Charities
![Logo - The Children's Hunger Project](https://bcgm3.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mi-lodge-353_charities_the-childrens-hunger-project.png)
The Children’s Hunger Project
The Children’s Hunger Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization backpack program that is providing weekend packages of food to our local children. There are more than 35,000 school children in Brevard County that are at risk for a variety of reasons. The Children’s Hunger Project makes it possible to feed hungry and under-nourished Brevard County children. The Children’s Hunger Project hopes to serve 1,400 elementary students each week but they would like to expand on that. As Merritt Island Masons, if you would like to help make a positive impact in your community and help feed the hungry, please contact the Worshipful Master.
![Logo - St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care](https://bcgm3.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mi-lodge-353_charities_st-francis-reflections-lifestage-care.png)
St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care
St. Francis Reflections continues to care for our community as Brevard’s County only independent, not-for-profit provider. St. Francis Reflections Hospice has more than four decades of experience helping people live their remaining days to the fullest, with comfort, dignity and an individualized focus on what matters most for each patient and family. Easing the weight of care for families allows patients and loved ones to cherish their remaining time together better. Hospice care from St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care can be delivered in a private home, a nursing home, an assisted living facility, their inpatient facility, and in the hospital setting.
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House of Hope
Help feed over 900 families in the Merritt Island area. There is a dire need for dry, canned and non-perishable items and monetary donations to purchase food. There is a box in the lodge for goods and foods. Please bring a can or two when you come to lodge, perhaps for a lodge breakfast, or meeting.
Or you can mail a check, care of the lodge, to the address below:
House of Hope Ministries
Care of the Secretary, Merritt Island Lodge #353
247 South Tropical Trail
PO Box 540578
Merritt Island, FL 32954-0578
![Logo - Brevard Humane Society](https://bcgm3.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mi-lodge-353_charities_brevard-humane-society.png)
Brevard Humane Society
Founded in 1952, Brevard’s Humane Society (Central Brevard Humane Society) is the community’s oldest established animal welfare organization. A no-kill for space shelter, the Humane Society is dedicated to speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves. We educate the community on responsible pet ownership and the humane treatment of animals, advocate for spaying/neutering to reduce the homeless pet population and provide the best quality care to Brevard’s abandoned animals by placing them with responsible, caring owners in a new forever home.