Support SMUM

You can support SMUM in these ways:

	Make a monthly pledge as a member of
	Make an individual donation by credit card or check
	In-kind support (donations of goods)
	Become a Volunteer

Your donation helps to provide:

• Food for 1800, people a month one half of which are children
• Clothing for an average of 350 people each month through the Community Closet Program
• After school programs for young people at risk – a Christ-like alternative to gang membership
• Classes in ESL (English as a second language) are offered
• ABC Playtime for children ages 3-5 provides a much needed respite for overburdened parents
• Back to school supplies for 800 children each September
• Gifts at Christmas for 850 children who are the poorest of the poor
• Blankets, socks and sleeping bags are stocked for the homeless in the area
• VITA offers free income tax assistance by trained IRS volunteers

A pledge of $10.00 a month on a sustaining basis can make the difference. Please consider making a pledge today. Click here for a pledge form.  Your tax-deductible financial support and prayers for this ministry are very much needed and appreciated!

Individual Donations

We welcome your cash donations in the form of a check made out to and mailed to Santa Maria Urban Ministry or a donation made via your church.   Donations via credit-card may be made through The Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real at http://www.edecr.org/donation.php ; please designate that the contribution is for "SMUM".  Donations to SMUM are tax-deductible.