Help for the HELP center

| March 10, 2016 8:00 PM

COEUR d’ALENE — St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho’s HELP Center is seeking donations to help serve the 200 people coming through its office daily.

The HELP center, located at 201 E. Harrison, is serving as many as 200 people per day who come in looking for assistance with shelter, clothing, rent assistance, utility assistance and housing assistance.

“The need is great in our community and we do our best to help those who come into our offices seeking help,” Janet Brock, St. Vincent executive assistant, said in a press release. “We provide a courtesy table with coffee, breakfast items and lunch for those who visit and are hungry.”

Most of the food items are donated to St. Vincent by the community. Although the food is donated, the center still needs paper and plastic items, such as:

• Plastic forks and spoons, for breakfast and soup served at lunchtime.

• Eight-ounce paper cups for coffee.

• Sugar

• Creamer

• Plastic stirrers

• Small paper plates

• Paper bowls-20 oz.

• Napkins and Kleenex

Brock said St. Vincent de Paul is grateful to the community for the support. For more information, call the St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho HELP Center at (208) 664-3095.