For several years, All Saints parishioners and ministries have supported the community's Getting Ahead Program by donating food, time, and a welcoming spirit. The Getting Ahead Program is managed by the United Way of Frederick County, Maryland and involves rigorous work done in a safe, kitchen-table style learning environment with the support of an experienced facilitator. Participants, called “investigators”, are guided through an assessment of their own resources and how to build those resources as part of the move toward self-sufficiency. Getting Ahead puts the concepts, tools and relationships in the hands of people in poverty to make a difference in their own lives and in the life of their community.
In continued support of the Getting Ahead program and during several 16-week groups or “Cohorts”, All Saints will provide complete meals (entrees, snacks, salads, desserts, etc.), serve the meals, and fix leftovers in take-away containers. Last year All Saints provided meals to thirty-two (32) people to include Investigators, their children, the program facilitators and childcare providers.
A comment from United Way to All Saints in 2024, “Your generosity feeds more than just bodies…thank you for providing meals that not only nourish the body but also fuel the journey of our Getting Ahead Investigators. Thank you!”
Many thanks for all the prior support from All Saints, its ministries, parishioners, families and various groups that coordinated together. Your support is very important and appreciated!
If you would like to support the 2025 Cohorts which begin mid-August and run every other week for ASEC, please contact Katy Ackland at or Betty Briese-Ludwig at .
