{"id":390,"date":"2015-10-05T14:08:14","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T14:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/66.42.78.89\/?page_id=390"},"modified":"2026-05-02T04:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:31:08","slug":"outreach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hccclakestevens.org\/index.php\/outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#c38611&#8243; 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use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0Hours:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">Tuesdays <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large; color: #e02b20;\"><strong>10 AM-12 PM and 2-4 PM<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit;\">Holy Cross Outreach\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 26px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit;\">Food Distribution<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit;\">**Curbside Pickup **<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\">We also offer utility assistance for clients with Lake Stevens &amp; Granite Falls addresses. <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Please bring your bill and photo ID. <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\">One bill per month.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Call us at 425-565-0668<\/strong><span color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; color: #000000;\">Email us at <a href=\"mailto:outreach@hccclakestevens.org\" style=\"color: #000000;\">outreach@hccclakestevens.org<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><i>updated May 1, 2026<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;ABeeZee&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><span style=\"color: #e02b20; font-family: ABeeZee;\"><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><span style=\"color: #e02b20; font-family: ABeeZee;\">2026 Giving Tree<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">Sign Ups Begin in October 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During Outreach Food Distribution Hours<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span color=\"#0c71c3\" size=\"6\" style=\"color: #0c71c3; font-size: xx-large;\"><i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;5px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; 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font-size: medium;\">Many of these people just need someone to give them loving attention by listening and not judging. <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Loss of hope and loneliness are very real and difficult problems to help. <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Yet God calls us to relieve spiritual hunger as well as the physical one.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/66.42.78.89\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Otono-2020-asistencia-alimentaria.pdf\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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While we provide each client with a bag of food to get by for a few days, our primary task is to help the poor in this area who need aid in paying their utility bills.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">3. <strong>What does my contribution go towards?<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">Your contributions are directed completely to the needs of our clients; bags of food and helping pay utilities for our clients<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">4. <strong>How do I get involved with helping out?<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">If you wish to be a volunteer with the Outreach program, please contact\u00a0 the Holy Cross parish office at 360-691-2636.<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">If you would like to help, we have provided a list items that we can use. Please bring them during our operating hours, but if you cannot reach us at that time, you may deliver them to the office or drop off after one of the masses. We thank you for any assistance you may be able to provide.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">Items to Donate:<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">Canned meat,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\"> Canned veggies,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\"> beans\/chili,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\"> macaroni &amp; cheese,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">toiletries,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">soup,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">meals in a box (Hamburger helper etc),<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">tomato sauce\/paste,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">canned tomatoes,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">spaghetti, noodles,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">cereal\/oatmeal,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">bread in small quantities,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">food gift cards that staff can use to buy<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\"> food and other supplies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\"><strong>Items NOT to Donate<\/strong>:<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">Already open or used items,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\"> Leftovers,<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\"> Raw meats<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\"> and Dairy products<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\"> Products that need refrigeration prior<\/span> to opening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Outreach Ministry \u00a0Hours:\u00a0Tuesdays 10 AM-12 PM and 2-4 PM Holy Cross Outreach\u00a0Food Distribution **Curbside Pickup ** We also offer utility assistance for clients with Lake Stevens &amp; Granite Falls addresses. 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