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The Shelter is now open from October 1st through April 30th.
A Community Response
The winter of 1981, three homeless
men in our community died of exposure. This tragedy sparked the development
of an Emergency Winter Shelter to be open from December through March
to house homeless men when all other community shelters were full.
Last winter, from Nov. 1, 2006 - Mar. 31, 2007
we provided 26,611 nights of shelter and 27,166 meals for an average of 176 men nightly who
would otherwise have been left out on the street.
The Charlotte Rescue Mission manages the shelter. This year, we hope that you will join in this community effort!
How Can I Help?
The Emergency Winter Shelter is truly a collaborative
effort. Volunteers are needed to help register our guests and serve the
evening meal. The ideal situation is to form a team from each house of faith to
work one or two nights during each of the six months the shelter is in
operation. If you are unable to recruit a full team, please contact us
about placing you with members of another house of faith. Feel free to
recruit team members from any source you like and let us know the name
of the coordinator of your team.
To be a volunteer go to the menu on the right and click on "Be a Volunteer" to submit a volunteer request online.
To see available nights for volunteering, click on the "Volunteer calendar".
If you have questions about volunteering, please contact the co-ordinator, Harriett Mendinghall.
Go to the menu and click on the "Give a Donation" for a complete list of all shelter needs.
Please note:If your group is not providing a meal: Twenty-five dozen donuts/ Danish/cookies/ snack cakes are requested. Also please bring 5 rolls of toilet paper and 20 disposable razors.
To make a donation, contact Emergency Winter Shelter 704-333-2608 to make arrangements.
A gift of $250 will shelter 60 men for a night. A
gift of $1,000 will shelter 250. Please consider adding some amount
to your annual charitable giving for the Shelter. Many congregations have
a one-time special offering just for this purpose.
The Charlotte Rescue Mission will supervise the staff and provide meals.
Some suggested ways your congregation might participate financially are
to:
- Include EWS in your annual budget.
- Submit a donation request to the appropriate committee/group in your congregation.
- Ask a few select members to make a special contribution to EWS.
- Receive a special offering for EWS, possibly a special holiday offering.
Your financial gift should be made payable to Emergency Winter Shelter, Inc. and mailed to:
Emergency Winter Shelter
PO Box 31125
Charlotte, NC 28231
For questions about financial contributions to the Emergency Winter Shelter,
contact the Jim Kelly (704-370-3301)
Financial and volunteer support from your congregation will make this
ministry to the homeless of our community happen. If you have questions
or concerns, please feel free to contact the President of Board of Directors, Dick Lupo at
704-331-3589 or dicklupo@mvalaw.com or
Trish Hobson, Development Officer at Trishhobson1_ews@carolina.rr.com.
The Emergency Winter Shelter is located at 3410 Statesville Avenue
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