AWARE in Evansville works to assist the community in meeting the needs of low income residents in the Evansville area. AWARE partners with community volunteers and organizations to provide services including; the Snackpacker Food Program for low-income students, numerous drives benefiting the local food pantry, holiday distributions and Koats for Kids.
Donated items needed:
| Canned Meats |
Toothpaste |
Canned Fruit |
| Jelly |
Shampoos |
Tuna |
| Cereal |
Dish Soap |
Ravioli |
| Boxed Dinners |
Deoderant |
Peanut Butter |
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| 5 Donation Locations throughout Evansville |
St. John Lutheran
Church |
United Methodist
Church |
Oak Grove
Church |
Congregational United
Church of Christ |
St. Paul Catholic
Church |
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In addition, Eager Free Library will be hosting “Food for Fines”. Stop in and pay your Library fines with any of the above items instead of using your cash. Please make sure the value of the donated items meets or exceeds the value of the fine owed.
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Donations will be taken to the
Evansville Ecumenical Care Closet
for distribution through the food pantry.
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Check out the video of the Evansville Students As they Take to the Streets to Stop Abuse with AWARE's - Refuse 2 Bruise campain.
Evansville Students Take To Streets To Stop Abuse
Refuse 2 Bruise Second-Year Program In Evansville
Posted: 6:38 pm CDT May 30, 2010
EVANSVILLE, Wis. -- Although many people are involved in abusive relationships, a growing number of those people are teenagers.
Health officials said that it's estimated that one in three teens involved in relationships are involved in abusive relationships, whether that be verbal, emotional, physical or sexual. While both boys and girls can be victimized, for girls the abuse tends to be longer-lived, as studies show that 80 percent of girls stay in relationships after the first incident of violence, officials said.
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AWARE in Evansville
AWARE brings resources into the Evansville Community that address employment and training, transportation, housing and prescription needs of low-income households.