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By TIMES WIRES
Published March 20, 2007

DADE CITY

Catholic Charities Pregnancy and Parenting Support Services: 37733 Meridian Ave., provides free pregnancy testing, clinical counseling and supplies for mothers and children. Needed: cash, volunteers, diaper bags, diapers (sizes 3-6), baby food and clothing for children and pregnant women. Call (352) 521-1218.

Guardian Ad Litem: 13920 17th St., provides court-appointed advocates of abused or neglected children who are going through the court processes. Needed: volunteers to research their cases and make recommendations to the court. Call (352) 521-5178.

Migrant Self Help: 37240 Lock St., encourages self-development of farm workers through advocacy and education. The agency runs a thrift store where donated clothing is sold to farm workers and the community. Needed: lawn mower, flour, cash donations, canned food, grains, pasta, linens, office and educational supplies (computers, typewriters, fax machines, etc.), rakes, shovels, nursery supplies (especially ornamental plants), lumber and clothing. Call (352) 567-1432.

Sunrise of Pasco County: 12724 Smith Road, provides shelter, food, job and rape counseling, court advocacy, information and referral and basic supplies for abused women and children. Needed: gift cards for variety stores, canned foods and meat, phone cards, fresh vegetables and meat, laundry supplies, heavy garbage bags, volunteers, general housekeeping items, disposable diapers, paper products, alarm clocks, educational toys, children's videos and cash donations. Call (352) 521-3120 for pickup information.

NEW PORT RICHEY

Calvary Temple: 5320 Palmetto Road, provides food boxes to those in need. Needed: baby formulas and food, toys (all ages), grocery store gift certificates, canned goods, canned meats, a walk-in cooler, non-perishable and perishable food and cash. Call (727) 849-2762.

Covenant Christian Center: 6814 Indiana Ave., serves anyone in need. Needed: fresh and frozen fish, meat and poultry, canned and dry foods, baby foods and formula, children's clothing, baby furniture, diapers, household items and toiletry items. Call (727) 842-4566.

Guardian Ad Litem: 7530 Little Road, trains and provides court-appointed advocates of abused or neglected children who are going through the court processes. Needed: volunteers to represent those children, research their cases and make recommendations to the court. Call (727) 834-3493.

Habitat for Humanity: 3531 Grand Blvd. needs volunteers to assist in all facets of the organization, in-kind supply donations, corporate sponsors and cash. Call (727) 859-9038.

Healing Hearts Ministry for Women Inc.: 5745 Main St. needs food, perishable and non-perishable, toiletry items, furniture, small appliances, kitchen supplies, children's clothing and cash donations. Call (727) 849-6920.

Sertoma Speech and Hearing Foundation of Florida Inc (All Children's Specialty Care): 4443 Rowan Road, provides financial assistance for hearing evaluations and hearing aids. Needed: cash, used hearing aids. Call (727) 834-5479.

Shepherd's Cupboard: 5320 Palmetto Road, provides the needy community with food baskets and serves hot meals one day/week. Needed: canned or boxed foods. Call (727) 849-2762.

SOLVE of West Pasco County: 6102 Indiana Ave., serves mothers and families in need. Needed: diapers, cribs, car seats, playpens, walkers, maternity, infant and toddler clothing, cash and volunteers. Call (727) 848-0203.

Volunteer Way: 8720 Congress St., provides food to needy families. Needed: cash, nonperishable food, adult diapers, wheelchairs and volunteers. Call (727) 815-0433.

West Pasco Pregnancy Center: 6107 Ohio Ave., provides pregnancy tests, counseling and educational videos for prenatal and newborn care. Needed: diapers, infant clothing, baby items, cash and volunteers. Call (727) 846-9999.

Women's Resource Center of Tampa Bay: 5325 Grand Blvd. Needed: volunteers, used cell phones, household items, paper products and cash. Call (727) 859-9720.

World Relief: 6219 U.S. 19 N, provides assistance to asylees, victims of human trafficking, the near-homeless and the homeless. Needed: volunteers to help with transportation, interpreter services, tutoring English, life skills training, mentoring and providing employment assistance and outreach to the community. Also needed: household goods, personal hygiene items and food. Call (727) 849-7900.

PORT RICHEY

CARES (Community Aging and retirement services inc.): 7505 Rottingham Road, provides quality and caring services to meet the needs of older persons and their families in west central Florida. The services include adult day care, custodial and skilled home care, elder and caregiver support, and senior recreation and education. Needed: a four-door sedan to transport clients to adult day care centers in New Port Richey, Dade City and Zephyrhills. Call (727) 862-9291 ext. 225. Volunteer drivers are also needed. In west Pasco, call Barbara Olenski at (727) 844-3077. In east Pasco, call Sharon Mobley at (352) 518-9300.

[Last modified March 20, 2007, 00:59:51]