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Community Missions
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Faith Furnishings
Loaves & Fishes
Passage Home
Harriet’s
House
Raleigh
Rescue Mission
Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen
Cedar Point
Tutoring
Presbyterian Prison Ministry
Presbyterian Campus Ministry
StepUp Ministry
Faith Furnishings
Faith Furnishings is an outreach ministry of
Saint Andrews. They accept donated furniture, in
good condition, from people in the community and
deliver it to those in need. They accept
couches, chairs, beds, tables, dressers,
appliances (sometimes), etc. If you have
furniture to donate, please call 847-1913, ext
101
Currently, Faith Furnishings picks up and
delivers furniture one Saturday per month. They
are always in need of volunteers. The commitment
is 3 to 4 hours one Saturday every 2 to 3
months. Please call Ralph Willoughby at 847-1468
if you would be interested in helping with this
outreach ministry.
Loaves &
Fishes
The
Loaves & Fishes
ministry supports children in our community who
are at-risk financially and/or educationally.
Call Nancy Bates at 872-5284.
Passage Home
Passage
Home
is a faith-based,
ecumenical, interracial community development
corporation. Their mission is to bring area
churches together to help strengthen low wealth
families and neighborhoods by providing crisis
support, safe and affordable housing, fostering
self-sufficiency and encouraging the spiritual
well being of those they serve. Contact Jennifer Younce at 841-9456
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Harriet’s House
Harriet’s House is a program of Passage Home that provides
transitional housing and support for mothers
coming out of prison. St. Andrews has taken on
the responsibility of providing all maintenance
for several houses. Volunteers meet the fourth
Saturday of every month to undertake repair and
maintenance services. To help, please contact
Gil Weil at 847-8157.
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Raleigh Rescue
Mission
The
Raleigh
Rescue Mission is a Christian-based
non-profit agency in Raleigh, NC, serving men,
women, and families (women with children,
fathers with children, and intact families).
The Mission provides the basics of food,
shelter, educational, and vocational training to
the homeless and persons of low income. Another
goal of the Mission is to prevent homelessness
from re-occurring through short and long-term
programs that challenge a person to deal with
the issues that often have led to being homeless
or in crises.
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Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen
Volunteers are welcome to help feed over 250
needy people a day in downtown Raleigh. Located
in the Church of the Good Shepherd, the
Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen needs folks to
stir, cut, serve, greet and wash! Please call Fred Hokstra at 847-0060.
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Cedar Point
Tutoring
Each Wednesday afternoon from 4:00 – 6:00 SAPC teenage and
adult volunteers meet at
Cedar
Point apartments on Sandy Forks Road to
provide tutoring and fellowship for the children
of that apartment complex. To help, please
contact Melanie Hum at 756-5044.
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Presbyterian Prison Ministry
Presbyterian Prison Ministry works with the
Chaplaincy program at Raleigh Correctional
Center for Women (RCCW), helping women find
hope, faith, and ways to rebuild their lives.
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Presbyterian Campus Ministry
Presbyterian Campus Ministry (PCM) of Raleigh serves
students and faculty at NC State University,
Meredith College, and Peace College. The main
goals of this organization are to proclaim the
Good News of Jesus Christ and to minister to
Presbyterians as well as other interested
students and faculty. PCM facilitates a
community/fellowship in which students can
worship, explore their faith, engage in service
and participate in wholesome social activities.
SAPC members are welcome to participate in the
Wednesday night program as guest speakers or
mentors. Contact David Phillips at 217-4681.
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StepUp Ministry
StepUP Ministry is an interfaith community
that partners with program participants in the
shared goal of self-sufficiency. This goal is
accomplished through a year-long, phased,
incentive driven program leading to safe,
affordable housing and stable, life-sustaining
employment. Their programs include:
Jubilee Jobs
of Raleigh – The Jubilee Jobs program
provides skilled, compassionate job preparation
and placement services to unemployed,
entry-level job seekers in Wake County through
one-on-one client mentoring and active
assistance alongside employer cultivation and
support. Each year, 175-200 unemployed
individuals are placed in jobs through this
program. To date the program has experienced a
six-month job retention rate of 75-80%.
Life Skills Program - teaching life skills,
offering transitional housing, StepAHEAD
Scholarships and a Children's Program.
Home Ownership - Research has shown that in
our society home ownership is one of the most
important variables in determining a family’s
financial stability. For this reason, StepUP
Ministry offers a home ownership program to
StepUP participants who have graduated from the
Life Skills Curriculum program. Once admitted
into the home ownership program, participants
have a 12-24 month period to demonstrate their
ability to become responsible homeowners. The
program goal is to assist participants in the
purchase of a moderately priced single family
home that, through the use of first time
home-buyer programs, has a monthly mortgage
payment that is affordable (in the $650 to $750
range). Home ownership offers participants a
long-term incentive to remain independent and
offers the opportunity for financial stability
and capital accumulation that will transform
their lives.
StepUP will continue its ministry of
transitional housing for working, homeless
families as it launches the new initiatives.
How can you help?
Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church has played a
vital role in StepUP Ministry over the years. As
StepUP rolls out these exciting new programs,
your gifts of time and talent are needed. They
are looking for:
Employers who can offer entry-level jobs
Mentors who can guide people in a profession or
job field
Transportation or bus tickets to help clients
get to job interviews
Adult mentors and co-partners
Workshop leaders
Children’s ministry volunteers
Professional services, such as advertising and
printing
People who are willing to serve on planning
committees or help with community research and
fact finding
To volunteer or for more information, contact
the StepUP office at 834-0372, or visit
www.step-up.us.
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