Marla Jones, Managing Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

FORT PAYNE, Ala.-- Marked For Life Ministries Hope Center held a “Lunch and Learn” event on Tuesday, September 20 at Alice Circle, in Fort Payne.

The purpose of the event was to inform the community of what services Marked For Life Ministries and the Hope Center provide.  DeKalb County has a large homeless population that struggles with food, shelter, and clothing on a daily basis. 

The Hope Center offers a place of HOPE and restoration for DeKalb County residents in need.   The Hope Center is located at 2141 Gault Avenue N Fort Payne. The Center is locally funded and offers spiritual, emotional, and physical assistance to those in need.

Through Boom Days alone, Marked for Life Hope Center rescued over 500 pounds of food.  This is food that would typically go to waste but instead will feed the hungry in our community.  

The Hope Center provides a vast array of services free of charge to those in need. Hygiene products, shower services, monthly haircuts, clothing, food, and housing application assistance, along with laundry services are provided.. The Center also offers job procurement, career coaching, education assistance, faith-based guidance, State ID and birth certificate assistance, and referrals for mental health and addiction treatment. 

Marked for Life Ministries is staffed 95% by volunteers.  If you would like to be a part of this ministry either by donating or volunteering, please visit iamMarkedFor Life.com/voulnteer to learn of the currently available opportunities.