St. Matthews Area Ministries seeks to unite the resources and people of area congregations to effectively meet community needs. Through the ministries of St. MAM, area congregations collaborate to meet emergency needs, to stabilize families in transitional situations, to provide a nurturing and healthy environment for children and youth, and to offer resources for the benefit of the whole community.
St. MAM:
„P provides families and individuals with immediate, emergency relief from hunger through its food pantry and bread distribution program.
„P stabilizes families and individuals financially and emotionally through case management services and through seasonal support services, focusing on the holiday season and school start-up needs.
„P cares for families in transition and crisis through workshops for families coping with divorce, through counseling, and through family mentoring.
„P nurtures and mentors children and youth through its Child Development Center and its guidance of youth on court diversion.
„P responds to needs of people of all ages throughout the St. Matthews area, including addressing affordable housing, the needs of older adults, and facilitating Red Cross blood drives.
„P ministers through volunteers: its work is made possible through the volunteer efforts of people from throughout the St. Matthews area.
St. Matthews Area Ministries
Emergency Assistance
„P Food Pantry
„P Bread distribution
„P Case management
Stabilizing Assistance
„P Early Essentials
„P Holiday Program/Adopt-a-Family
„P Clothe-a-child
„P School supplies
Caring for the needs of families
„P Families in transition
„P Case Management
Programs for Children and Youth
„P Child Development Center
„P Youth Diversion Program
Caring for the needs of the Community
„P Medical equipment closet
„P Outreach to residents of Atria & Belmont Village
„P Volunteer opportunities
Collaborative Partnerships
*TAPP School (E.E.I.T.)
*Family Courts & Univ. Louisville (F.I.T.)
*Counseling (St. Matthews Pastoral Counseling Center
*Medical Equipment (Senior Care Experts)
*Meals On Wheels (Jewish Community Center & Metro Nutrition)
*Juvenile Diversion (City of St. Matthews)
*Disaster Relief (Metro Louisville)
*Repair Affair
*Project Warm (LG&E)
*Clothe-a-Child
*Friendship International
*Cornerstone Project (Home of the Innocents)
*School Supplies Collection (Chenoweth Resource Center & Waggener/St. Matt. Elementary Resource Center)
Board Membership ¡V Chenoweth Resource Center
Board Membership ¡V Stepps Resource Center (Waggener & St. Matt. Elem.)
St. Matthews Area Business Association
City of St. Matthews
Dare to Care
Consumer Credit Counseling Services
