White Rock Friends

White Rock Friends is a community service project of White Rock Community Church. It's mission is to support the HIV / AIDS community by offering a variety of programs to assist individuals in their day to day lives. These programs work to meet the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of people living with HIV/AIDS. White Rock Friends is part of the Dallas County AIDS Assistance Network.

Friends Needs Your Assistance
Please bring clothes and food pantry items on 1st - 3rd Saturdays from 08:30 - 2:00pm. Items can not be accepted in the Church Office area but must be taken to the Activity Center.

Ticket sales have begun! Please see the sign-up sheet in the parlor for advance ticket sales.

As beneficiaries, we will need to sell a minimum of 4 tables for the event on November 22, 2008. Tickets are $300.00 to this premier event of the year. We will also be selling raffle tickets for a 2008 BMW 128i convertible. Raffle tickets are $100.00 and can be obtained from Pastor Douglas or any Friends board member.

We will also need TONS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS! - both throughout the months ahead, and the weekend of the Dinner in November. If you can be “on-call” to assist with stuffing envelopes for a mailing, or would like more information about the variety of volunteer opportunities available, please e-mail or call Pastor Douglas (douglas@whiterockchurch.org or 214-320-0043 ext 29) for further details.

Please remember, every ticket sold to the event or the raffle, every hour of volunteer time have a direct impact on the amount of funding White Rock Friends will receive after the event. So please start saving your money and making your time available to participate in this exciting event.

Programs Offered

General Store:

We believe cleanliness is essential to healthy living. Many people living with HIV/AIDS have limited access to personal hygiene items and cleaning supplies. The General Store distributes personal care products (soap, shampoo, toothpaste), and household cleaning products (laundry detergent, bleach) to clients of White Rock Friends. The store is open on the first three Tuesdays and Saturdays of each month from 10 AM until 2 PM.

Saturday Meals Program:

Many of our clients depend on community resources for food and meal assistance. Our Saturday program provides much needed meals during the weekends when other agencies are closed. Each week we serve as many as 130 people a warm lunch in our activity center. Volunteers of the lunch program offer encouragement and fellowship. We can always use extra hands to serve a plate, scrub a pot, and share God's love through this kitchen ministry. Lunch is available between 11 AM until 1 PM on the first three Saturdays of each month.

Clothes Closet

On the 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month the Clothes Closet is open to clients of the General Store. Clients can select a number gently used garments donated by members and visitors of White Rock Community Church.

Friends Pet Pals Program

Assists our clients with the needs of their loving companions. Caring for a their pets provides therapeutic benefits for many of our clients. Your gifts of dog food, cat food and cat litter enables them to keep their pets with less financial hardship. Donations are accepted on Tuesdays and Saturdays in the activity center, or at any time in the church office.

Spiritual / Ministerial Counseling

Pastors are available to offer individual spiritual counseling and guidance.

Referrals

White Rock Friends is part of the Dallas County AIDS assistance network. We can assist individuals in finding other organizations that offer case management, housing assistance, medical / dental care, education / prevention, children's services, transportation, legal assistance, and more.

We Need Your Help

Our programs are made possible from grants and individuals like you! There are many ways you can support our efforts:

Donations Accepted

We welcome donations of personal hygiene products (soaps, shampoos, detergents, cleaning supplies) and gently used clothing. All donations are distributed directly to our clients. Please contact Associate Pastor Douglas Shaffer for a detail list of items distributed.

Volunteer

Volunteers support the General Store, Saturday lunches, and Clothes Closet. We welcome help during our operating hours.

Adopt A Friend

For as little as $25 a month, you can provide a person with much needed items to help them maintain healthy personal hygiene and a clean environment. And remember, your donations are tax deductible.

Friends Cares

You can contribute to our cause each time you shop at a Kroger store by simply presenting a Kroger Cares Card and having it scanned when you check out. One percent of your total grocery bill will come back to our ministry to help keep our shelves stocked and it doesn't cost you anything. Please contact us to get your card.

Sponsor a Lunch

For as little as $200 our volunteers can create a warm meal for as many as 100 people.

For More Information

Please contact Associate Pastor Douglas at 214-320-0043, ext. 29. You may also reach him by email at: Douglas@whiterockchurch.org.

White Rock Friends General Store Program is funded through the generosity of individual and community partners including the Design Industry Fund Fighting Aids (DIFFA) Dallas chapter, HRC Black Tie Dinner, Texas Gay Rodeo Association, and the Fire Dancers of Texas, Sam’s Club Community Grants and many others.

Dallas Morning News Article

The Dallas Morning News recently did an article concerning White Rock Friends. Please follow the link below to read the article and see the video.

DMN Article