Love in Action

Love in Action | Health Programs

Our Motivation:

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:18

This programming focuses on physical, nutritional and mental health. Our outreach activities include:

  • Health & Wellness Fair
  • Health Screenings
  • Mammography Screenings and Preventative Education
  • Health Workshops
  • Healthy Cooking Demonstrations
  • Holiday Meal Deliveries
  • Transition from Shelter to Permanent Housing Assistance
  • Blessing Bags – Personal Hygiene
  • Diaper Drive and Distribution
Past Projects
  • Sponsored 3 major painting projects, purchased and installed 8 new air conditioners, and performed minor repair work at Park Slope Christian Help, Inc. (“Chips Shelter”). These projects helped HH show first-hand that the improvement of physical environments positively impacts human well-being.
  • Attended 2 House Meetings with the residents of the Frances Residence (owned by Chips Shelter).
  • Sponsored and assisted with a healthy cooking class with Frances Residence residents in partnership with East New York Farms and provided healthy food recipes.
  • Partnered with Project Sunshine© in making 25 surgi dolls (i.e., medical play dolls) to be used by hospitals across the country to show children the medical procedures they will experience and comfort them on their journey at the hospital.
  • Sponsored a Thanksgiving Day dinner at TTOR and fed approximately 200 people at the church and neighboring shelters. One man who dined even left an offering!
  • Hosted a benefit dance, silent auction, and donation drive to benefit TTOR’s Cape Verde volcano relief effort for Fogo. The event brought in over $6,800 that was distributed to Fogo residents by Bishop Angelo and the Cape Verde church’s pastors. Through the generous donations of TTOR members, the HH team packed and shipped 7 barrels to Cape Verde that consisted of medical and hygiene supplies (including 150 personal hygiene kits for men, women and babies assembled by the HH team), clothing, and school supplies.
  • Hosted a community health and wellness fair that offered free health screenings, mammograms, flu shots, and seminars. The screenings were sponsored and conducted by the Academy of Medical & Public Health Services, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Brooklyn Hospital Center, Interfaith Medical Center, Visiting Nurse Service of New York and Project Renewal. Local doctors led seminars on the topics of “Managing Blood Pressure” and “Managing Diabetes.” Other health organizations onsite included: Senior Whole Health, Alzheimer’s Association, New York City HRA, Affinity Health Insurance, Lighthouse Guild, New York Life Insurance Company, MD Elixir, and the New American Chamber of Commerce.
Current Initiatives

In partnership with the American Heart Association, Empowered to End Opioid and Stimulant Misuse is a series of trainings on 3 different topics.

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