We are pleased to announce that Renovate Church in Delmar will be joining the ministry! They will host a Code Purple Sussex County site for men! They have already been working with the local people experiencing homelessness. It is a natural fit to have them join us.

Please remember the more sites we make available, it will enable us to help more people in distress during the winter. However, these sites are not able to run without willing volunteers to commit to serving with us! There will be training available soon.

Keep an eye out for more announcements coming shortly! 

We are so excited to announce that we will be opening a new site for ladies. Milford Church of the Nazarene has graciously invited us to host Code Purple in their sanctuary this winter!

We will be updating all of our information to include this new resource available to help those without a safe place to sleep. Please consider how you can help this sanctuary blossom in its love for our guests. We will need volunteers willing to do many various jobs during the season. We can not do it without your support!

Milford Church of the Nazarene
11 Salevan Pl
Milford, DE 19963

http://www.milfordnazarene.com/

We are so excited to be preparing for our upcoming season! It seems like the last four years has flown by and here we are heading into our 5th season. We are so thankful for the last four winters of being able to shelter our guests. Not only have we been able to provide shelter but we have also made many friends, learned new things, and have gleaned from the Lord on how to love better. We now get to see what God has in store for this year. Please don’t miss out if you feel like you have a part in this mission. Join us on our journey to touch people’s lives with the love of Jesus.

Our ministry is growing each year. We hope to add two new shelters this coming winter. We need people to serve alongside us! We have a list of areas where you can help.

1. Overnight volunteers. (Staying overnight with our guests ensures a peaceful night of rest for all.  Duties include checking bags into totes and making sure chores are done. We would love to have 14 people commit to staying once every other week per shelter. That would be a huge help over the skeleton crew that we ran last season.)
2. Provide dinners. (Dinner includes the main dish, bread, and a dessert or veggie if you wish. In the past, most have also brought tea, milk, or soft drinks. Please invite your family and friends to assist you with this. Also, service groups will receive service hours for this, just let us know so we can sign off on the hour sheets or write a letter.)
3. Dinner coordinator for the CROSS building. (This is where our Seaford and Bridgeville guests eat before being taken to their shelter for the night.)
4. Transportation to and from shelters. (Transporting our guest from the dinner spot to the appropriate shelter. Seaford and Milford)
5. Intake Workers. (This job includes set up for intake, duties to include: intake form completion, boundaries sign off, and guests bags checked in to the appropriate spot.)
6. Laundry Coordinator for Seaford/Bridgeville shelters. (We have a lot of laundry when it comes to Code Purple. And we need help getting it done. We have found that people don’t mind doing a load or two as their contribution but can’t handle the full load. There are plenty of people who want to help; we just need a coordinator who can connect the need to the logistics on filling the need. A love of doing laundry won’t hurt either.)
7. Volunteer Coordinator **Seaford Men/Bridgeville Women/Milford Men+?** (This job can be split. One person for scheduling overnight volunteers, ensuring there is always someone to stay the night with our guests. Another person to schedule the intake and transportation volunteers.)
8. Donation/Supply Coordinator (We are given a lot of donations. It is important to get these needed supplies distributed to each shelter and kept track of so we know where supplies are when we need them. A good donation and supply coordinator would need to be fairly available. We have found people who want to donate want to do it fairly effortlessly and quickly. We miss out on a lot of opportunities because when someone wants to donate, we don’t always have a volunteer available to pick up or receive the donations. If someone were in charge of a small team of volunteers, we would be able to serve our community with better supplies.)
9. Morning Relief (This job is to relieve the overnight volunteer so they can get to work. You would ensure that chores are done and that everyone is out of the shelter in time.)

Commitment is a huge word but that’s what it takes to make our ministry run smoothly. Please see if you can commit to something above. It would make a huge difference in someone’s life this year!

We have an awesome opportunity to acquire supplies for our guests! We have been invited to participate in the Firefly Clean Up Project this year. We need people willing to go up to Dover and help on Monday the 18th at 9am. We have a couple of trucks and need helping hands! If you will be able to help us, please email us at codepurplesussexcounty@gmail.com or text 302-519-0024 and let us know asap! Breakfast and lunch will be served! We will provide water as well!

It looks like our season will end after Monday night. We will be open each night through  Monday 26th. The weather looks like it will stay above 32 degrees following the 26th.

The following locations will be open:

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
202 N. North St.
Seaford, DE 19973
Men only. Check- in 8:30pm. Check-out 7:45am.
Meals provided at The CROSS for dinner at 7:00pm.

Gateway Fellowship
8011 Cannon Road
Bridgeville, DE 19933
Women and children only.
Check-in 8:30 pm. Check-out 7:45am.
Women can meet at The CROSS for dinner at 7:00pm. Transportation will be provided to Gateway at 8:30pm and then back to Seaford in the morning.

——The CROSS building is located at 703 East King Street, Seaford, DE 19973.——

Avenue United Methodist Church
20 N Church Street
Milford, DE 19963
Men only. Check-in 7:00pm. Check-out 7:00am.
Meals provided on site

It seems that winter wants to hang on this year. Due to the upcoming weather we will be open Tuesday 3/20, Wednesday 3/21, Thursday 3/22, and Friday 3/23.

The following locations will be open:

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
202 N. North St.
Seaford, DE 19973
Men only. Check- in 8:30pm. Check-out 7:45am.
Meals provided at The CROSS for dinner at 7:00pm.

Gateway Fellowship
8011 Cannon Road
Bridgeville, DE 19933
Women and children only.
Check-in 8:30 pm. Check-out 7:45am.
Women can meet at The CROSS for dinner at 7:00pm. Transportation will be provided to Gateway at 8:30pm and then back to Seaford in the morning.

——The CROSS building is located at 703 East King Street, Seaford, DE 19973.——

Avenue United Methodist Church
20 N Church Street
Milford, DE 19963
Men only. Check-in 7:00pm. Check-out 7:00am.
Meals provided on site

We will be closed for the first night on Monday 3/19! Temperatures will be above 32 degrees for the first time since the 15th. Please pray for our guests.

Our On Call status starts tomorrow night through the end of March.

Temperatures will be in the 20s Friday night through Sunday night so we are opening our doors! Please see the calendar for what spots are available to help us serve on those nights!

OPEN in Milford, Seaford, and Bridgeville (for women and children).

March 15th is our last guaranteed night open! After that, we will only open if the temperatures fall below 32 degrees! Our sign up calendar is labeled ON CALL from March 16th through March 31st. You can sign up for any of those that you are still available to help. We cancel the days ahead if we see the temps will be above 32 and you will receive an email from the calendar informing you of the cancellation. Please continue to keep informed about the last half of March and help us finish the season well.

It is looking like we will be open on Friday, March 16th. It looks like we need all spots filled. Check out the calendar to see where you can help!

Here is the direct link needed to sign up on the calendar. http://signup.com/go/kpFDneK

Due to the frigid daytime temperatures, Code Purple Sussex County will keep our doors open during the day this weekend!

St. Luke’s will stay open for daytime hours on Saturday (1/6) and Sunday (1/7). The Parish Hall is located at 202 N. North Street, Seaford, DE 19973.

Milford Avenue Methodist is open today (1/5) for daytime hours. They will also be open during the day on Saturday (1/6) and Sunday (1/7). They are located at 20 N. Church Street, Milford, DE 19963.

Please email us at codepurplesussexcounty@gmail.com or call 302-519-0024 for more information.