Willing Hearts Helping Hands

HELP US SEND A TRACKER TRAILER TO TORNADO VICTIMS IN ALABAMA, TENNESSEE & MISSOURI

DROP-OFF & COLLECTION POINTS:  

* Calvary Chapel 126 Sharp Hill Road Uncasville  860-848-7400    860-961-7243

*  Wildwood Christian School 35 Wawecus Hill Road Norwich, CT 06360                (860) 887-7830

* New London Life, 236 Montauk Avenue, 860-451-9494

* Calvary Fellowship 410 Pleasant St. Willimantic CT  860-423-5804

 NEEDS LIST (regularly updated:

VOLUNTEERS! (URGENT)

CLEANING SUPPLIES (URGENT)

          409

          Windex

          Clorox

          Bleach

          Mops (Urgent)

          Brooms (Urgent)

          Sponges

          Buckets

YARD TOOLS (Semi Urgent) 

          Rakes

          Shovels

          Chainsaw/Chain Sharpener

          Tarps

BUILDING SUPPLIES (Semi Urgent)

          Hammers

          Nails/Screws

          Screwdriver

          Sledgehammer

FOOD/DRINK

          Peanut butter (Needed)

          Jelly (Needed)

          Bread (Needed)

          Canned food (Semi-Urgent)

          Gatorade/Gatorade Mix (Urgent)

          Ravioli (Needed)

          Baked beans (Needed)

          Plain crackers (Needed)

         Cereal (Needed)

         Nuts, especially individual bags (Needed)

CLOTHES

          Should be sent to The Foundry or the Lovelady Center

TOYS/SCHOOL SUPPLIES (Needed)

          We will take any toys and school supplies

MISC

          Frog Togs (Semi-Urgent)

          Toothbrushes (Semi-Urgent)

          Tooth paste (Semi-Urgent)

          Fire Ant Killer (Needed)

          Diapers (adult/child) (Semi-Urgent)

          Can Openers (Urgent)

          Hard Hats (Needed)

          Bug Spray (Needed)

          Sunscreen (Semi-Urgent)

          Bras, especially sport bras (Needed)

          Underwear, especially XL (Needed)

          Pillows (Needed)

          Linens (Needed)

          Adult wipes (Needed)

          Large trash bags (Needed)

          Formula (Semi-Urgent)

          Baby spoons (Needed)

          Bottles (Needed)

          Sippee cups (Needed)

          Bibs (Needed)

          Lip balm (Needed)

          Pedialyte (Semi-Urgent)

          Peroxide (Needed)

          Deoderant (Needed)

          Laundry detergent (Urgent)

          Lawn equipment (Semi-Urgent)

 

Stay in Touch!

You can contact us by:

EMAIL:

al@willinghearts.org

PHONE:

860-848-7400

SNAIL MAIL:

126 SHarp Hill Road

Uncasville, CT 06382

KATRINA TEAMS CONTINUE DURING SCHOOL BREAKS & VACATIONS

The devastation of Katrina and the work to restore the region after the hurricane will take decades. Willing Hearts continues our presence in the Gulf region.

Yale, Harvard, Brown, and College students from throughout New England take a break from the books and try hammers!

WHO WE ARE

We're some pretty ordinary people from a very ordinary town, Uncasville, Connecticut, who have had our lives touched, transformed and saved by Jesus Christ. We're so thankful that Jesus let's us partner with Him in situations where people need a  helping hand and some encouragement in life. Everything we do is done in Jesus Name.

 
Devastation to families and homes in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in Waveland, Mississippi. 

WHAT WE DO

 
Joe Paskewich, director of Willing Hearts at Ground Zero, September 2001 

Child Support Programs since 1990 WHHH has provided ongoing child support programs for some of the western hemisphere's neediest children.

Building orphanages, churches, rebuilding homes in some of the poorest and neediest areas of the western hemisphere

Terror Attack Response responded early to the World Trade Center attacks in New York City resulted in mobilizing hundreds of caring volunteers and organizing evangelistic outreaches for one full year

Natural Disaster Response WHHH responds to natural disasters internationally and domestically including to Hurricane Katrina.  WHHH has mobilized hundreds of volunteers rebuilding and reconstructing 84 homes.

Serving in the U.S. and Abroad WHHH has served in constructing and responding at home and in places around the world including Nicaragua, Chile and Mexico

 

 

2011 Focus: Haiti and Katrina Gulf Coast

 
No special skills required to join a team in 2011, just a desire to serve.  We are planning six teams to Haiti and four teams to the Katrina Gulf Coast to help people rebuild their lives spiritually and physically. We would love to have you come along! Sign up today! 

WHERE WE SERVE

We can't be everywhere, although we'd like be to, but we've been able to serve and mobilize volunteers nationally and internationally. We've been involved in building orphanages and responding to natural disasters in Nicaragua, building churches in in Mexico and Chile, rebuilding homes in the Gulf Coast, serving meals to police, firefighters and steel workers at Ground Zero in New York, organizing evangelistic outreaches and serving people in a variety of difficult situations.   In 2011 we are focusing our efforts in Haiti rebuilding after the devastating earthquake, and continuing our work in the Gulf Coast of the United States following Hurricane Katrina.

 
Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and recently experienced a devastating earthquake, flooding and a cholera outbreak.  Haiti is our 2011 focus.

WHY WE SERVE

We are followers of Jesus, saved by His grace.  We are convinced that we are not saved, made right with God, by doing good works, but because of what jesus did for us.  We are grateful and are thrilled to follow Him and serve in His Name. everything we do is because of Jesus.

 
We would love to see everyone come to Christ, but we freely serve anybody and everybody in His Name. If you never accepted Jesus as your  Savior a clear and simple explanation is found here in the've Four Spiritual Laws.

HOW WE SERVE

We serve people by mobilizing volunteers from throughout the United States from every walk of life.  Everything we do is done in Jesus Name as students, retired folks, moms, young people, people using their vacation time, contractors, youth groups, church groups, campus groups, and individuals join together to get the work done.  Our work is done by people Willing Hearts and Helping Hands.

 
Al Serino of Willing Hearts with College Students from Boston on School Break rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina

 

CONTACT US! GET INVOLVED!

HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF & REBUILDING CONTINUES

CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAMS

NEW YORK CITY 9-11

Al Serino with Carlos Ortiz of NYPD.

We gave awy tens of thousands of these booklets bringing great comfort to many.

Joe Paskewich, director of Willing Hearts on top of the "pile" as it became known.

Steve Baughman outside fo the Family Assistance Center.

 Time for a break. Inside the feeding and respite center.

ORPHAN SUPPORT

Since 1987 Willing Hearts has been sending support to orphans and orphanages.  100% of support sent to Willing Hearts goes directly to the works we support with no adminstrative fees attached.  

 

HAITI RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT

JOIN A 2011 TEAM.  May, July & October Teams have openings for people with Willing Hearts!

Al Serino (Director of Development) and Bob "Red" Vine (Construction Site Supervisor) talk baout future Haiti projects