CCM January 2022 Perspective Newsletter

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HONORING THE PAST Throughout its 40 years of ministry here in Cabarrus and Southern Rowan counties, CCM has developed a reputation for being ever-so-present in times of crises for the members of our community in need. In 2003, our community faced the largest permanent mass layoff in the history of our state with the closure of Pillowtex in Kannapolis, N.C. God showed His favor indeed on our Ministry during that time by allowing CCM to serve as a vessel for those facing uncertainty following those layoffs. POWER OF PRAYER By: Ashley Dudley Over the past decade, CCM’s Adopt-A-Family has played an integral part in my Christmas tradition. Similar to years past, community outreach, family and friends have been instrumental in our mission to bring Christmas cheer to those in need. Prior to obtaining a family, I have always prayed to ask the Lord to guide me in whichever family I am able to bless and have the opportunity to help them in ways other than simply gifts. Out of all of the families I have adopted, God has bestowed the tools needed to complete the Christmas mission. Over the years, I have gained knowledge through my assessments and delivery. More importantly, I have learned each family’s needs and circumstances differ. This year, I was reminded of the power of prayer and how our community came together to help a family with five children. Through the prayers of many, God led, directed, and blessed the family in every avenue we had set out to conquer. I have never received so much community support in a matter of 10-15 days. With prayer being the common denominator, our ultimate thanks were lifted to our Savior prior to the distribution of Christmas Cheer. Grandparents embrace the challenge of caring for five children under the age of twelve Adopt-A-Family As I began to collect furniture, I quickly ran out of space. Like clockwork, friends offered their homes as storage. When I fretted over how to deliver furniture acquired through generous donors, Caliber Packaging and Supply offered their truck with two workers. When I thought there would be no way the repairs required by DSS could be completed, Journey UMC Men’s Group offered to construct, deliver and build the items necessary to be compliant. As I tried to come up with enough money to have an outdoor playset purchased and constructed, Matthew’s Family Tree Lot of Weddington offered to purchase and build a new one. I prayed over not supplying daily necessities, food and supplies. The next day, the Carolina Fire Department of Ballantyne, Concord Fire Department & Safe Kids Cabarrus, and Cabarrus Professional Firefighters Association reached out to provide car seats, food, clothing as well as gifts which included Santa himself! Countless coworkers, friends, friends of friends, new Facebook marketplace supporters as well as family offered gifts, gift cards, food, baby-related items, and furniture. This mission reiterated my trust, belief in God’s work, and to have faith despite the circumstance. At every roadblock, God stepped in, asked me to trust, believe, and allow Him to work through others.
CCM is grateful to have received a $3,500 grant from Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help our ministry battle hunger in Cabarrus County. Food Lion Feeds has donated more than 800 million meals since 2014 and has committed to donating 1.5 billion meals by 2025. We are thankful for their partnership in our mutual mission of ensuring the food security of our community. Thank you to the Executive Leadership team from Food Lion for their recent visit to our CCM Food Program Crisis Center. Seventeen members of their staff packed individual food boxes in support of CCM’s Food Desert Drop program. Those boxes were delivered to the families within the Logan community in Concord just before Christmas. CCM thanks the United Way of Central Carolinas for their recent grant of $24,375 in support of our Education & Support Services division, specifically to advance programmatic outcomes through CCM’s services! Thank you! Thank you to the Corning Incorporated Foundation for generously granting $5,000 to support CCM’s Education & Support Services division! Through leadership and collaboration, the Corning Incorporated Foundation strives to foster vibrant, enriching, and supportive Corning communities. CCM is grateful for its partnership in creating life-changing opportunities for Cabarrus County residents. CCM is grateful to the Cabarrus County Community Foundation for gifting a $10,000 grant to expand our Education & Support Services division! With their help, we will provide critical life skills education to disadvantaged community members throughout Cabarrus County. Thank you CCCF! Thank you! • NOVA Credit Union & The Sweetest Thing Ice Cream Shop, for designating CCM as the beneficiary during the 2021 Trees of Hope event at Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis. • The City of Kannapolis Youth Council, for gifting each CCM Housing resident child with a personalized stocking filled with Christmas goodies. The smiles on our resident kid’s faces are permanent! • Bourbon Club of Concord, for your generous donation of $3,500 to CCM. Those funds will certainly be used to further the mission of our ministry here in the county. • S&D Coffee, who conducted an employee-driven food drive during the Holiday’s. CCM picked up the donation in late December and we couldn’t be more thankful. • Treece Financial, for their generous donation to the CCM Food Program, by way of an employee food drive. • Army Reserves, for their incredible labor on our Poplar Tent Road Teaching House property, in preparation for a resident to move in.
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