Mission
Action: Children & Families Team
Our
Children & Families Team is composed of members who have
a longing to nurture the relationships of Charlotte's families
and their children. Through Vacation Bible Schools, through
advocating for children, through financial support of community
organizations who are committed to assisting families in finding
jobs and housing, this group works to make a difference.
View
the Children & Families Team Brochure
How
to Get Involved
Community
Link: This group is committed to diminishing
homelessness by encouraging their clientele to recognize their
strengths and reach for independence. One of the many volunteer
opportunities includes the Welcome Basket program.
Crisis
Assistance Ministry:
This agency empowers those experiencing financial
difficulty in moving toward self-sufficiency. Crisis Assistance
provides emergency financial assistance to help prevent evictions,
utility disconnections, and hunger. In addition, Crisis Assistance
provides clothing, household, and furniture assistance to
low-income families. View their website at www.crisisassistance.org
Family
Center: This
organization is committed to the treatment and prevention
of child abuse and neglect. Volunteer opportunities exist
in the areas of mentoring, visitation, childcare, and monitoring
of the Parent Stress Line. Visit their website at www.thefamilycenter.net.
Guardian
Ad Litem: This is a program that utilizes
volunteers to advocate for children in cases of alleged child
abuse and neglect. Training is required for this service and
help is always needed.
Shelter
for Battered Women: Opportunities to
assist this organization include working with the crisis telephone
lines, offering counseling, working with support and educational
groups, and assisting with the Rent Subsidy Program. This
group also offers community education. Visit their website
at http://ufs.sitewizard.biz/domesticviolenceservices.html
Youth
Homes of Charlotte: This organization
is characterized by such programs as its Professional Parenting
Program (foster homes), its Group Home and Family Mentoring
Program, and its Gateway Transitional Living Program. Youth
Homes offers opportunities for mentoring, tutoring, and fundraising
in its effort to provide for Charlotte's children. Visit their
website at www.youthhomesinc.org.
For
more information or to get involved, contact our Children
& Families Team chairperson, Charlie Harper.
or
contact Blythe Taylor at St John's:
300 Hawthorne Lane
Charlotte, NC 28204
phone: 704.333.5428
fax: 704.333.2401
View
other Mission Action Team Pages:
Community Building
Education
Health & Care-Giving
Hunger
Shelter
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