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Life Skills Center Dedicated
February 20, 2010, marked a joyous occasion as many supporters of Moravian Open Door, including staff, Board of Directors, clients, volunteers, and representatives of cooperating agencies joined in a formal dedication of the Life Skills Center. It was announced that as part of the Life Skills program, grant funds from the IGH Foundation and the Guardian Life Insurance Company will make possible a breakfast program for clients in the near future.
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Doris Schattschneider
shows the appreciation
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Andy Meckstroth
dedicates the
Life Skills Center |
Desiree Barrett thanks
Allan Cole for the
computer installation |
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New Grant
At the close of 2009, Moravian Open Door received a second grant from the Guardian Life Insurance Affordable Grant Program to further the Life Skills Center program at MOD. With support from Guardian Life's first grant, the Life Skills Center was completed in late Fall 2009-a bright room with four desktop computers and supporting equipment for classes in life skills. Clients have access to email and the internet; training in computer skills has begun. Classes in other life skills such as preparing for a job, financial literacy, and healthy living are planned.
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Karpas Health Information Center health fair at Moravian Open Door
In early April, 2009, the Karpas Health Information Center ( a branch of Beth Israel Hospital) held a health fair at MOD, providing baseline health screening for all of MOD’s clients and staff, as well as some volunteers and members of the community. This free service was a first step in providing followup medical care for our clients with health issues.
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NEMDR Workshop on repair and maintenance held at
Moravian Open Door
On March 14, 2009, a group from the Northeast Moravian Disaster Response held an all-day workshop on maintenance and repair for staff, some FEGS workers, and some clients at MOD. Several small repairs were made in the building, and the room for the life skills center was cleaned and painted. The NEMDR team is shown below.
NEMDR TEAM
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Grant from IGH Foundation
In Fall 2008, Moravian Open Door received a grant from the IGH (In God's Hands) Foundation to use for an unbudgeted need. These funds will supplement the grant from Guardian Life Insurance to provide classes in life skills.
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Moravian Magazine
Articles about Moravian Open Door
Moravian Magazine (November 2009)
Moravian Open Door: A Ministry of the Eastern District
There are exciting new developments at Moravian Open Door, the transitional housing program in Manhattan for homeless older adults. . .
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Moravian Magazine (March 2009)
Christmas Gift
On December 10, 2008, Schoeneck Moravian Church sent a special gift to MOD along with a team of enthusiastic volunteers to install it. It was a 9-foot lighted Christmas tree with all the trimmings, to replace the one lost in the flood of 2007. The beautiful tree graced the Common Room throughout the Advent and Christmas season.
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Moravian Magazine (Jan 08):
Good News from Moravian Open Door
The last news of Moravian Open Door (MOD) reported in The Moravian Magazine (October 2007) was of the flood of 21 inches of storm sewer water that inundated all basement areas of the building on East 18th Street, Manhattan, on August 8, 2007. Common room, kitchen, office, storeroom, hallway, and elevator were all hit with the deluge of filthy water; the task to clean up and restore was enormous. We now have much good news to report . . .
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