Seamen's Institute
"People helping people"
The Seaman's Institute is a non-profit, human service organization that assists people in the Newport community with utilities, rent, and fuel.
They offer low-rent, transitional housing units and subsidize approximately 1/3 of the apartments for those that still cannot afford them. They bring soup to fishermen and workers on the docks and provide laundry and shower services to transient boaters that come to port in Newport. Because it is a non-profit organization, they rely heavily on the support of the community.
For this reason, we collected clothing, blankets, nonperishable food items, and personal hygiene products.
As you can see, we had an incredible turn-out, and the Seaman's Institute was incredibly grateful for all that we raised. |
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