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Programs - Community Outreach
Connecting Hearts Ministry
JOYFUL GATHERING SPIRITUAL CENTER CONNECTING HEARTS MINISTRY
We thank you in advance for your generosity which supports our monthly tithing program.
Any questions please contact us at: jakubowskibarb@gmail.com or text at 856-986-1008.
CASH DONATIONS ARE ALSO GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED IN SUPPORT OF CONNECTING HEARTS INITIATIVES
JOYFUL GATHERING’S CONNECTING HEARTS MINISTRY IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTING:
…the World Central Kitchen, which provides food relief worldwide, through monthly donations.
For more information, go to: https://wck.org/
Joyful Gathering Spiritual Center supports the Connecting Hearts Ministry through tithing out to various local, national, and international organizations every month. Your generous donations to Joyful Gathering have helped to support the vital work of the following organizations:
2026 Donations List
Homeboy Industries, which works with organizations across the globe to create therapeutic communities that offer job skills training, cost-free programs & services, and social enterprise employment, transforming the lives of marginalized men, women, and youth, helping them to become productive members in their communities. (Jan. '26)
Second Harvest Heartland, one of our nation’s largest food relief agencies, which supports food-insecure families in Minnesota and western Wisconsin and, by advocating for systematic change and innovation in how food is sourced and distributed, empowers communities. (Feb. ‘26)
Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Center, Camden, NJ, aiding our immigrant brothers and sisters through donations of food and essentials (March ‘26)
CONNECTING HEARTS MISSION STATEMENT:
Connecting Hearts of Joyful Gathering is a ministry rooted in love, service and joy whose purpose is to support and foster the upliftment and well-being of our greater community at large. This ministry is the Divine Activity of Love in Action anchored in the joy filled service of gratitude and the activity of the Law of Circulation.
Joyful Gathering Gala Fundraisers have benefited the following organizations in the past.
Checks, representing 30% of the net proceeds, were proudly presented to:
Cooper Children’s Regional Hospital Neonatal Unit in 2013
$15,000.00
Virtua Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in 2016
$17,500.00
Virtua Foundation Pediatric Mobile Services Unit in 2019
$17,500.00
Other organizations the Community Outreach Program has supported in the past include:
The John Brooks Recovery House and Kenny Smith’s Freedom House supporting those recovering from addiction
Food Bank of South Jersey supporting those who are food insecure
Voorhees Animal Orphanage supporting their animal rescue efforts
Image and Attitude (Prep Institute) assisting disadvantaged women entering or reentering the workforce
Joseph’s House supporting the homeless in South Jersey
Hurricane Harvey restoration
The Providence House assisting women & children affected by domestic violence
The Angels Community Outreach assisting disadvantaged children through their Back to School, Tushies to Toes and Clothing Closet programs
Homelessness in Camden delivering clothing, coats, backpacks, tarps, food, toiletries and various items directly to anyone in need at the Transportation Center in Camden, NJ
The Starting Point of New Jersey program that provides gifts for children during the holiday season
FOR INFORMATION OR TO GET INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Contact Rev. Barbara Jakubowski at jakubowskibarb@gmail.com or 856-986-1008
