Robeson County Church and Community Center

History

With funding from the Bishop's Fund for Reconciliation of the United Methodist Church a seven-fold ministry was estabished to: provide or discover immediate means to supply food, or fuel, shelter, clothing, furnishings, transportation, medical attention and other services for persons in emergency circumstances; receive and relate persons in need to available services; provide pre-marriage, marriage, crisis, evangelistic and other types of counseling; provide opportunities for involvement in Christain social services; provide a social services directory; stimulate establishment of services needed. i.e. day care centers, community charity funds, AA; involve people across racial, class, and denominational separateness in confrontation with each other in the identification of social problems and in cooperative endeavor to move as Christians toward solutions.

Specialties

Emergency social assistance, utilities and rental payment assistance, medicine assistance, Free Choice Food Pantry in partnership with the national Feed America program. Assistance with furniture, household items and clothing for families referred by the local American Red Cross chapter and the Southeastern Family Violence Center. Clothing assistance for others needing clothing for their families. Durable medical equipment loan closet, Ensure available with prescription at cost. Senior citizen assistance with information and referral, minor home repair and installation of grab bars and handicap ramps with Mission Work Teams from all over the United States.