Al's Outreach Outtakes

Two pretty exciting things to share with you this week. First, remember the emergency dental van from Medical Teams International that we hosted each month? Due to the pandemic they had to stop offering the service for a while. Good news! They have revised their intake process and are once again offering this vital service to those in need of emergency dental work.

We restarted the program on July 10th and will continue to host the first Friday of each month going forward. The dental van will be open starting at 9:00am, with a few scheduled appointments to get things going. Walk-ins will be welcome starting at 10:00am. If you, or someone you know needs either an extraction or a filling AND do not have private dental insurance please come see us. You can always call or email me for additional information.


Second thing has to do with the USDA Farmers to Families food program. Through this program the government is purchasing food from local farmers and distributing it to anyone with a need. A local contract was made with Pacific Coast Fruit Company who, in turn, began looking for distributors. The Archdiocese became involved and starting reaching out to churches. The program has been in effect since mid-April and has done a good job of getting food distributed.

The distribution sites and overall process were reevaluated with changes implemented July 1. Holy Trinity is acting as a sponsor church, with the actual distribution site being next door at Beaverton Foursquare. (Their physical space is much more conducive to this type of effort.) Pretty neat! 1,000 boxes of food will be available every Thursday morning starting at 9:00am until Noon or the food is gone. The types of food boxes will vary each week to include produce, dairy or a combination, but it is all fresh.

If you, or someone you know could use a box, please come. I do not want to see a single box go undistributed. There is no sign up or qualification process. You can pick up for multiple families if you like and can come every week. Please spread the word!