Mr. Sandy's Homeless Veterans Center

In February of 2017, Hayshire entered into a three-year covenant with Mr. Sandy’s Homeless Veterans Center. The agreement represents both a monetary commitment, as well as the promise of support for other needs that may arise for the organization. The community center provides emergency shelter and basic supplies such as food, clothing and transportation to those in need in our area. Our congregation has responded to the needs of Mr. Sandy’s in numerous ways. Monetary donations are collected through special yearly offerings during Lent and Advent and with the Souper Bowl of Caring offering collected in February each year. A collection bin in our worship space is filled with the congregation’s donations of immediate needs and practical items from the organization’s wish list. Special projects supporting Mr. Sandy’s have included filling backpacks with necessities for homeless patrons of the center and filling a scarf and mitten tree during Advent with practical and cold weather accessories the center can distribute to those in need.

Adopting Hayshire Elementary

Since 2017, we have partnered with our neighbor, Hayshire Elementary, to provide support to the staff, students, or families in need. We have committed to respond to needs the school may have as we are made aware of them. Members of our congregation are always quick to respond when alerted that the staff is in need of donations, or a family or child needs a little support around the holidays. We also send volunteers to the school to help prepare food bags that are sent home on weekends to ensure that deserving children have something nutritious to eat.

Northeastern Food Pantry

Our congregation regularly responds to the needs of our community with donations of non-perishable food items to the Northeastern Food Pantry. The Food Pantry strives to fight hunger in our community while serving clients with an atmosphere of confidentiality, dignity, and respect. In an effort to help the pantry keep their shelves stocked throughout the year, the grocery cart that resides in our gathering area steadily fills each month. At the end of each month, a volunteer delivers the donations to the Northeastern Food Pantry, located at Starview UCC. What a wonderful way for us to share the bountiful blessings we have received from God.

Community Aid
​Donation Box

Donations of gently used clothing and small household items can be placed in our tan CommunityAid bin, located in the west parking lot. The donations are collected by CommunityAid, a non-profit that strives to help those in need in the community by offering quality gently used clothing at an affordable price for individuals and families. The organization also provides Care Cards in increments of $25 (with no more than $100 to any one family at a time). Cards can be used to purchase clothing and shoes at CommunityAid stores.

Crop Walk

Every year in the Fall, a group of Hayshire members, families, and friends gather to participate in the York Metro CROP Hunger Walk. This event supports the work of Church World Service, providing things such as food, water, seeds, tools, wells, and water systems to empower people to meet their own needs.
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Check back later in the year for more information on how to get involved or how to sponsor our team!

Souper Bowl Offering

Did you know 1 in 7 Americans face hunger every day and that 16 million children live in food insecure households? Souper Bowl of Caring is dedicated to tackling all of these issues that exist in our communities, including poverty, hunger and homelessness. We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to contribute to the $143 million+ dollars that have been raised for local charities across the nation. 100% of the donations received will be used to support our mission with Mr. Sandy’s Homeless Veterans Center.