The Eclipse Project: Helping Harrisburg's Homeless

03/30/2026

Update: FOUND!

This dog belongs to one of our volunteers. Please share.

REUNITED~03/30/2026~Oka is home safe!
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Harrisburg, PA ~3/29/26~ LOST DOG
"Oka", a female husky/akita mix, wearing a black collar. Will run if approached.
Lost 3/23/26 Cameron streets DMV area Train Tracks and Greenbelt walking trail.
Contact:

Info via PM: George Campbell

03/27/2026

Friday check in for volunteers. So far...

Jerry all day

Kitchen: Sue, Bob, Trish, Carol

Serve: Sue, Bob, Chelsea, Kelly, Tammy, Alexa, Danielle

Cleanup: Kelly, Tammy, Danielle

03/24/2026

Sundays meal for our differently sheltered friends:

Prime rib over rice pilaf
Haluski
Burger bar
French fries
Parmesan bacon cabbage
Pasta with meatballs
Unstuffed cabbage casserole
Chicken and rice with broccoli
Red beets
Macaroni salad
Coleslaw
Tuna salad and chicken salad sandwiches
Macaroni and cheese
Chocolate chip pancakes and Maple spam pancakes
Chili with shredded cheese, sour cream, jalapenos and cornbread
Teriyaki noodles
Peach bread pudding
Cookies, danish, muffins, bagels
Fruit

Thank you to everyone who donated food and other items.

Thank you Bethany Church of the Nazarene for your kitchen, Country Gourmet at the Market and Panera and those who picked up their donations, Alex and Kayla, Rachel and Safa, Trish and Mike, and Bob for their prepared food donations.

We missed Jerry this weekend! Thanks to Bob, Trish, Danielle, Kelly, Tammy, and Thomas for picking up the slack and kicking butt. It was a long exhausting day (started at ten and ended at almost 9 for me) but so worth it.

❤️

03/24/2026

It takes a village to help those in need, particularly assisting the unhoused. That’s the working philosophy of Luke Drayer, who founded LHM Social Services Foundation in March 2023 with longtime colleague and friend Craig Bouslough. Today, both serve as chair and vice chair of the organization’...

03/23/2026

We had some specific clothing requests for the guys we serve at the halfway house. Donations can be made 24/7 at the address in our profile picture.

Size 10 and 1/2 steel toe boots. Sometimes Walmart has these on sale for $10. These are especially helpful for guys looking for jobs in warehouses, construction or flagging.

Medium size clothing for one gentleman. He's been wearing the same outfit for a week.

XXL size clothing for a big and tall gentleman.

Baseball/trucker hats.

03/23/2026

Donation ideas, should anyone be interested:

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QR codes for PayPal and Venmo in photos

Individually packaged snacks like chips, pretzels, popcorn, granola bars, cereal bars, breakfast bars, rice krispie treats, cookies, candy, protein bars, etc.

Batteries AA or AAA.

Styrofoam clamshell take out containers. We usually use the large three compartment ones but all sizes are welcome. There are some on our Amazon wish list but for some reason they will not deliver them as a wish list item so you'd have to order them and put in either your address and then drop them off or use the church's address in our profile picture.

Soup cups with lids.

Napkins.

Tablets, drawing paper, colored pencils, crayons, markers, pens, arts and craft supplies (our friends escape into creative ventures to better their mental health).

If anyone shops at GIANT, they have a digital coupon for 80/20 ground beef family packs for $2.99 a pound. You can buy two packages at a time. I bought 8 and 1/2 lb of ground beef for chili this past weekend. It would have cost me $46.72. With the digital coupon it cost $25.45.

Butter, eggs, cheese (block or shredded, all kinds), milk, meat, fresh or frozen veggies and fruit, lettuce. Please contact me for drop off so they can be immediately refrigerated or frozen.

Boxed stuffing mix, canned cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cucumbers, peppers, olives, pickles, hamburger buns, hot dog buns, cereal, marshmallows, pancake mix, baked beans, individual size cans or bottles of soda, seltzer, flavored water, Gatorade, juice, etc.

Tarps, tents, blankets, sheets, towels, washcloths, toiletries like shampoo, body wash, wipes, deodorant, razors.

We have PLENTY of applesauce, ketchup, chocolate chips, maple syrup, cranberry sauce, kidney beans, black beans, toothbrushes, and enough water for about two months.

