WHAT’S HAPPENING?

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Our Vision for 2025

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   We want to share our heart for 2025 and the plans we envision for this year. This year like in past years we have seen the needs in our community grow exponentially. Rents have increased. Food cost have skyrocketed and peoples' paychecks have stayed the same or in some cases been reduced. Trying to find affordable housing for our unsheltered homeless and for those that currently have shelter is a daunting task and extremely hard to find. This year we are continuing our Homelessness Prevention Programs (Rental Assistance & Food Assistance) but also adding Financial Freedom classes for those that want to take charge of their finances instead of their finances taking charge of them.

As with all non-profit organizations, we depend heavily on donations from our community in order to support these programs.  Donations are vital to the success of all non-profits including Journey of Hope Ministry. Those that choose to partner with us in the upcoming year, will be helping us make a huge impact on someone's life. Whether that is keeping someone in their home, getting into a new home, putting food on their table, going in for substance abuse treatment. Each dollar donated will make a huge difference in the life of those in our community. All money/items goes towards individuals that live here in Lincoln County, NC.  Some of the areas that your donation will go towards funding are:​

• Financial Literacy classes where individuals learn how to manage their finances through an effective budgeting.

• Assist our homeless community with finding affordable housing.

• Identify and assist those that are in danger of becoming homeless through our Rental Assistance Program. This program is designed to help keep individuals in their homes and avoid being evicted and becoming homeless. This is available for those that are in the eviction process. We will work with landlords and other organizations to help keep individuals in their homes. This program is dependent on fund availability.

• Increase our Food Assistance Program to help those that are struggling with food insecurity by providing Aldi gift card for all qualifying individuals and  families. This program is dependent on fund availability.

• Prepare and distribute blessing bags that contain food items to our unsheltered homeless.

• Continue feeding at the soup kitchen once a month in the evening. This is one of the best ways for us to stay connected with the unsheltered homeless.

• As always we will continue to have in November our Annual Chick-fil-a box meal giveaway and other give aways during Homeless Awareness Month

• In December we will conducting the 3rd Annual Holiday for the Homeless Christmas Event

• Walk hand in hand with those that have health issues in whatever way is needed. Connect individuals with resources that are available and help them understand the process.

• Continue sharing the Good News of Jesus with our unsheltered homeless and with any others that God places in our path.