Joy Soup Kitchen
The primary focus of the Jesus, Others and You (JOY) Soup Kitchen is to deal with food insecurity by providing meals to the poor and homeless in the community. JOY Soup Kitchen serves over 3,900 free, nutritious, hot midday and evening meals per month to individuals and families with children. For some, this may be their only meal of the day.
St. Timothy’s supports the JOY Soup Kitchen ministry both with regularly scheduled volunteers and with donations of food items and dollars. For more information about the St. Timothy Joy Soup Kitchen ministry support, contact office@st-tim.org
Community Crossroads Center
Starting as a shelter for men only, the Community Crossroads Center (CCC) has evolved into an emergency shelter for men, women, and children; and a permanent supportive housing program for those who are disabled. CCC helps people turn their lives around by giving them hope and a desire for a better quality of life 365 days per year.
The Mission of CCC is to “serve the homeless and those at risk of homelessness by providing safe housing, and assisting them in developing a long term plan that leads to self-sufficiency.” Visit www.communitycrossroadscenter.org for more information.
St. Timothy’s is one of over 43 churches and individuals who help to provide meals for up to 100 residents at the shelter. Six teams of St. Tim’s parishioners rotate through a schedule to provide dinner on the first, third and fifth Thursday of each month. Team members bear the cost of the food, prepare the meal off-site and then serve residents at the shelter kitchen.
B.R.A.C.E.
BRACE’s (Building Resilience and Courage to Excel) mission is to empower the community to build a culture of resilience to lessen the impact of trauma through collaboration, education, advocacy, and compassion. St. Timothy’s has been blessed to become their home by providing a welcoming environment to hold meetings and Reconnect trainings for those living and working in Pitt County.
If you would like to learn more about BRACE, or how you can become a part of this collaborative effort contact Kia Glosson at glossonk15@ecu.edu.
Pitt County Schools
Pitt County Schools is a dynamic, thriving public school system, insistent on continued growth that results in tangible, real-world success for our students, the youth of our community. As leaders, we set sustainable goals based on real data and real experiences and follow up with real analysis and adjustments. Our internal stakeholders (educators, leaders, support staff) are just as vital to student success as our external stakeholders (parents, businesses, organizations, community members). As our logo creatively conveys, education in the 21st century requires a foundational, layered approach, and we understand that we are stronger together. Our ultimate goal is to identify what our students need, remove barriers, utilize our system’s and our community’s resources, and rely on our professional collaboration and training to create healthy environments and to clear pathways for all students to grow and to become successful. Pitt County Schools currently serves more than 24,000 students in 38 schools and is continuing to see annual growth in its student population.
Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC
The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina (the Food Bank) is a nonprofit organization that has provided food for our friends and neighbors facing hunger in 34 counties in central and eastern North Carolina for over 40 years. The Food Bank is an affiliate member of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger relief charity. In terms of total food distributed, the Food Bank ranks in the top 15 nationally among 200 Feeding America food banks and first in North Carolina. https://foodbankcenc.org/
North Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance
The mission of the North Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance is to empower, connect, and support the lifespan of individuals with Down syndrome, their families, and the community through outreach, advocacy, and education in North Carolina.
North Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance is an effective, compassionate, and comprehensive resource on Down syndrome throughout North Carolina. NCDSA envisions a culture in which all people with Down syndrome are empowered to achieve their full potential and live healthy, productive lives as valued citizens within the fabric of society.
Interfaith Refugee Ministry
Interfaith Refugee Ministry is a dedicated to helping refugees rebuild their lives in eastern North Carolina. Our task is to assist refugees with the basic necessities when they first arrive in New Bern and surrounding areas. This includes, but is not limited to, assistance with housing, food, clothing, employment, learning English, and cultural orientation.
The ultimate goal is to help refugees become self-reliant, emotionally secure and culturally adjusted in their new home.
Each year, Interfaith Refugee Ministry resettles new refugee families from around the world. Our staff, working with volunteers, civic groups and faith communities, ensures each refugee will receive basic initial support as they begin a new life in a strange land. We try to provide a bridge for these persecuted people who are coming out of the darkness of a shattered life into the bright hope of a better future
North Carolina Stop Human Trafficking
North Carolina Stop Human Trafficking seeks to create communities actively working to abolish human trafficking and works to one day have a state that is free of human trafficking through education, collaboration, legislation and supporting fair trade as a way to reduce human trafficking across the globe.
Contact Person: Melinda Sampson, Community Outreach Coordinator | melinda@ncstophumantrafficking.org
Tedi Bear Child Advocacy
The TEDI BEAR Children’s Advocacy Center is the largest children’s advocacy center in North Carolina and is accredited to provide a full spectrum of assessment, treatment, education, and prevention to for children up to 18 years old who may have been victims of child abuse or neglect.
There are two ways you can help. 1.) Attend a Stewards of Children training to help learn to prevent, recognize, and respond to child sexual abuse 2.) Donate stuffed animals, playdooh, or markers to the center. Every child that comes to TEDI BEAR chooses a stuffed animal to take with them. Animals can be ‘gently used’ but should look and smell clean. Playdooh and markers are used during forensic interviews and must be continually replaced. Donations can be dropped off at the center M-F, 8am-5pm.
Register for one of their monthly Stewards of Children trainings on their ‘training and tours’ tab of their website. Feel free to contact Kia Glosson at glossonk15@ecu.edu with any questions.
