5th Annual Tricia Whitaker Back-to-School Program to provide school supplies for children in need Click here to contribute to the 5th Annual Tricia Whitaker Back-to-School Program which will provide grade-appropriate school supplies for 1,500 children in need in Fort Bend County.  The cost of each child's packet is $17.  Help equip one, two, five, ten or more children for the 2008/2009 school year by making your contribution today. Registration for supplies begins July 7th;  distribution starts in August.  Your support now will help ensure all of the school supplies are ready for the children who need them. Thanks for your support of this annual program.   Want to find out more about what's going on at Second Mile?   Click here to sign up for our monthly e-Newsletter.  Second Mile Mission Center provides an opportunity for people in and around Fort Bend County to hear and respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ by, first, building a relationship through unconditional love that meets their physical needs.

Pantry Items Needed: baby food, formula, wipes, lotion, powder, diapers (sizes 4-3-2-1), diaper rash cream, personal care items for adults Support Second Mile today. Click here to make your Walmart grant benefits Second Mile's English-as-a-Second Language program   This month Second Mile received a grant from Walmart in Stafford for ongoing English-as-a-Second Language classes.  Special thanks go to Gwen Williams (picture left above) of Walmart who presented the grant to Second Mile's Accounting Officer Laura Kaeser and Executive Director Greg Stirman. Churches host neighborhood events  for Second Mile's school supply distribution   As gas and food prices continue to rise, Second Mile is sensitive to the impact these conditions have on the working poor in Fort Bend County.  To provide help to client families in locations as close to their homes as possible, this year's school supply distribution will be held in four locations.  First Assembly of God in Rosenberg, Family Life Christian Fellowship (in Four Corners area) and First Baptist Church of Fresno (new church partner) will host distribution sites for Second Mile's 5th Annual Tricia Whitaker Back-to-School Program this year.  We are grateful for these enthusiastic church partners who have stepped up to help client families.  Registration begins July 7th; distribution begins in early August at these sites as well as at Second Mile in Stafford.  Also helping with volunteers, school supplies, donations, etc., are new church partner Colony Baptist Church, as well as Crossbridge Community Church, River Pointe Church, Sugar Creek Baptist Church, Redeemer Sugar Land and Capital One Bank of Stafford.    To volunteer for an event or to collect school supplies, call 281-261-9199.  For an updated list of Second Mile's church partners, click here.  To find out how your church can partner with Second Mile, call Sarah at 281-261-9199 or email swhite@secondmile.org