Windham Area Interfaith Ministry
Uplifting and uniting our community by providing caring services and resources to meet our neighbors’ needs with dignity and respect.
WAIM (Windham Area Interfaith Ministry) provides basic needs and support to area residents with insufficient income. Our goal is to keep people safely housed, meet basic material needs and connect them to resources that sustain their stability.
Our Programs
Emergency Financial Assistance
WAIM is dedicated to helping our neighbors who are struggling to make ends meet. Emergency financial assistance from WAIM can help with rent or mortgage payments, utility bills, transportation expenses, and other basic needs.
Material Donations
WAIM distributes donated clothing, furniture, appliances, and other household items to people in need in our community for free. Literally, tons of useful items are kept out of local landfills and welcomed into the homes of individuals and families who give them a second life.
Partners in Independence
Meet with a trained mentor who will provide thoughtful guidance and help you identify goals and develop strategies to achieve them.
Get Involved
Events
Support engagement with our community partners, schools, churches, and individuals like you.
Material Donations
WAIM distributes donated clothing, furniture, appliances, and other household items to people in need in our community for free.
Volunteer
Volunteers are essential to achieving our mission of uplifting and uniting our community.
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Shanah Tovah (pronounced shah-NAH toe-VAH) to our friends and neighbors who celebrate the Jewish high holiday of Rosh Hashanah! Shanah Tovah means "Good year".
Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year. It is also believed to mark the date of the creation of the world and it also begins the "Days of Awe" or "Ten Days of Repentance," a 10-day period which culminates with the second high holiday of Yom Kippur.
Rosh Hashanah 2024 began at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 2 and concludes at sundown on Friday, Oct 4, 2024. It begins on the first day of the Hebrew month of "Tishrei."
Some of the key ways to observe Rosh Hashanah include attending synagogue services to hear the blowing of the shofar, a sacred ram's horn. It is a beautiful and haunting sound.
Another observance is eating apples and honey. Apples represent hopes for fruitfulness and honey symbolizes the desire for a sweet year.
Happy New Year everyone! May it be sweet and full of blessings!
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Thank you to the students from the ACT (Arts at the Capitol Theater) Magnet High School who came to WAIM today.
Twice a year the school has a day of service where the students go out to the community and volunteer.
One of groups of students that came today helped to clean and tidy up our pantry area. The other group helped to clean up our front door area.
The students also helped out our community partners, Windham Region No Freeze Project, Grow Windham, Project Imo, Willimantic Police and Fire Departments and the Willimantic Whitewater Parnership.
We're looking forward to hosting the students again during their next day of service!
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WAIM Flea Market
Saturday September, 21st, 2024
4th Floor
866 Main Street
Willimantic
All proceeds go to the WAIM general fund!
All kinds of treasures, reasonable offers accepted!
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Enjoying the last Third Thursday of the year. It's beautiful weather, great crowds.
We gave away a bunch of children's books and free lemonade.
Better yet, we signed up some new volunteers, got the word out about the Flea Market on Saturday and taked a lot about our services.
It's been a wonderful season. We'll be back in May!
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Are you excited? We are!!
Two days until the fall WAIM flea market!
Our Flea Markets are only held 3 to 4 times as year. All proceeds go into our operating fund.
See you then!
¿Estás emocionado? ¡¡Somos!!
¡Dos días hasta el mercadillo WAIM de otoño!
Nuestros Mercadillos sólo se celebran 3 o 4 veces al año. Todos los ingresos van a nuestro fondo operativo.
¡Hasta luego!
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We need your help.
Do your have kitchen and houseware items that you're not using?
Some of the shelves in the pantry area of WAIM are empty and we are in need of donations of the following items:
towels
silverware
blankets
comforters
sheets and sheets sets
Size 3,4,5,6 and 7 pull ups and diapers
We accept things in good condition (would you use it?).
You can drop off the items at our dock on Riverside Drive Tuesday through Saturday from 9 am to noon.
Thank you!
Necesitamos tu ayuda.
¿Tiene artículos de cocina y artículos para el hogar que no utiliza?
Algunos de los estantes en el área de despensa de WAIM están vacíos y necesitamos donaciones de los siguientes artículos:
toallas
cubiertos
mantas
edredones
sábanas y juegos de sábanas
Pull ups y pañales talla 3,4,5,6 y 7
Aceptamos cosas en buen estado (¿lo usarías?).
Puede dejar los artículos en nuestro muelle en Riverside Drive de martes a sábado de 9 am a mediodía.
¡Gracias!
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Hours?? To drop off
Yes Yes Yes!!!