The JCSVV Social Action Committee Fund was created to support the following programs. Your donation to support these efforts is greatly appreciated. Click Here to Make a Donation (please specify SAC donation when submitting online).
Hope House – Hope House of Sedona is the only facility in Sedona that provides hope for homeless families by providing safe haven for Sedona’s children and families in need of housing. The Social Action Committee provides camp scholarships and needed property items to enhance the living experience.
Community Food Bank of Sedona – Weekly donations sent to the food bank. Also, special High Holy Day collections.
Refugee Centers and Native American Reservations – Clothing drive, and Winter Coat collection.
School Back-pack program with the Community Food Bank of Sedona – We volunteer to pack weekend food supplements for the Sedona students who qualify for this program. We usually volunteer for Thursday mornings in November and December.
Summer Survival Kits – Donation collection in March and April for the homeless people served by the Old Town Mission in Cottonwood. We collect items including tents, sleeping bags, hats, visors, sun screen, bug spray, and other safety products for summer needs or SAC will collect and donate cash and checks so the Mission can purchase these items.
Rotary Club’s Community Garden – We donate vegetable and fruit plants to the Rotary Club’s Community Garden in the Village of Oak Creek (VOC) in the spring and fall. Our SAC Committee members are very concerned about food sustainability in our community and this provides the means to support this issue.
Social Action Shabbat – Honoring community volunteers at a Friday Shabbat service in January.
Additional programs to be added as approved and organized by the SAC Committee.
This program continues with weekly drops at the Food Bank. The SAC Collection Bin is located at the bottom of the stairs leading to the JCSVV main entrance for your convenience.
Requested items include: non-perishable items, no glass, nothing opened or outdated, please.
In November and December SAC will be seeking volunteers to work at the Sedona Food Bank doing the “Backpack” program where food items are bagged and delivered to the Sedona Elementary School. Volunteer help needed.
SAC will be purchasing plants for the VOC Rotary Club’s Community Garden’s Fall planting, which produces hundreds of pounds of fruits and vegetables donated to schools and food banks. Volunteer help needed.
SAC works with the Sedona Food Bank for the collection of Winter coats, gloves, scarves, etc. and bringing them to the Flagstaff Community Assistance Teams for distribution to their area homeless shelters, native American reservations, and food banks. Volunteer help needed.
SAC is attempting to raise and distribute funds to support Hope House of Sedona’s property needs such as recreational equipment for the children living there. Hope House of Sedona is the only homeless shelter in Sedona. Funding support is needed.
SAC is seeking volunteers to assist SAC members in doing the Social Action Committee Shabbat Service in January. This Service honors over 40 organizations who provide service for people, animals, the environment, and the arts. SAC needs help with planning, printing materials, food preparation, serving food, and hosting over 100 organizational guests at the Service.
