With more people in need and less money being given this time of year, charitable organizations are seeing a greater demand this holiday season.
"We're feeding over a hundred people a day in our dining room. We've seen a 47 percent increase of usage of our services since last year," said Roz Morgan, Founding Director of Our Father's House."Unfortunately, in 2009, 27 charities such as Our Father's House have folded in the U.S."
To help address this need, DePuy Orthopaedics is giving a substantial amount of funds to Our Father's House.
"We understand that many charities may be seeing more families in need this holiday season," said David Floyd, worldwide president of DePuy Orthopaedics. "We felt it was important to give back to organizations such as Our Father's House so they may continue to help others in our community."
Organizations such as Our Father's House rely on the community for more than just monetary donations.
"If families have canned food, used clothing or even household items they no longer use, we can put them to good use. Our Father's House is 85 percent self-supported, and so we re-sell items that are donated and put the money back into our soup kitchen and other community services," said Roz Morgan.
If you'd like to helpOur Father's House, following is further information about the organization:
Our Father's House was founded in October 1997 by Roz Morgan to serve the needs of the poor. Today the organization serves meals four days a week and operates a weekly food pantry.
About 85 percent of funding for Our Father's House comes from sale of goods from the warehouse, as well as the organization's thrift store and catering services. To learn more about Our Father's House, contact Morgan at 574-268-1800.
