About us
Salisbury Urban Ministries (SUM) began in 1992 after clergy and laity met together to develop programs for the community's materially impoverished. SUM became a United Way Agency in 2000 and received the Community Foundation's Richard A. Henson Foundation Award for Excellence in 2001. In June of 2011, SUM received the Kim Jefferson Award for outstanding urban ministry. The Light of Literacy Award was given to Kid's Cafe' in 2018.
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Salisbury Urban Ministries is designated as a Maryland Food Bank Tier 1 Strategic Partner
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Salisbury Urban Ministries's mission is to develop and implement programs that serve and minister to the needs of materially impoverished people.
our Staff:
Debbie Donaway
Executive Director
Dawn Shores
Jerry Palmer
Lazarus Program Coordinators
Colleen Queen
Kid's Cafe Coordinator
Pam Alexander
Office Manager
Kid's Cafe Assistant Coordinators
Jerry Palmer
Custodian
Bernie Rene
Rev Zac Wheeler - Chairperson Elaine Kennedy Vice-Chair
Jay Kitzrow - Treasurer
Carroll Thamert - Secretary
Debbie Donaway - Ex. Director
Anna Marie Blankenship
Maria Carter
Joe Duval
Joe Dykes
Jack Freistat
Mary Freistat
Rachel Hesselink
Priscilla Jackson
Sylvia Robertson
Barbara Wilgus
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Rev Christina Blake
Rev Vaughan Hayden
Rev Jay Hurley
Rev Lester Justice
Rev Kyung Mo Koo
Rev SunAe Lee-Koo
Rev Tom Pasmore
Rev Gary Tulak
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