CROSSROADS CARE CLINIC
Animal Hospital of Statesville's focus for charitable giving in March and April is Crossroads Care Clinic. Crossroads offers services like pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, counseling and support to women who are pregnant, whether planned or unplanned. There are many emotions at play, and a compassionate, non-judgmental organization like Crossroads can help an expectant mother through what can be a joyful time, or a stressful time, depending on their life circumstances. The Crossroads staff will guide them through available options, helping to inform their choices and support them as they make decisions regarding parenthood with solid information.
Crossroads allows for women to attend pregnancy classes as well as parenting classes during their pregnancy. Attending these classes, going to school, showing up for appointments, and more, all help prospective mothers earn "points" to obtain needed supplies for their babies at Crossroads' Baby Boutique!
There is so much more to Crossroads Care Clinic than we can explain here. Just know they are here, providing a valuable service to all women of any age who need them, for up to two years after their baby is born.
If you'd like to join us in donating items, they are listed below. Just bring them to AHS's lobby and we'll take it from there! Thank you, as always, for helping us help our community!
NEEDS LIST:
- Baby shampoo
- Baby powder
- Diaper bags
- Baby wash cloth and towel sets
- Baby lotion
- Diaper rash ointment
- Q-tips
- Diapers, sizes 4,5, and 6
- Wipes
- Boppy pillows
- Nursing pads
- Breast milk storage bags
- Baby dental care
Food for Days
With the help of staff and clients, we have collected items for Food for Days for quite a few years now. Food for Days provides food in backpacks for local kids who may not get a meal on the weekends. Can you imagine? Each month, Food for Days collects a different item. While some of these may not seem as nutritious as you might want, these are items that kids will actually EAT, filling their bellies when they may not get anything else. They are easy-to-make food items that are appropriate for kids to make themselves.
As you can see, each month has a specific food item that we are collecting. These items may be purchased and placed in the basket in our lobby – it's on the top of the shelves where the cat food is kept. You'll see a sign, or just ask! Each month, we'll remind everyone which item we are collecting on FB, but this list will remain on our website as a reference for you.
Please help us feed local kids. As you may know, Animal Hospital of Statesville is very involved in community projects throughout the year.
As always, thank you for your generosity. We know we ask much of you, but no more than we ask of ourselves. We try to help those that can't help themselves. In this instance, and in the instance of our Quarters for Laundry drive, the kids are the ones who benefit. Let’s make 2024 a better year for our community’s kids of all ages!
For more information visit: foodfordays.org
Quarters for Laundry
One of the needs that Tonya Reid, who was the District Homeless Liaison for the Iredell-Statesville Schools, has made us aware of is the need for local homeless students to have clean clothes to wear to school. To that end, we are collecting quarters for Tonya and her “crew” of helpers to use to make sure those kids are sent to school with fresh, clean clothes. We have a big jar on the desk in the front lobby to donate your quarters to help her accomplish this important, but, dare we say, often overlooked issue that faces our community’s homeless students. We’ll be keep the jar up indefinitely, so gather up your quarters and stick them in our big plastic jar! Our staff is donating, as well as clients who come in, have a few quarters, and just pop them in the jar! They will add up quickly! In the video accompanying this write-up, two of Sarah’s daughters – Sarah, who was once one of our Client Services Representatives – robbed their piggy bank of their savings and generously donated their hard-won quarters - $20-worth, to be exact - to help out other kids in need! It’s a great lesson for kids to learn about charitable giving. It feels good to us, and it benefits others and makes them feel better, too! We have 2 cups on our counter - one at check in, and another at what we call retail. Please consider gathering up your quarters to help Tonya. She is no long the liaison, but STILL donates her time (and money) to do "her" kids' laundry so they can be clean and ready for school.