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St. Margaret’s Community Outreach (SMCO)
HISTORY & MISSION
St. Margaret’s Outreach began in 1991 at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Carrollton,
Georgia at the hand of the late Father James Callahan. Inspired by the church’s matron saint,
Margaret, Queen of Scots, and her compassion for the poor, Father Callahan hired the late Barry M.
Staples, attorney, community activist and schoolteacher, to design and implement a ministry of
compassion to the local poor. During the years since its inception, the program has expanded beyond
the boundaries of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church into the community. In 1995, the National
Episcopal Church designated St. Margaret’s Outreach a Jubilee Center, that is, an exemplary ministry
to the poor. Over the years, numerous alliances and partnerships have been forged throughout the
area, fostering a working philosophy of “collaborative ministry.” These alliances and partnerships
include religious and secular organizations, private and governmental bodies, individuals, families and
groups. The mission of the current St. Margaret’s Community Outreach (SMCO) remains
consistent with the mission of the original organization: to provide for the unmet needs of the
poor and disadvantaged throughout Carroll County and beyond without discrimination as to
race, religion, color, creed or national origin.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
SMCO continues to operate as a ministry of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church. St. Margaret’s
Episcopal Church Vestry serves as the Board of Directors for SMCO. St. Margaret’s Rector serves
as the Chief Executive Officer of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church. The Outreach Director, employed
by St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, serves as Administrator for St. Margaret’s Community Outreach.
A part-time Outreach Office Assistant is grant-funded. Volunteers assist with all programs of SMCO.
Student internship opportunities are sometimes available. (For more information about volunteer or
internship opportunities, please contact Outreach Director at [email protected].)
SMCO appreciates the volunteers who assist with all its programs. A grant from the Alice Huffard Richards
Foundation funds a part-time
Office Assistant.
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
SMCO pursues organization’s mission of “providing for the unmet needs of the poor and
disadvantaged” in a number of ways:
GENERAL ASSISTANCE for clients takes many forms, including, but not limited to,
payments made on behalf of clients for housing, utilities, food, gasoline and/or medicine.
Assistance may also be given to clients with clothing, as well as information and access to
educational programs and employment opportunities. The General Assistance Program is
partially funded by the Community Foundation of West Georgia. Those seeking assistance
are invited to call SMCO at (770) 834-5282 for appointment. Telephone greeting instructs
caller of current schedule.
Clients seeking “General Assistance” are
interviewed during office appointment
to determine most urgent need.
The BACKPACK SNACK PROGRAM provides nutritious weekend snacks to children
identifies as “at-risk for hunger” at a local middle school. SMCO participates as a “team
player” with numerous other local players providing snacks for students at other area
schools.
Members of St. Margaret’s YAC Sunday School Class
stuff the Backpack Snack bags as a regular part of their weekly
class.
The HOMEWORK HELPER PROGRAM conducted by SMCO gives elementary-age
school children opportunities they otherwise would not have. One afternoon a week,
volunteers from St. Margaret’s, local high schools, the University of West Georgia and the
community conduct the Homework Helper program in a low-wealth apartment community
in Carrollton. Special programs and projects supplement basic tutoring and skills-building.
Carrollton Golden K Kiwanis Club provides partial funding for the Homework Helper
program.
Volunteers and students work together to complete homework
assignments and then proceed to seasonal projects
and celebrations.
The PAPER PANTRY PROGRAM provides essential personal care products (which
may not be purchased with food stamps) to those in need. Products are delivered to the
hospital rooms of new mothers by program volunteers from St. Margaret’s and the
community. Products are also available from the office of SMCO. The Paper Pantry Program
distributes gifts from many
different individuals and
organizations, including,
among others,
Carrollton Dawnbreakers Rotary,
St. Margaret’s ECW, and
Grace Lutheran Church.
The Paper Pantry Program received funding from the
first “Power of the Purse” (a component of the Community
Foundation of West Georgia) grant award.
The COMMUNITY FAMILY MENTORING
PROGRAM (CFMP) offers a year-long program of
instruction and support to families identified as
participants. The program seeks to introduce the concept
of “self-sufficiency” to participants; assists participants in establishing goals; utilizes
“mentor families” to model and encourage; teaches techniques to equip participants with
proper tools to overcome obstacles to success; and, recognizes and rewards progress
toward and achievement of established goals. SMCO serves as Program Administrator
and partners with a number of local community churches, “Program Partners,” and
numerous “Resource Partners” to present the program. Representative (Mentor
Coordinators) from each Program Partner Church form the CFMP Board. The Community
Family Mentoring Program is primarily funded by the Community Foundation of West
Georgia, Alice Huffard Richards Foundation, and Program Partners (For more information
about the Community Family Mentoring Program, please click here.
During the last program year, five families, including six
Mentees, worked with Mentors to achieve program goals
and graduate from the Community Family Mentoring
Program.
Other SEASONAL / OCCASIONAL PROGRAMS & PROJECTS require coordination
and oversight. SMCO frequently administers charitable programs for other entities (civic
clubs, school groups, etc.).
St. Margaret’s Community Outreach recently
assisted with the distribution of Carrollton City
School’s system-wide homecoming collection of
enormous proportions of personal care items
to area non-profits for further distribution
into the local community.
Groups of children and adults alike utilize the distribution allocation mechanism St. Margaret’s Community
Outreach offers. The above groups (left, Girl Scout Troop 481; right, St. Margaret’s J2A Sunday School Class)
conducted food collections for the Backpack Snack Program. Below, SMCO assisted in the distribution of coats
for the Carrollton Rotary Club, followed later by gently-used evening gowns.
THE FUNDING OF SMCO Funding for SMCO comes primarily from private individual and corporate monetary gifts
and in-kind donations. Community organizations and civic clubs also frequently contribute.
Additional funding comes from grants and fund-raisers. Contributions are tax-deductible and go
directly into its programs and services, or as directed, toward Endowment funding.
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church Women (ECW) conducts an annual Valentine Luncheon as a fund-raiser for
St. Margaret’s Community Outreach. Carrollton High School Show Choir has entertained luncheon guests for a
number of years.
TO CONTRIBUTE FOR CURRENT PROGRAM NEEDS… Contributions intended to assist with current programs and services may be made to St.
Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 606 Newnan Street, Carrollton, GA 30117.
Please note “Outreach” on check. Or donate online…
TO CONTRIBUTE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME… In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of St. Margaret’s Community Outreach, and in
preparation for the years to come, contributions are needed to fund an Endowment. This Endowment,
when fully funded, will provide a minimum level of core funding on a monthly basis, enabling the
continued pursuit of the organization’s mission. Contributions to the Endowment may be made to St.
Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 606 Newnan Street, Carrollton, GA 30117.
Please note “Outreach Endowment” on check. Or donate online… Click here for SMCO Program-and-Services-At-A-Glance.