COVID-19 Support

 

How Can You Help?

 

Serving our Bethlehem family:

• Please call the families on your page of the BLC directory and see how they are doing.  If help is needed, please contact Pastor Dan.  
• Send an email or mail a note to families to see how they are doing
• Donations to may be made online on the BLC website and you may designate COVID19 to help BLC families who are struggling during this time

Please remember Lutheran Ministries that continue to need your support:

 

ELCA COVID-19 Relief 

Lutheran World Relief 

Lutheran Disaster Global Response

Lutheran Disaster U.S. Response

Metropolitan DC Synod of the ELCA 

Mar-Lu-Ridge Camp 

Lutheran Campus Ministries

 

 

During this difficult time when families are under stay-at-home orders and many families are facing furloughs and layoffs, the need for community support is particularly urgent.

 

Below are several opportunities for you to support those in need:

 

Lutheran Social Services 

- Immediate Needs:

• School Supplies
• Mentors
• Muscle Movers - seeking individuals willing to drive a U-Haul or use their own truck to pick-up donated furnishings and drop-off at families' new apartments
• Virtual Mentors and Tutors - help our families and youth engage in English conversation
• Supplies for Expecting Mothers - we have several families who are welcoming bundles of joy into their lives this spring
• Laptops and tablets - keep our families connected to family, job resources, and educational materials
• Gift cards - to assist our refugee families who are financially struggling to cover the costs of groceries at this time
• Vacuum cleaners and cleaning supplies - our families are in need of many of the hard-to-find items for keeping their homes clean
• Our refugee families and clients have the following urgent donation needs:
  • Diapers (newborn to 6 mo.)
  • Baby Trend Sit-Right High Chair
  • Double stroller
  • New mattresses (VA)
  • Filing cabinet
  • Smart board (URM)
  • Sewing machines and/or sewing machine repair

       Interested in volunteering or donating items to newly arrived refugee and immigrant families in Maryland and

       Virginia?  Fill out this Google Form.

       For questions or to arrange a donation drop off, please contact Shelby Kruczek, kruczeks@lssnca.org" 

FACETS   (Opening doors for people in need)

Shelter House (Crisis Intervention, Assistance & Housing for DV Victims)

FISH (For Immediate Sympathetic Help)

The Lamb Center (Caring for the Homeless in Fairfax)

     In need of underwear, wipes, and sanitizer

    With the heat of summer, Lamb Center is in desperate need of bottled water!

Fellowship Square (Affordable housing for the elderly)

Online BLC Donations & Electronic Giving 

     May be set up online (or see option at left)

     Alternative Form to manually set up electronic giving (print, complete, and return to BLC)

     Or use Text-to-Give:  Start by simply texting “assist” to 844-804-9092