Updates

Excited to have former Friendship Center Directors Jon & Mindy Jamison as our Guest Speakers for our annual Fundraising Night on Saturday, October 17th, starting at 5 pm. Enjoy a night of Silent Auction, Live Music performed by Jordan and Jessa Anderson, Award Presentations, Live Art Painting, and much more. Tickets are $25 per adult.   Purchase tickets at eventbrite or www.friendshipcenterdsm.org starting July 1st! If you cannot attend, please consider purchasing a donation ticket in the amount you can afford. Paper Tickets can be purchased at the center on Mondays from 8-4 pm.

The location of the Celebration will be at the Mid-Iowa Council Building in Des Moines. The dress is casual!!!

Have you heard the news? The Friendship Center has been selected as the beneficiary of the @HyVee Reusable Bag Program that supports local non-profits! Each time a $2.50 red “My Heart” Reusable Bag is purchased at the Hy-Vee at 3330 MLK Jr Pkwy during the month of July, we will receive a $1 donation.

Join us on Saturday, August 1st from 5 to 7:30 pm for our annual Back-2-School Backpack Giveaway. Five hundred backpacks filled with supplies will be given out to each child who attends. We will also offer  Free Haircuts for all children, Free Dental Checkups for children, Free Laundry Services, and Free hot dogs, chips, and water, provided by MLK Hyvee for all.  Our clothing closet will be open as well. For more information, follow us on Facebook @FriendshipCenterDSM.

Our Easter Egg hunt orignially scheduled for Saturday, April 11th has now been cancelled.

Thank you to our friends at Great Western Bank for sponsoring our Financial Peace University Class for the next four years.  Through your generosity, generations of lives will be impacted to help break the cycle of poverty, become good stewards of God’s money, learn to live on a budget and prepare for a brighter future.

Every June, the Friendship Center will offer F.P.U. to 10 individuals freely, while capping the class at 20 individuals overall. If you are interested in taking this class, please email Joe at ministry@friendshipcenterdsm.org.

Welcome to America’s newest citizen!!!! Thank you to Becky and now Betty for helping her pass her test!!! Thank you to our ministry partners and donors for allowing our ESL program to exist!!! Thank you, Father, for this blessing!!!

Congrats, Gladiola, US Citizen!!!!!!! We are so proud of you!!!!

TIS THE SEASON!!!!!

Through October, we will be accepting Christmas Wish-Lists from our Teens, ESL participants, After-School Kids Club, and Women’s Bible study group. If you would like to adopt a child or adult, please contact us at ministry@friendshipcenterdsm.org. To be eligible, you must attend one of our ministries! No more lists will be accepted after October 31st. Each adoption asks for 2-items of clothing, 1-pair of shoes, and 1-fun item. Please spend only $100 combined on all gifts purchased. Gifts must be wrapped with a name tag on each item.

During October, each Monday, we will receive diaper donations for the MLK community. We are in desperate need of sizes 3-6. If you could donate one box of diapers, we would greatly appreciate it. Donation times will be from 8 am to 8 pm!!!!