smile, smile ecumenical ministries, food, clothing, food bank, churches, community outreach, outreach, partners working together, lusby maryland, maryland, calvert county, our lady star of the sea catholic church, st. peters parish, harvest fellowhip, southern calvert baptist, eastern united mathodist church, olivet united methodist church, st. john united methodist church, st. paul united methodist church, solomons united methodist church, ecumenical food panty, thrift shop, clothes, food, furniture, smile ministry
Supporting the dignity of every person and spiritually enhancing one another's life through a relationship with Jesus Christ and local churches.
Providing food, clothing, educational opportunities and financial aid through forms of assistance.
Proactively identifying needs of the community, solving problems at the root, utilizing the assets of the community, expanding services to the community, and communicating the availability of these services to ehance the quality of life for those in need.
Being willing to take risks to expand services into new venues.
Supporting ministries of systemic change.
We will do this by being a model of Christ's love.
Governor's Volunteer Service Award for a faith-based organization, 2010
Bishop's Award for Ecumenism
Baltimore Conference of the United Methodist Church, 2006 and 2003.
SMILE named a Jubilee Center in the Diocese of Maryland, the Episcopal Church, 2005.
Award for Outstanding Service to Patuxent High School for 2004-2005.
Good Neighbor Award presented by the Southern Maryland Region, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., 2002 recipient.
Patuxent High School Functional Living/Autism Program certificate presented to SMILE "for your kindness and support throughout the 2001-2002 school year"
To SMILE in recognition of Outstanding Help in Making a Better Community; awarded by Pathways, February 2000
Calvert County, Maryland, "Most Beautiful People" Award for "valuable work done by SMILE", awarded June 1992.
Without your generous support of time, talents or treasures, Simile could not exist.
Thank you in advance for your assistance in helping to provide to those in need.
An Ecumenical Community Outreach Ministry
Committed to Service in the Name of Our Lord, Jesus Christ
