Karin Lumgermann - 215-321-3631
Jayne Marcinkowski - 215-321-5739
Kathy Pasko - 215321-0116
Thelma Pisano - 215-321-7782
Visitor coordinator: Linda Stewart - 215-493-5204
Aid for Friends (AFF) is an all-volunteer interfaith program that provides frozen, home-cooked, nutritious meals to the isolated, handicapped, and frail elderly who are unable to shop and cook for themselves.
St. Ignatius AFF has a three-fold program to support the AFF program that serves 2,700 people throughout the Delaware Valley with free meals and services.
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Home cooks - trays and soup containers to be filled at home are available at all church entrances. Use a leftover portions of protein, starch, fruit and vegetable for the tray, cover with foil, insert into plastic bag provided, freeze, and bring to visitor freezer (bottom of stairs at Holy Family side of church). For soups add baggies of bread and butter and dessert (cookies, etc.), insert in plastic bag, freeze and bring to freezer. We try to provide nutritious meals with a variety of foods.
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Congregate cooks - held generally held the 2nd Thursday of the month (Check weekly bulletin for changes.) between 9 AM and 12 noon. Each person brings an entree and the group fills in the other foods, bread and desserts. Meals are made assembly style. Between 825 and 950 meals are made each month.
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The AFF Visitor program designates a friend to visit a shut-in once a week for an hour to deliver meals, bring friendship etc. Training is provided.