Six of our current Arts & Smarts after school participants are second generation “Patchwork kids.” Their families know that they will be supported and cared for as individuals. Their families know this because they have experienced it themselves. We are part of their community. One man lives in a house near Patchwork. He’s very tall […]
Patchwork Central plays an important role as a gathering place for our neighbors. Every morning Monday through Thursday, a diverse group gathers. Some come for coffee. Some come for fellowship. Some come for showers. Some come for access to small but essential things like the phone, a fax machine, or some fresh produce. A community […]
The Patchwork Studio has been a busy place lately. We’ve got a strict deadline and there’s lots of work to do! November 10 is Patchwork’s Holiday Art Sale! The children in Patchwork’s Arts & Smarts program are preparing to sell their art at the Holiday Art Sale. They’ve sculpted and glazed a new assortment of […]
We spend a lot of time talking about sparks in the Arts & Smarts after school program. Our adult volunteers and staff have shared them. Then the children have added their own. No, it’s nothing dangerous. Sparks are actually something that helps kids succeed in life! It’s all based on research that comes from The […]
Most Tuesdays and Thursdays you’ll find a lot of activity in and around the Patchwork Central Bike Shop. People stop by to see if there might be a newly repaired bike available for them. Others already have a bike, but the breaks stopped working or a tire is bent or the seat is missing. Many […]
Every day, Patchwork’s staff and volunteers come to work ready to be present with our neighbors and guests and ready to do what we can to make everyone’s day better. As we get to know the people who make their way through Patchwork’s Meetinghouse, we celebrate with them. We celebrate good grades, new apartments, new jobs, […]
Patchwork’s Arts & Smarts program began its fall semester this week, and what a good week it’s been. We’re seeing some familiar faces and some new ones among both our participants and our volunteers. We’ve marveled at how much some of our returning participants have grown over the summer. We’ve introduced ourselves to new children and […]
“Thanks for talking to me. If the two of us were someplace else, we wouldn’t be talking. You probably wouldn’t notice me. I’m kind of invisible.” The man and Jane Vickers had been enjoying a conversation as he sat in the Patchwork kitchen window supervising the morning coffee service and Jane worked on children’s program […]
A Sozo Health Ministry update from Rev. John Rich, RN: A friend of mine started a new job at the Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library recently. She loves working at the library. One day, I was browsing through the audio books section of the library. Seemingly out of nowhere, this friend rushes up to me, grabs my arm, […]
Tuesday afternoon I got a report of a school supply explosion at Patchwork Central. Everything was OK, though. It was all in good fun. The report came from someone who had volunteered as a “Bagger” to help prepare for Patchwork’s 22nd annual Back to School Sale. The group had moved a mountain of boxes and […]