Community Action Mission Program - CAMP

About CAMP

2011-03-29T16:52:00.000-07:00

The Community Action Mission Program (CAMP) was established in 1998 to meet the ever -increasing needs of the residents of Farmersville, Germantown and New Lebanon in Montgomery County, Ohio.

We are a faith-based, nondenominational, non-profit organization that relies on the resources and volunteers of the community to help those who have fallen on hard times or face a crisis.

Residents in need should visit the Food Pantry at the Masonic Temple in Farmersville on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:30 or talk to the pastor of any Farmersville church.

Job Posting - CAMP Administrator

2011-03-28T19:54:00.000-07:00

Applications due April 25
Farmersville-based non-profit Community Action Mission Program (CAMP) seeks a self-directed, reliable part-time administrator to support the faith-based mission of the organization. The CAMP administrator would assist volunteers and board members in their work to meet the ever-increasing needs of the residents of Farmersville, Germantown and New Lebanon by supporting the organization’s food pantry and Benefit Bank programs.

Responsibilities of the CAMP administrator include:

• Using established CAMP guidelines to respond to community needs, drawing from a pool of volunteers
• Scheduling Benefit Bank appointments, maintaining volunteer computer equipment, coordinating community counseling sites, educating clients on what to bring to appointments
• Assisting food pantry coordinator as needed
• Handling record-keeping and correspondence for CAMP, including local promotion for programs
• Additional duties as assigned by the CAMP board of directors

Qualifications:

• Self-directed and able to work alone
• Knowledge of Microsoft office suite and internet resources like Google Calendar
• Volunteer or work experience with a non-profit
• Sensitivity and compassion to those who are in need
• Discretion in handling personal financial information of clients

Compensation:

The Farmersville-based CAMP administrator will be paid for 10-15 hours a week (over 3-4 days) on a contract basis at $12 an hour.

To apply:

Interested applicants should first research CAMP and the Benefit Bank and submit a cover letter and resume to “CAMP Administrator application, 2999 S. Clayton Road, Farmersville OH 45325.” CAMP is a non-denominational faith-based non-profit.

Christmas 2010

2010-12-26T16:37:00.000-08:00

Thanks to many generous donations to CAMP, we were able to provide boxes of food, toys, warm coats and even some Christmas decorations to 86 local families.

None of this would be possible without a dedicated group of volunteers from local churches and community groups who come together to organize all the donations each year.

This year CAMP enjoyed a special boost in donations from staff at Valley View Middle School who rented out the By-Jo theater in Germantown and offered admission for a three-can donation.

As we start 2011, remember that hunger is a year-round problem in our community. Continue to think of CAMP when you are shopping and bring non-perishable food items and paper goods to the boxes located at local churches.

Volunteers Needed

2010-11-21T19:11:00.000-08:00

Join the CAMP volunteers who are trained as counselors of the Ohio Benefit Bank and help local people apply for public assistance programs and file simple taxes.

Benefit Bank volunteers use a specially-designed online system to assess clients’ eligibility for public benefit programs like food stamps, childcare subsidies and home energy assistance, and provide completed applications for these programs. Benefit Bank volunteers can also be trained to do simple taxes for low income families and seniors.

Volunteers are provided with all the equipment needed (computers, printer, internet access), with appointments held locally. Eight hours of Benefit Bank training is provided free to help new volunteers become comfortable with the online system.

In 2010, our volunteers processed about 37 applications for public assistance, and we filed 11 state and federal tax returns for low income people. With many of our neighbors facing difficult financial times, there is more we can do to help them apply for programs that can help feed their families and heat their homes.

If you are a computer-savvy adult (18 and older), please consider volunteering. All appointments are held locally. Email sliferspresbyterian@yahoo.com for training dates and times.

New York Times Article

2009-11-22T06:56:00.000-08:00

Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades

With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program
once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans
and one in four children. It has grown so rapidly in places so diverse that it
is becoming nearly as ordinary as the groceries it buys. More than 36
million people use inconspicuous plastic cards for staples like milk, bread
and cheese, swiping them at counters in blighted cities and in suburbs
pocked with foreclosure signs.

Christmas Donation Drive

2009-11-20T08:15:00.000-08:00

Christmas 2009

Dear CAMP Supporter,
Thank you for your support of CAMP. Due to your generosity, and the support of the churches and businesses in our service area, we have been able to increase our assistance to the growing number of needy families in the Valley View and New Lebanon School Districts this year.

Every Thursday night people in this community who are having difficulty feeding their families visit our food pantry at the Masonic Temple in Farmersville. They are greeted by CAMP volunteers and provided with a week’s worth of groceries. This year, we provided more than 600 weeks of food to the households that visited the CAMP food pantry.

In 2009, CAMP also provided emergency financial assistance to 37 local families to help with utilities and other critical needs. Thanks to generous donations of many, CAMP also provided 20 households with furniture and 60 men, women and children with warm, clean coats.

To help these families receive the state and federal assistance they need, CAMP has created a team of local volunteers who are trained counselors of the Ohio Benefit Bank. Volunteers use a specially-designed online system to assess clients’ eligibility for public benefit programs and provide completed applications for these programs, including food stamps, child care subsidies, home energy assistance, Medicaid and tax credits. This year, CAMP Benefit Bank volunteers processed nearly 100 applications. In our first year of providing free tax services, we filed 45 state and federal tax returns.

The tough economic conditions facing our state have not missed this community. Growing unemployment has brought greater demand for our services. In addition to continuing to provide food and financial aid for families in crisis in the next year, we also want to provide 90 local families with a special box of food for the holidays.

We need your assistance:
• A gift of $10.00 would provide enough toiletries, paper products and diapers for one week.
• A gift of $25.00 would allow us to purchase enough food from the Food Bank to support our food pantry for one week.
• A gift of 50.00 will help us purchase supplies and equipment for the Benefit Bank.
• A gift of $75.00 will allow us to purchase the items needed for a Christmas food/toy box.
• A gift of 100.00 will allow us to help a family when they receive a disconnection notice.

Please send your gift to C.A.M.P %US Bank, 38 N. Broadway Farmersville OH 45325. If you are interested in volunteering at the food pantry or the Benefit Bank please send a note.

Glory be to God, and Thank you for your gifts,
C.A.M.P Board Pastor Karel Hanhart, Pam Morneault, Carol Schrieber, George Shell, Kimberly Steward

P.S. Donate soon to ensure we can help as many local families as possible with a Christmas food box.

Download a PDF of the letter.

Benefit Bank Outreach

2009-05-29T19:28:00.000-07:00

CAMP was proud to host the Ohio Benefit Bank Mobile Express at the Germantown Pretzel Festival.

CAMP volunteers were joined by representatives of the Angel Food Ministry from Germantown United Methodist.