2. OUR MISSION
TO DISCIPLE PEOPLE INTO CHRIST’S ABUNDANT LIFE THAT OVERFLOWS

3. OUR CHURCH HISTORY Founded by Korean Immigrants 35 years ago.
Overflow Ministry had its beginnings in 1999.
We are the outreach arm of this church.

4. Worshipping Community
Multi-Cultural
Multi-Ethnic
Worshipping Community
Reflecting The Face of Our Community

5. PASTOR ARNOLD HOSKINS, M.TH.
OUR PASTOR
PASTOR ARNOLD HOSKINS, M.TH.

6. OUR FAMILY

7. OUR MINISTRY OUTREACH Our Needs Based Social Help Program
Rebekah’s Clothing Pantry
Jacob’s Furniture Pantry
South Suburban PADS
Harvey YMCA Seniors Home
Overflow Breakfast Club
Ordered Steps Veterans Home
Vacation Bible School

8. OUR ANNUAL EVENTS Thornton Township Holiday Dinner and Luncheon
Needs Program Toy Drive
MLK Day of Serving
YMCA Seniors Home Thanksgiving & Christmas Celebration

9. OVERFLOW MINISTRY - Individual/Family Needs Assessment Form
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name
Date of Birth
Date of Assessment
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Home Phone
Cell Phone
Work Phone
Address
Marital Status
Spouses Name
Proof of Identity (Some form of State I.D. Or License)
Children/Dependent Name/Age/Boy or Girl
INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY ASSISTANCE NEEDED
Food Donation - What Types of food and amounts requested?
Clothing Donation - What Types and Sizes?
Financial Assistance - Please specify particular needs:
Furniture Assistance - Requested Items:
Request Referral To Social Services? (Circle one) Yes or No?
Type of Social Services requested (Please Check Boxes Below)
Medical
Employment
Financial
Educational
XXXXXXX
Housing
Other (Please Specify)
PRAYER REQUESTS
OTHER COMMENTS:
AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF OVERFLOW MINISTRY PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I hereby authorize release of my Overflow Ministry information on this form as For
Official Use Only and only to those federal, state, and local agencies that are approved by law to offer social services.
Signature:
Date:
TYPE OF ASSISTANCE APPROVED BY OVERFLOW LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
Amount Approved:
Social Services Referral
Food
Clothing
Other
Signature
OUR NEEDS PROGRAM
Our Needs Program is open to all who have needs, but our focus is on those individuals and families who are homeless.
We hear their stories and share them with our donor network.

10. HOW WE HELP We Provide Emergency Food Boxes We Provide Clothing
We Provide Furniture
We Offer Limited Financial Assistance
We Assist in Getting Jobs
We Work to find Housing
We Have Referrals to Social Services and Help Programs
We Offer Spiritual Support Through Our Prayer Network

11. EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES
Through our partnership with Thornton Township we are able to provide these one time food boxes to the families and individuals in our needs program whether they reside in the township or not.
When necessary we purchase food in emergency situations.
Currently working to join the Chicago Food Depository as a member organization, with plans to open our own food pantry.

12. REBEKAH’S CLOSET

13. JACOB’S BASEMENT

14. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
We provide limited financial assistance in the following forms:
Grocery Cards
Fuel Cards
Bus and Train Passes
Temporary Part Time Work Assistance

15. JOB ASSISTANCE
Working with various organizations to provide jobs for those in our needs program.
We have immediate job placement available through a program which transports people to a couple of different factory locations provided they are physically able to perform the work.

16. HOUSING ASSISTANCE
We work with South Suburban Pads, CEDA and other state housing programs to provide apartments and houses to those in need.
We work with the transitional housing program Ordered Steps to provide housing for qualifying veterans.

17. SOCIAL SERVICE AND PROGRAM REFERRALS
For those individuals and families in our needs program that we are unable to assist through our in house programs. We have a list of qualifying local and state social service organizations that will provide assistance.

18. PRAYER SUPPORT
We share the needs and concerns of those in our needs program with a network of individuals both inside and outside of our ministry. All of them have become part of Overflow's Angel Network.
Pastor’s Prayer List

19. OUR NEEDS PROGRAM TESTIMONIES
To Date 121 Individuals have been helped through our Needs program.
There are currently 29 active cases and new interviews every Sunday.
We have served over 250 local people through our clothing pantry.
Our Clothing Pantry has provided countless others through our overseas missions support in Mongolia, Guatemala and Africa.
We have moved and assisted moving 30 individuals from homelessness to housing.
We are currently providing food for 6 to 8 people each week
Our Musician Friend
Rice Family
Current and Former Displaced Congregation Members

20. OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM
Connecting Volunteers to Serving Opportunities!

21. OUR NETWORK ORGANIZATIONS
Thornton Township
Harvey YMCA
Restoration Ministries
Christ Cares Ministry
Oak Lawn United Methodist Church
South Suburban PADS
Rich Township
Respond Now
South Suburban Housing Center
Housing Authority of Cook County
Ford Heights Community Service Organization
Flossmoor Community Church
CEDA Housing Program
Ordered Steps Veterans Home
Veterans Administration
Aunt Martha’s Youth Center
Set Free Ministries
Chicago Food Depository
Eden Place Nature Center
Excel-Into-Independence
Salvation Army
Korean United Methodist Church
Church World Service
True to Life Foundation
South Suburban Homeless Alliance

22. OUR FUTURE PLANS Open Five Small Loaves Food Pantry Develop Web Site
Continue to Network and Expand Our Outreach
Teach and Share Our Needs Program
Individual Continuous Improvement Program
Develop Youth Sports Program

23. OUR MINISTRY NEEDS
We are seeking general operating support for our needs based social help program. We wish to reduce some of the burdens to families in our local communities who are suffering. We would like to provide more General Assistance in the following ways:
Grocery Cards: To assist those waiting for their approval in the state run LINK program and as supplemental help for our food pantry
Fuel cards: to help with transportation to work, job interviews and doctors appointments.
Bus and Train passes to work or school
Operating expenses to provide temporary employment in our furniture, clothing and food pantries.

24. GRACE OVERFLOWING!
“ So that the Grace that is reaching more and more people may cause Thanksgiving to Overflow to the Glory of God.”
2 Corinthians 4:15, NIV