MEET THE CEO
Hello Everyone, My name is Sophia Whitehead, and I am the owner and the Creator of Arms Open With Love Foundation! I established this heart felt movement in 2016, because I have a heart and a passion to feed and to take care of those that are homeless.
Throughout my life I have always had a desire to feed and to help those that suffer with homelessness. This passion and desire that I have concerning homeless individuals, originated from within the depths of my heart. And it is an innate passion that I was born with. I don't like to see people hungry. And it breaks my heart whenever I see a shivering homeless person standing at the corner asking for help on a snowy frosty winter day.
In the year of 2016, I stepped out of my comfort zone, and went out in the community in the City of Detroit and started feeding the homeless. I wasn't looking for no paycheck or nothing in return, I just wanted to help those that were hungry. My efforts to this great work reflects the obedience to Jesus instructions "Truly I tell you, whatever you do for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me." Matthew 25; 40
I birthed this Vision "Arms Open With Love Foundation" out of the back trunk of my vehicle. Every other week, I prepared sandwiches, along with care packages, and I drove around and handed them out to the homeless.
These Photos were taking in 2016. And it was the very first time, when I stepped out, on the vision that was in my heart to serve the community. I didn't have very much to work with, All I had was faith, some sandwiches, my vehicle, and a vision from God. I used what I already had in my possession and I made it happen. Those sandwiches that I served to every individual, I look at it as a seed that was being sown. Those seeds that I planted has grown so much. Not only has the vision grown, but I have grown as a person as well.
I went from serving sandwiches, out of the back truck of my vehicle to a small group of people, to now serving over 3,000 meals a year, to Men, Women and Children.
WHAT WE DO & WHO WE ARE
Arms Open With Love Foundation- provides meals at no cost to our less fortunate in the community, and it is sustained by committed and compassionate volunteers and also, by the generous contributions of donors and monthly Partners. Our goal is to help the less fortunate, the homeless, and the hungry members of our community.
We support as many individuals as we can. No one is left out. We provide meals to all who we see on the streets of the City of Detroit MI. And in the future we plan to reach other surrounding areas. We are committed to feeding everyone regardless of their circumstances, or their socioeconomic status. We are committed to making sure that each person will be fed a good fresh warm nutritious meal. We show love and warm compassion to every single person.
We do our very best at serving them the Best food. On a weekly basis, we put together a special menu. We go above and beyond peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. We put our hearts into this great effort. And we provide them with the best meal possible
When Christmas and Thanksgiving arrive we take our time to prepare a big dinner from scratch. In the summertime, we have many outdoor barbecues. And when the cold weather approaches, we provide winter accessories, for Men, Women, and Children who live in homeless shelters. I love what I do, and I do my very best to meet their urgent needs.
Our Homeless Community love and appreciate us, they depend on us, and they need us. The Jesters of appreciation and the smiles and all of the hugs that I receive from each individual is priceless.
I Wouldn't trade this assignment for nothing
Please Click on the link to Visit OUR GOFUNDME PAGE to support our Building Fund Project!!
www.gofundme.com/f/armsopenwithlove77
GIVE TODAY!!.
Your donation and your partnership with us means more to us than you may ever know. Here at Arms Open With Love, we are very diligent about making sure that every dollar is accounted for. We do our best to be transparent by showing you our videos and photos so you can see where your money is being planted. When you give to this outreach Movement your money goes directly to the community, where we meet the needs of other people. On a monthly basis we travel to different shelter homes across different cities to provide hot fresh cooked nutritious meals. When Winter approaches, we provide socks, clothing, toiletries, coats, gloves, scarves, hats, and even Can goods. During Christmas and Thanksgiving, we even prepare dinner.
If you would like to give a 1 time donation, or if you would like to considered becoming a monthly partner, i want you to know that your contribution will make an impact whether you donate $5 or $500
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PHOTO GALLERY
Our recent Soul food event October 1, 2022. We fed over 100 women along with their children, at a homeless shelter in Detroit.
Thanks to Marshals and Homegoods Store, for donating $6,000 to purchase our mobile food trailer!!! And thanks to the Nissan Car Company for giving us a Ford transit Connect cargo Van!!
Thanks to Walmart for granting us with a $1,000 Grant
Thanks to Kroger's for granting us with a total of $2,000 dollars in cash & Gift Cards
BEING A BLESSING DURING COVID19
PLEASE WATCH OUR VIDEOS BELOW, TO SEE THE IMPACT THAT WE ARE MAKING IN OUR COMMUNITIES!!
OUR SOUL FOOD EVENT OCTOBER 1, 2022 / women & children homeless shelter
OUR BARBEQUE EVENT AUGUST 6th 2022
Our Build a Sandwich Event MAY 30TH, 2022
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AT [email protected]