| What if Project: |
Descriptions |
| 1. Room at the Inn :
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Room at the Inn is a safe haven and source of
hope for pregnant mothers and their children. They offer no-fee
pre and post-natal housing among other services.
www.rati.org
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| 2. Jackson Park Ministries:
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JPM helps families become productive citizens
in the community and serving others as a disciple of Christ. This
is done through a long-term housing program while providing financial,
parental, and job training, a food pantry and clothing closet
among other ministries.
www.jacksonpark.org
Project type – painting, lawn work, home
repair
We also have an ongoing outreach with Jackson Park
on the 5th Tuesday of the month providing a group meal for the
residents.
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| 3. Habitat for Humanity
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Habitat Charlotte transforms lives by partnering
with families and our communities to create and preserve affordable
home ownership solutions.
www.habitatcharlotte.org
Project type – build site, volunteering in
the warehouse
We also have an ongoing outreach with Habitat on
the 3rd Saturday of every other month.
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| 4. Charlotte Emergency
Housing:
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CMH offers residents programs and supportive services
to help them move from homelessness into their own homes. The
facility, Plaza Place, has 14 individual rooms and bathrooms for
families, kitchen facilities, laundry facility, food pantry and
computer lab. In addition, the shelter has an on-site child care
center.
www.charlotteemergencyhousing.org
Project type – Landscaping; pampering for the women (manicures,
etc.); children’s outreach with games, art activities, Bible
stories, etc.
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| 5. Christ Our Shepherd: |
Their mission is to empower single parents to reach
financial and spiritual security by providing quality children’s
programs, education and life skills in a Christian environment.
www.cosministries.org
Project type – painting
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| 6. Fire and Police
Stations |
Providing baskets of homemade baked goods to the local fire and
police stations which serve our community.
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7. Shelter
Health Services |
This is a health clinic that serves the women and children at
the Salvation Army Center of Hope Homeless Shelter.
www.shelterhealthservices.org
Project type – medical volunteers will perform blood pressure
and blood sugar checks in the cafeteria. We will also do a raffle
and door prizes as encouragement to participate.
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| 8. Crisis Assistance |
The mission is to provide assistance and advocacy for people
in financial crisis, helping them move toward self-sufficiency.
Services provided are emergency financial assistance, and the
Free Store with clothing and household items.
www.crisisassistance.org
Project type – still tentative
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| 9. Gas
Giveaway |
A Mosaic tradition! Providing free gas and a smile to people
in our community.
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10. Red
Cross Blood Drive |
We will have the Blood Mobile for anyone with a few minutes
to spare to donate blood.
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| 11. School Projects |
We will have numerous projects available at several CMS schools,
including Mallard Creek HS, and Morehead Elementary. (Other potential
schools are Vance HS, Alexander Elementary and James Martin MS).
Landscaping, etc.
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| 12. Love INC Projects |
There are many individuals
living with severe needs in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community
that no social service agency is able to serve. Love INC works to
connect volunteers to individuals in their time of need, so the
poor, elderly and disabled in our community may understand how much
God loves them.
www.loveinc-charlotte.org
Projects:
- Building a wheelchair ramp for a disabled
individual for their home.
- Providing a meal and light housecleaning
for an elderly person.
- Providing light yard work or basic
home repairs for an elderly or disabled person.
- Several of these projects could be taken
on long-term, monthly visits with an elderly person, etc. Great
project for a small group to do together.
Projects Being Coordinated by the Branch:
- Elon Children’s Home
- Harvest Center
- Habitat Build
- Crisis Pregnancy Center of Concord
- Covenant Classical School
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