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We provide a food bank to help supply health, nutritious foods to those in need.  Working in conjunction with the Tri State Food Bank, we provide food to many Spencer County residents who might otherwise go hungry. Our local church & business community also blesses us by hosting food drives throughout the year. 

Anyone wishing to pick up food from the food bank is asked to please bring a current ID and a piece of mail, with current address, that has been sent to you in the last five days.

Food Bank hours are Tuesday -Friday 8:30 am-12:00 noon.   

Saturday 8:30-12 noon.                                                    

If your group or organization would like to host a food drive to benefit our food bank please contact us at 812 649-4946 OR click on the link below.

Through the generous support of our benefactors, clients may also be eligible for financial assistance every four months.  (Subject to evaluation of emergency situations.)

 Various types of assistance are available including: 

Utility assistance/$125.00 Maximum

Rent assistance/$125.00 Maximum

Pharmacy services/No assistance for narcotics or pain killers. Pharmacy contacted for verification/$125.00 Maximum

The above services require mandatory budgeting and nutrition classes. Also, client must complete a job assessment and classes each time assistance received.

Assistance hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 am-12 noon

Please call 812 649-4946 for an appointment.

Moms and Dads may have access to a large variety of new items in our Baby Shop. Thanks to our wonderful churches which sponsor baby showers throughout the year, Moms and Dads may choose from items such as: diapers, onesies, pacifiers, bottles, baby quilts, high chairs,strollers, pack-an-plays, bouncy seats, baby back packs, & other items. To take advantage of this service Moms and Dads must have earned Baby Shop vouchers. Earning vouchers is easy, merely keep your appointments with WIC, many local doctors, and attending Healthy Family classes at the Spencer County library. Click the button below for a complete listing of voucher providers.  

Thanks to Goodwill Industries providing computers, printers, and software,our clients have the opportunity to complete an online job assessment to discover which work related field might suit them best. This is not  a test with right and wrong answers, it is simply a skills assessment that helps the client determine which job might be right for them. Through this program we also offer help with building a resume that hopefully will get you in the door for that first interview and on the way to an amazing career. 

Need a refresher on e-mail, Word, Excel-then come on in and feel free to use these computer to further your skills. This service is offered to everyone free of charge.

Job Assessment & Refresher hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 am-3:00 pm (dependant upon class schedules)

TRAINING

55 or older and want get out of the house for a few hours during the day and earn money doing it?   

If you are 55 or older, please check out this opportunity just for you! The Christian Resource Center is honored to participate in the Senior Community Service Employment Program, administered by Goodwill, which offers older workers the opportunity to upgrade their work skills through PAID on the job training. This will not effect your Social security benefits or SNAP benefits.  Click the button below for more information. 

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Each year the Christian Resource Center hosts a Back To School Bash at Rockport City Park in Rockport, IN. Many community businesses, organizations, churches and individuals assist us to make sure that every child is ready to go back to school and feel happy and excited to start a new school year. Free socks and underwear, free food, free produce, on-site DJ, informational booths, games and prize giveaways help to insure the success of our event. In addition local police and fire departments are on hand, showing off their police cruisers and fire engines & discussing bike & pedestrian safety. This is the largest event we host each year and in 2019 over 700 people attended with 270 children receiving free socks and underwear and 190 families being blessed with free produce.

Please use the button below to find out how you can participate in our next Back To School blast!

In December the Rockport Christian Resource Center distributes warm winter coats to children who need them. Last year in addition to 150 coats, we also gave out gloves and scarves to help keep them warm. We encourage all who are truly in need of this program to please apply. Applications are accepted at the Back To School Bash as well as at the Christian Resource Center. By partnering with the Toys For Tots program we are also able to provide toys to our children. Please visit our Coat-A-Kid page for more information and to obtain an application.

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