What's Happened This December at Sunday Breakfast

 

Christmas at the Mission Shower Renovations Giving Tuesday Covid-19 Response Help Provide Joy This Year With the end of the year quickly approaching, we'd like to thank you for your continued support of the Mission. Because of your support this year, we have served more than 166,023 meals and cared for more than 2,385 individuals. None of this would be possible without the help and generosity of you and friends like you.  Now as the weather gets colder and the health crisis continues, consider making one last gift before the end of the year. Together we can make a difference for those experiencing homelessness.   Make a Donation Shower Renovations are Underway Below is a message of gratitude from Rev. Jeremy Montgomery. From all of us at Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, we are so thankful for your help in getting this important project underway.  We're excited to share that because of the help from friends like you, we've started the renovation of our new showers on the third floor at the Mission. Thank you for the part you all played in helping us reach our goal in such a short amount of time. With Your Support, We Passed our Goal!  This year for Giving Tuesday, we set a goal for $15,000, and together we raised over $18,000! Your continued support has allowed us to serve those experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia and we are so humbled by the support patrons like you continue to show us.  Along the way, we were able to provide gifts to our guests as we reached our goals. Because of the support of donors like you, we were able to provide our guests with winter packs, which include a winter scarf and beanie.  Thank You, AFP! AFP recently recognized us for our COVID-19 Response on National Philanthropy Day. Our staff has worked relentlessly to follow physical distance guidelines while ensuring our guests did not feel socially isolated. Our mission could not do it without our staff. We thank you! Learn More Follow us on social to stay up-to-date: Our Mission Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission exists to minister to the physical and spiritual needs of the homeless and disadvantaged in the Philadelphia area.

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PLEASE NOTE: We are taking a two-week publishing hiatus and will resume service Thursday, January 7. Thank you for your readership! Top Drug & Alcohol News of the Week     Sackler Family Members to Testify at House Hearing Examining Opioid Epidemic Two members of the Sackler family, which owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, were scheduled to testify Thursday before a House panel investigating the opioid epidemic, according to Reuters. Read More   Depression in Childhood or Teen Years May Increase Odds of Illness and Early Death A new study suggests depression in childhood or adolescence may increase the risk of illness and early death. Read More   Opioid Industry Spent $65 Million Funding Advocacy Groups: Senate Report Nonprofit groups that advocate treating pain with medications have received $65 million since 1997 from opioid manufacturers, according to a bipartisan congressional investigation. Read More       During this time of uncertainty, we're still here to support families.   COVID-19 Resources     Teen Vaping Rate Stops Climbing, But Levels Stay High Teens’ rate of vaping nicotine and marijuana leveled off this year, but rates remain high, according to the most recent figures from the annual Monitoring the Future survey. Read More   College Students Who Moved Home Due to Pandemic are Drinking Less A new survey finds college students who moved home due to the COVID-19 pandemic are drinking less alcohol, HealthDay reports. Read More Help empower families. Your donation makes a difference.   Donate Now     Other Headlines of Interest Listen now: Dopesick Author Beth Macy on the opioid epidemic and reporting from rural America (Heart of the Matter with Elizabeth Vargas) Legal Action Center & Partnership to End Addiction Spotlight Insurance Barriers to Addiction and Mental Health Treatment (Partnership to End Addiction) Covid is having a devastating impact on children — and the vaccine won't fix everything (NBC) Oregon Just Decriminalized All Drugs Here's Why Voters Passed This Groundbreaking Reform (U.S. News & World Report) Danny Trejo, 52 Years Sober, Urges Those Fighting Addiction to Seek Treatment During Pandemic (The Hollywood Reporter) Decades after her mom's pot conviction, a daughter fights for marijuana reparations in N.J. (NBC News) Overdoses Are Increasing In The U.S. Over Covid-19: Here’s What Addiction Experts Want You To Know (Forbes) Opinion: Too many quarantinis — a risk, especially for seniors (CNN) I've cut down my drinking dramatically. So why do people think I tried to stop and failed? (The Guardian) Opinion: Misplaced blame for opioid epidemic harms pain patients (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Americans Are Drinking More During The Pandemic. Here's How To Cut Back (NPR) Recovery@BU Photo Project Aims to Promote Awareness (BU Today)

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