CCM Headline News

• In Cabarrus County, North Carolina:
  • Unemployment is over 11% and will rise again in July.
  • Foreclosures and evictions place over 200 families in housing crisis each month.
  • More than one in five people have no health insurance coverage.
  • Anxiety Disorders and Depression affect one in seven adults 18-64 years old.
  • Families are struggling in growing numbers.

  Cooperative Christian Ministry
  is on the front line for Cabarrus and
  southern Rowan counties …and we need your help!

• In 2009, CCM's…
  • Emergency Food Assistance is running double the volume of one year ago.
  • Crisis Financial Assistance is three times the amount during the same period 2008.
  • Crisis Center is serving 12 households each day who are seeking assistance for the first time.
  • Daytime Resource Center is assisting over 160 visitors each month.
  • Transitional Housing program is expanding again to six Teaching Houses.
  • Programs are provided through 15 different locations in Cabarrus & Rowan counties.
  • Promise is to meet the complexities of the current crisis with collaboration and innovative responses.
     
• Samaritan's Table

  

  Samaritan’s Table is a program designed to help families stretch their income by supplying an evening meal on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 6:00 pm (no Wednesday meal).   ...... more

   

• Food Pantry Needs

  Our Crisis Center in Concord serves as the warehouse for most of the food. We will gladly accept all donations at that site   ...... more

• N.C. Center for Nonprofits Conference

  Sign up for the 2009 Statewide Conference for North Carolina’s Nonprofit Sector by July 1st to receive the Early Bird rates. The Conference is on September 9-11, in Concord, NC. ...... more

• Night Shelter, May E-News

  Thanks; Our Teaching House program could not exist without the volunteer work of so many people. We are now working on teaching house number five   ...... more

• April 16th Mobile Food Pantry Photos  

  Select Independent Tribune Photo Slide Show to view a slide show of photos from the April 16th Mobile Food Pantry at Memorial United Methodist Church in Kannapolis.

• 2008 Annual Report

  Meeting the Challenge   ...... more

Mission

The mission of Cooperative Christian Ministry
is to
provide immediate assistance
to members of our community who are experiencing crisis
in the areas of food, shelter, or finances
while
providing them access to resources
that will empower them to move beyond crisis.

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