)… Outside!
For two weeks Breakfast Express moved outside. Iced Coffee, yogurt, fresh
fruit, cereal and a bag lunch were served for our breakfast guests to enjoy
their summer day on State Street. Over 50 guests served each morning.