Category Archives: Faith-based

Jubilee Jobs

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Jane Collins

If you’ve ever searched for a job, you know how important it is to own computer. Imagine how difficult it would be to find work if you didn’t have one. Now imagine trying to find a job if you didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Adults, Education, Faith-based, In the Neighborhood, Job Preparation, Life Skills, Mentoring, People | Leave a comment

Happy Father’s Day

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jane Collins

My Dad passed away a week before Christmas in 2007, and this is the first year I can walk past a rack of Father’s Day cards without getting weepy. Most of you don’t know my Dad but I wish you … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith-based, Family, Humanity, International, Other, People | 1 Comment

Jailhouse Art

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Jane Collins

Three things I never knew about jails: 1. They need volunteers to do lots of interesting things 2. Jail is not the same as prison 3. Some inmates are incredibly artistic I discovered these factoids last week at the Alexandria … Continue reading →

Posted in Adults, Arts & Culture, Computers, Education, Faith-based, Life Skills, Mentoring, People, Tutoring | Leave a comment

Our Daily Bread – Food for All

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jane Collins

(l to r) Kerryn McMeans, Sue Almond and Rob Higginbotham from Fairfax Methodist Church get ready to load up their cars with groceries, as part of their partnership with Our Daily Bread. When I arrived at Fairfax United Methodist Church … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith-based, Family, Hunger, In the Neighborhood | Leave a comment

Pendle Hill – Who Woodn’t?

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jane Collins

My friend KC spent two years here at Pendle Hill. She leaves next month to resume her law career in Qatar. Sometimes giving back presents itself in the strangest ways.  It certainly did today while I was visiting my friend … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Faith-based | Leave a comment

Christ Church Lazarus Ministry – Loaves and Fishes

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jane Collins

Joe hopes that the clothes bought for him through the Christ Church Lazarus program will help him get a job. I love Wednesday mornings.  They are one of the few anchors in my life.  Every Wednesday I walk up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith-based, Hunger, In the Neighborhood, Other, People | Leave a comment

Sweet Dreams

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Jane Collins

     I was really looking forward sleeping on the floor of a local church last Wednesday night. That church serves as an overflow hypothermia shelter, and husband and I had volunteered, for the second year, to spend the night there. … Continue reading →

Posted in Adults, Faith-based, Homelessness, In the Neighborhood | Leave a comment

Thankful – from a Guest Blogger

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Jane Collins

I can honestly say that I am very thankful. I grew up in a home with about eleven people. I am 29 years of age at this moment. We had to go behind grocery stores into dumpsters for our next … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith-based, Guest Writers | Leave a comment

Dignity or Something Else?

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Jane Collins

Thursday mornings are my most favorite time of the week.  That’s when I spend two or three hours helping the underserved in our community at a neighborhood church.  Most of the people who show up are regulars, and I’ve gotten … Continue reading →

Posted in Donating, Faith-based, Homelessness, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

$3.99

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Jane Collins

As I prepare to move the “Get Out and Give Back” blog and newspaper column to a bigger writing/speaking/coaching venue, I realized that I’d been spending too much time in the last few months holed up developing the business and not enough … Continue reading →

Posted in Donating, Faith-based, Homelessness, Humanity, In the Neighborhood | 1 Comment

Katrina (by guest writer Tommy Moore)

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Jane Collins

It was my second trip to the area in as many months. My first was with a group of Furman University students who are members of an on campus United Methodist group called Wesley Fellowship. It was their spring break … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith-based, Guest Writers, Natural Disasters | Leave a comment

Each September

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Jane Collins

       It’s now a few days after Sept. 11.  Every single one of you remembers what you were doing that day seven years ago. I was in India teaching English to Hindu orphans. Here’s what I remember:               The … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Faith-based, Humanity, International | 1 Comment

Half Full

Posted on December 19, 2006 by kannon58

Our glass of life can be either half-full or half-empty, depending on what we see. And with that, my holiday gift to you is three short vignettes of a few people whose glass is always half full. Enjoy. **************************** Sarah … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Faith-based, International, Military | Leave a comment