Good Works is an outreach initiative of Christ Church Ithan and St Martin’s Episcopal churches.
We are a community of volunteers, some from our churches, others from the wider community, ready to help in practical ways by providing support to families in times of need.
We seek to mobilize members of our community to respond to the needs in our community that are often hidden so that no one is left forgotten or overwhelmed by circumstances in life that come their way.
Good Works offers short-term assistance throughout Radnor Township and surrounding areas, assisting people in difficult times to stabilize their situation and empower them to move forward.
Our interventions are meant to be impactful and facilitate transitions in the lives of those we serve.
We respect everyone’s privacy and dignity, working with people where they are.
Phone: 484-450-6154
Email: CCIgoodworksSM@gmail.com
Examples of what we do:
Minor home clean-up & repair
Yard clean-up
Assistance with shopping & errands
Assistance with meals
Emergency snow removal
Transportation to medical appointments
We are not equipped for long-term interventions or ongoing assistance in day-to-day living needs.
SEWN FOR GOOD
Good Works provided assistance to Sewn for Good, who made over 8,000 face coverings during the pandemic. Of these, more than 5,000 were donated to medical personnel. If they were priced at market value for all the time and supplies, they would have cost $10 each or over $50,000 in total. Volunteers organized mask kits, delivered and picked up packages, donated fabrics, and counted thousands of yards of elastic, nose wires, etc.
The $5,000 grant from the Connelly Foundation, along with donations for the masks, and volunteer time and materials were fundamental to the project’s outcomes. Nancy Breitling personally created over 2,000 masks! Her efforts were extraordinary and contributed so much to the project.
NORRISTOWN HOMELESS
"It was an AMAZING event on Saturday last weekend and the support from Good Works was wonderful! Not only did both churches generously supply necessities such as underwear, toothbrushes, toothpaste etc, but we also had volunteers that showed up on Sunday morning at 10:00 am and stayed in the heat of the day to support the homeless. It was a blessed day. Thank you to both loving and supportive congregations!”
Saturday, December 4th, Radnor
Kent, Will, Jack and Porter emptied the apartment of a woman who unexpectedly had to move to an assisted living facility. Her furniture was moved to a young family in Bryn Mawr who had recently arrived in the United States from Brazil.
Friday, June 28th, Wayne
Assisted an elderly lady to move from one apartment to another. The Good Works team packed boxes, moved furniture and cleaned the new apartment prior to move-in.
Sunday, February 10th, Wayne
The team cleaned up a basement flooded from a burst pipe during the extreme cold of the previous week, and cleared out the first floor of this home as per a request from the Health Department so that the tenant could move back in. We were able to completely sort through and clean out this 3-story house in three hours!
Saturday, October 13th, Drexel Hill
At this single-home cleanup, Martin and Bruce tackled all the outside yard work, Chris painted inside closets, Gabriella cleaned both bathrooms, Patrick painted/vacuumed/mopped the first floor, and Melanie and Jacqui washed down walls, baseboards, windows and vacuumed the second floor.
Joe (homeowner, dad/husband) was there for most of our time, and plied us with coffee and donuts in the morning and with hoagies, chips and water at the end. He also shared their story, and was lovely and grateful.