Blessing Bags Brigade was born from the desire the Lord placed on Gregg and Sharon Monbleau's hearts to provide comfort, hope, and love to the homeless. They began by assembling a small amount of hygiene bags and distributed them alongside C4's Urban Outreach in Detroit's Cass Corridor in the fall of 2015.
As time went on, they began to witness the great need for a hygiene ministry and expanded their reach by partnering with 16 organizations throughout the Metro Detroit Area who distribute the hygiene bags to ALL those in need. In addition to the partnering organizations distributing hygiene bags, Blessing Bags Brigade also places their hygiene bags in Blessing Boxes throughout Macomb County. A Blessing Box offers those in need direct access to free hygiene products 24 hours per day.
In 2020, Blessing Bags Brigade began a partnership with the Special Needs Community to inventory and assemble all of their hygiene bags each month. Incorporated into the partnership is job skills, life skills, personal hygiene and hygiene poverty education for the members of the Special Needs Community.
As Blessing Bags Brigade continued to provide hygiene bags to positively impact the physical well being of those in need, they felt that it was important to also address their emotional well being. So they broadened their ministry to “Essential Bags” which includes Hygiene Bags, Children Bags (Birthday and Comfort Bags for children in transition - Homeless and Foster Care) as well as Senior Bags (Activity Bags for homebound senior citizens). These Essential Bags are designed to positively impact the physical and emotional well being of those who receive them.
Blessing Bags Brigade is committed to continually provide Essential Bags and positively impact the physical and emotional well being of others.
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