We welcome anyone who is willing to make a pan or two of prepared food! If you're a repeat, prepared food donator, we'll even give you pans and pan liners!

Volunteers welcome. Many hands make light work. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in a comment or send me a message.

Thank you in advance for helping us fill hungry bellies.

03/22/2026

We could use some extra hands in the kitchen Sunday morning 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We're missing our Jerry tomorrow and we could use some help restocking the non-food items like plasticware and plates and bowls and napkins and loading clothing and toiletries and feminine products and first aid items into the van. If anybody can help, please shoot me a message!

03/20/2026

Thank you for your patience, everyone who ordered shirts. I'm waiting to hear back from the printer.

03/20/2026

Happy Friday! Volunteers please check in
Me✔️
Jerry ✖️
Sue✖️
Ashley✖️
Bob all day if needed✔️
Savannah ✖️
Trish ✔️
Danielle Serving & cleanup✔️
Carol✖️
Kelly and Tammy✔️

03/17/2026

Saturday, Donna and I spent 3 hours at the kitchen prepping for Sunday. We made a pork loin with soy sauce, honey, garlic, and green onions. We also prepared cabbage steaks with a creamy bacon Parmesan sauce.

We baked a birthday cake. We sliced tomatoes and onions for our Burger bar.

Ashley came by to drop off stuffed shells. Donna brought chicken parm casserole.

Sunday, Rachel and Safa dropped by as usual with a large pan of chicken and rice.

We served corned beef and cabbage and tuna salad sandwiches and coleslaw from country Gourmet.

We also served:
Cheesy grits with sausage and green beans from Alex and Kayla.
Baked ziti with sausage, meatballs, and peppers.
Tuna casserole.
Macaroni and cheese from Carol.
Beans and weens from Keith.
Ham and sausage breakfast scramble.
Bob's grilled barbecue chicken.
Chicken alfredo pasta with broccoli.
Alex and Kayla's ham teriyaki noodles with veggies.
Sandwiches, snacks, desserts, drinks.
Some other things I probably forgot!

Thank you, Bethany Church of the Nazarene for your kitchen, Country Gourmet at the Market and Panera for your food donations, and those who picked up the food donations.

Super duper appreciation to my volunteers this week: Jerry, Donna, Bob, Carol, Kelly, Tammy, Savannah, Danielle, Chelsea, Alexa, Papa Lou, Sue, Alex, and Kayla.

Is it me or were the hugs just exponentially more awesome this week? The gentleman I took for glasses a couple weeks ago always gives these amazing full contact squeezy hugs! I got to see our friend who had his colostomy reversed in January for the first time since his surgery and he held on to me like I was going to fall off the earth. He was so proud to show off his belly scars with no bag attached! We deliver a couple plates to a friend of ours every Sunday who's in veterans housing and he was waiting at the door for me when we showed up and literally ran with his cart out to meet me and threw his arms around me like he was never going to let go. This is why I do what I do. Some people are in it for the short hugs or the one-armed hugs and that's cool, too, and so appreciated but I live for those full, long, heart to heart squeezes. It makes all the work that goes into this so worthwhile. The "we love you" sentiments are addicting. Anybody considering volunteering, come get some of this love!

We were able to hand out several big suitcases this week that were donated and they love them to store their clothing. We welcome donations of AA and AAA batteries because we do hand out a lot of those every week as well. Anyone looking for donation ideas, we go through a lot of individual size snacks and bottled drinks. We are currently well stocked on bottled water.

We celebrated the birthday of a friend who used to come help sort donations and help in the kitchen. We all sang happy birthday but she eventually had to just blow out the lighter because the candles wouldn't stay lit in the wind! We also were visited by a former resident of Tent City who brought his dog decked out for St. Patrick's Day.

We were joined by Dayspring Ministry and Hands and Feet Ministry this weekend. I love that we can all come together at The Meeting Place and show our friends how much they mean to us!

Thank you to everyone who donates and volunteers and makes this possible every week.

03/13/2026

Check in Friday:
Jerry all day
Savannah, Carol, Bob kitchen 11-2
Alex and Kayla kitchen and serving
Alexa, Papa Lou, Danielle and Chelsea serving
Sue, Kelly and Tammy serving and cleanup

Considering volunteering?
Kitchen (food prep) is 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Serving is 2:30 p.m. - 5ish
Cleanup is 5:30 - 7ish, depending on how many people are helping.