A Trusted Symbol of Hope
The Source is the only drop-in outreach ministry in Indian River County that serves as a cold weather shelter, opens seven days a week, provides hot meals, clothing, basic hygiene items, showers and laundering facilities, mail and phone services, job readiness programs, cooperative community agency referrals, and a saving faith in Jesus Christ.
Dining With Dignity
The Source has launched a new program called “Dining with Dignity.” This is the first restaurant style dining atmospere for those in need in our community and on the east coast of Florida. Clients are no longer standing in lines.
Who We Are, Who We Serve
These are real people. They are families struggling to pay bills, single parents living paycheck to paycheck, or individuals who have lost their homes, hope, and their peace of mind. At The Source, we see all of these individuals.
Volunteers…. We Need You!
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
FOR SOURCE STORM/HURRICANE CLOSURES
Tropical Storm/Hurricane Procedures
The Source for the Poor and the Homeless with a main campus located in Vero Beach and Dignity Buses located in Vero Beach and Palm Bay, FL announce their storm/hurricane procedures.
The main campus building, at 1015 Commerce Avenue, is NOT a hurricane rated storm shelter.
It will effectively CLOSE at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 26, and NO services or programs, meals or sleeping accommodations will be offered.
Dignity Bus WILL continue sleeping accommodations through Sunday evening, September 25 in both Vero Beach and Palm Bay. They will NOT be utilized effective Monday, September 26 for its usual schedule.
Following the conclusion of the storm/hurricane, the campus building and buses will be inspected. Once determined safe, the operations will return to normal and its opening and return to schedules will officially be announced at that time.
All members from both locations are encouraged to go to a storm shelter.
Per: Anthony Zorbaugh, Executive Director
Tony.zorbaugh@iamthesource.org
772-717-435-2312
The Source to Hold Prayer Breakfast
The Source will be holding a Prayer Breakfast at The Pathway Church in Vero Beach on Thursday morning, October 20 from 7:00 to 8:15 a.m. The Source’s Dignity Catering will be serving a FREE Buffet Breakfast while Zorbaugh and staff speak about the non-profit organization and how the community can become involved in supporting their goal in taking people out of homelessness rather than perpetuating it. Space is limited and attendees will be welcomed on a first come, first served basis.
The Source continues moving forward as a major force in helping those who are poor and homeless in Indian River County. To that end, its Executive Director, Anthony Zorbaugh, works on a regular basis educating the community about who The Source is and what they do behind the scenes, while sharing moving stories and compelling testimonials from those who are the beneficiaries of the programs and services they use to help them stand on their own two feet.
The Pathway Church is located at 1105 58th Avenue. The Source, a Christian Ministry Outreach Center, offers life-changing possibilities to residents in crisis; offering emergency hunger relief, clothing, mental health counseling, support groups, hygiene items, showers, mail and telephone services, benefit referrals, cold weather refuge, and much more. For more information on The Source, contact Anthony Zorbaugh at 772-564-0202, Ext. 204 or visit www.Iamthesource.org . The Source is located at 1015 Commerce Avenue in Vero Beach.
Kyle has been a dedicated member of The Source and has worked a myriad of jobs for the organization. Until recently he has been sleeping on the Dignity Bus. He has now been given the opportunity to make this trailer his home and pays monthly rent to The Source to live there. He is humbled by the opportunity to better himself and to get on his own two feet. In asking him what he enjoys the most about his new home, his answer was simple. “I’m happy to have ice cream that can last a day without melting.” That says it all.
Members of The Source do varied jobs for building and ground maintenance, and in turn earn them “Source Bucks”. Once accumulated, the “Source Bucks” can be handed in towards the purchase of a variety of needs. Recently, many of the members have been purchasing new bicycles for their transportation by earning enough of the “Source Bucks” to pay for them.
Making Students Smile-Dignity Smiles
Thanks to Dr. Thomas Balshi (retired dental specialist)and Dr. Sadesh Kumar (owner of Wickham Dental Care of Melbourne), two of the graduates of the Dining with Dignity Culinary Program have received the needed dental care that allows them to smile again, with confidence, and employment!
Steve Seaton of the Baking with Dignity Program – “It’s nice to know that even though I am in a difficult time in my life that I have a place where I can go and not have to worry about the basic necessities of life, like having a place to sleep at night, a shower, food, clothing and a program that is helping me to learn skills that I can use to better myself.”
Brevard County Partnership Announced
We are proud to announce that On May 5, 2022 The CoC Advisory Council voted our membership into the Brevard Homeless Coalition Continuum of Care.
We are so excited to partner with them on the very important mission to end homelessness in the Palm Bay community. They are very excited to have The Source as a voice in their Continuum of Care!
Meet Antonio
Antonio went from a happy childhood to a rocky period in his life when he fathered a child with a girlfriend, dropped out of school to support them, getting involved with the wrong crowd that led him to using drugs and becoming homeless. Once he discovered The Source, he began training as a student in the Dignity Foods program, cooking on the Dignity Food Truck and obtaining skills necessary for finding a job. He has now reunited with his Alabama family and has obtained a job as a manager at a local food chain!Meet Krystal
With her mother on drugs and her dad deceased, Krystal grew up in foster care and after high school, Krystal gave birth to a daughter, now seven. She never stopped dreaming of becoming educated and bettering herself, thus moved to Orlando to attend college and obtain a job to support them both. When COVID forced her to lose it all and became homeless, she found The Source. Following her tenure in the Dining with Dignity program and working on the food truck, The Source guided her to a qualified job that has enabled her to work full time, find a home and enjoy her new car gifted from a Source benefactor!Meet Olguy
Olguy hails from Haiti and speaks limited English. Like many other homeless, unfortunate circumstances and the inability to live with family, drove Olguy to the streets until he discovered The Source. He enrolled in the Dining with Dignity program and worked on the Food Truck obtaining the skills to cook, bake and operate a kitchen. As a recent graduate of the program, The Source was able to assist him in finding a job at a local restaurant right here in Vero Beach. The Source has made him not only feel at home with support from everyone around him, he has learned skills that will take him far in the food industry!Mobile App
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