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Welcome to South Brevard Sharing Center!

  South Brevard Sharing Center Brochure

  February 2011 Newsletter

Purpose:

South Brevard Sharing Center (SBSC) is about treating people with dignity and respect by providing a haven for those who struggle to meet their basic needs. The Sharing Center was founded in 1971 as a non-profit, community based agency for charitable and philanthropic purposes. The general nature and purpose of this organization is to provide short-term emergency assistance to needy individuals and families, in the Brevard County Area where Federal, State, and County funds are not available.

Letter from the Director:

40 Years of Service

As we enter our 40th Anniversary of service to the residents of South Brevard the South Brevard Sharing Center would like to thank all those who continue to support us in this life-saving and changing endeavor.

Over the holidays we were blessed through the generosity of the community to be able to provide 530 meals for Thanksgiving, 560 meals for Christmas, and 512 sets of toys for families and children living in poverty.
We were extremely blessed primarily through the support of the churches which enabled us to provide for all three of these holiday events. Monetarily the Sharing Center could not afford to run all three programs. As a result a consortium of local churches pulled together with the assistance of Thrivent Financial Services to support the Christmas meal basket program. The food and funding raised by this group was worth over $17,000. This program drive was headed up by Ms. Pat Gorski of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on Hibiscus Blvd.

The Sharing Center’s need for support continues to grow in order to enable us to meet the tremendous increase in needs of our friends and neighbors who have fallen on hard times as a result of the “great recession”. The Center now gives a five day supply of food monthly, rather than the previous tree day supply quarterly, and we still are seeing 100-200 new families each and every month. Your donations of cash, food, clothing and household items greatly assists us in our mission to help lift up our neighbors in need.
Did you know…

…in each of the months of October and November we provided over 5,000 instances of assistance to individuals (up from 1,800 just two years ago).

…with your $1 cash donation the Sharing Center can purchase what would equal $5 in food at the local grocery store.

…the Sharing Center uses a state-of-the-art online county-wide database. This is very important from a stewardship perspective, as it enables us to see assistance received by individuals over time from all the county’s largest assistance providers. This reduces greatly abuse of your well intentioned donations.

…your dollars go further as a result of our extremely frugal operations costs. Our admin is between 5-6% of all costs. Nobody in business, non-profit, or government operates as frugally to do so much with so little as the Sharing Center.

…all donated monies stay here locally in South Brevard helping our very own friends and neighbors.
The Sharing Center is very grateful to all our supporters and ask that you consider giving today. We are in the midst of what we consider the post-holiday let down. Our holiday support was indeed glorious, but donations have nearly stopped and the record breaking levels of service still continue to be serviced daily. Please give!

Respectfully,

Michael S. Hubler

Executive Director

Services:
The Sharing Center is designed to provide emergency aid including help with food, clothing, household items and furniture for those in need. Referrals are accepted from all area agencies and religious organizations.

Community Resource Links

Community Resource Links page coming soon!

Job Assistance

Job Assistance information coming soon!

Two New Ways to Support South Brevard Sharing Center

The South Brevard Sharing Center has created a fundraising account with Magazine Fundraising. You can save a bundle on subscriptions to magazines you already enjoy, and 40% of your purchase goes directly to us here at the South Brevard Sharing Center. You can visit the following URL, or go to our Donations page and follow the link from there: http://www.magfundraising.com/GroupPage.aspx?gredirection=1&e=1218975

Also, we are now registered with MissionFish and will shortly be offering some of the more rare and unusual items we receive as donations online at eBay.com. In addition, if you sell on eBay you can choose to use the eBay Giving Works program to specify that a portion of the money you receive go to us here through that program.

Palm Bay Thrift Store Specials and New Items

Palm Bay Thrift Store Features Daily and Weekly Specials!

Palm Bay Thrift Store
1625 Orange Blossom Trail
Palm Bay, FL 32904
(321)722-1241
Open Mon. - Fri. 9:30 AM - 4 PM

This Week's Specials

Electronics and Appliances

Stereo speakers, Sansui, Eckman, and other quality brands $10 and up.

Small appliances- Bread makers, juicers, mixers, crock pots, electric grills, electric skillets and woks, many more great deals $3 and up.

Kenmore Gas Range/Oven with Vent hood, $100.

Frigidaire Upright Freezer, $75.

Maytag Dishwasher, $25.

Furniture Specials

Chest of Drawers and Small table, real wood with light finish, $50 for both pieces.

Set of two dressers, real wood, dark finish, $100 for set.

China cabinet, large, real wood, interior illumination, $45.

Daily sales and specials, call (321)722-1241 for the special of the day!!!

Fundraising

The South Brevard Sharing Center is actively seeking fundraising partners for special events and other fundraising projects. We are interested in joining forces with other local groups to maximize fundraising efforts and forge new relationships.

We always need more food and personal items for those in need in the local area. If you would like to be part of this important, ongoing project please contact us at the number below.

We are currently working on a Back To School Bash. We're trying to fill 1,000 backpacks for local at-risk youths in grades 6-12. If you are interested in being a part of this effort please let us know.

Please contact us at (321) 727-8581 Ext. 207 or Ext. 211 for more information.

Do you subscribe to magazines for yourself, or order subscriptions for family or friends? Please consider supporting us and getting a great deal on popular magazines by ordering through our online portal. For more information, click here.

Melbourne Thrift Store Specials and New Items

Melbourne Thrift Store Features Daily and Weekly Specials!

Melbourne Thrift Store
17 E Hibiscus Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32901
(321)727-8581 Ext.212
Open Mon. - Fri. 9:30 AM - 4 PM

This Week's Specials
CRT Monitors Free!!! 15" and 17" Available

Inkjet Printers Free!!! Several Available

19" Color Televisions Only $15

HP/Compaq towers, no hard drives, $50

HP and Compaq laptops, no hard drives, $75

NOTE: When they're gone, they're gone!

Daily sales and specials, call (321)727-8581 Ext. 212 for the special of the day!!!

Client Services

The South Brevard Sharing Center is about treating people with dignity and respect by providing a haven for those who struggle to meet their basic needs. The general nature and purpose of this organization is to provide short-term emergency assistance to needy individuals and families, in the South Brevard county area where federal, state, and county funds are not available.

Requirements:
Requirements for assistance include verifying identity by showing a state-issued identification card and a social security card before assistance can be provided. This is part of the Federal and State of Florida requirements for organizations like SBSC that receive government funding for assistance programs. Also as part of the requirements we use the HMIS database, which prevents people from getting the same help from multiple charitable organizations. This allows more people to be served. Please see our locations page for where and when to get help.

What we do:
The South Brevard Sharing Center gives away food, clothing, health & hygiene items, household items, furnishings, holiday gifts for children, and holiday meals. We offer assistance with rent and utility bills based on availability of funds.

Locations

Administrative Offices
17 E Hibiscus Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32901
(321) 727-8581
(321) 676-3297 (Fax)
Hours: Mon - Fri 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
 
Donation Pickups
(321) 727-8581 Ext. 202
 
Melbourne Client Services Melbourne Thrift Store
17 E Hibiscus Blvd 17 E Hibiscus Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32901 Melbourne, FL 32901
(321) 727-8581 (321) 727-8581
Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Hours: Monday - Friday 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
 
 
Palm Bay Client Services Palm Bay Thrift Store
2881 Palm Bay Road NE 1625 Orange Blossom Trail
Palm Bay, FL 32904 Palm Bay, FL 32904
(321) 676-2965 (321) 722-1241
Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Hours: Monday - Friday 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
 


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