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Crisis Ministry
Crisis Ministry
For many of the working poor, living pay check-to-paycheck means there is no savings account or one month’s salary saved for emergencies. Numerous situations such as a loss of spouse, a long-term illness, lost job or even a car breaking down can send good, hard working-people into a crisis. When this occurs, rent, utilities and other bills go unpaid, starting a downward spiral of unfortunate circumstances, often leading to eviction. In many cases, these families do not qualify for government assistance and do not know where to turn for help.
Our Crisis Team works with local, Wake County school social workers, partner agencies and churches to help those who are at this critical juncture and need temporary assistance to get back on their feet. ADTH provides one-time, financial assistance in addition to partnering with other local agencies to meet the immediate needs of the family and return them to self-sufficiency. Our Crisis Team carefully screens each referral, discussing income, verifying employment, speaking with landlords, etc. to ensure that we are not only good stewards of our funds, but that we are able to meet the needs of the recipient and return them to stability.
Recipients of our Crisis Ministry must:
- Have at least one employed adult in household.
- Be referred be an ADTH affiliated social worker or agency who has been working with family for at least three months.
- Be a resident of Wake County
- Provide a reason for recent crisis. Recipients cannot be ongoing cycle of unpaid bills or chronic issues.
- All payments are made directly to the landlord or bill collector
ADTH’s Crisis Ministry is unique. By partnering with community agencies and caseworkers in Wake County, we provide the following programs to families:
Rent Assistance
ADTH provides funds to help families facing homelessness stay in their current living arrangement, as well as help families coming out of homelessness pay for rental deposits for new housing. Rental assistance helps families regain self-sufficiency and prevents the debilitating sting of eviction. We partner with agencies including such as Dorcas Ministries, St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Family Promise, and Families Together.
Food & Clothing Assistance
ADTH assists families-in-need of food or clothing by providing gift cards, vouchers to our partner agency Catholic Parish Outreach, or referrals to partner agencies such as Dorcas Ministries, Note In the Pocket, Western Wake Crisis Ministries and other community agencies. Household Furnishing Assistance – ADTH provides to provide household goods and furnishings to families who can move into a dwelling but are lacking necessary kitchen, linens and furniture. ADTH partners with A Green Chair Project to share in providing furnishings for a dwelling, and we also welcome provide each family to their new home with a basket of essential household goods such as toilet paper, detergent and paper towels, toothpaste etc. In addition, ADTH fills a gap by in providing items unavailable at The Green Chair Project. For example, ADTH will purchase new beds toddlers and adults.
Child Care Assistance
ADTH provide after-school and before-school child care for working poor families. Families at the poverty level often do not have the additional means to pay for childcare and oftentimes a loss of childcare can result in a loss of income, with a cascading effect on bills. We provide assistance for childcare through partnering agencies such as Wake County Public School and the YMCA, or help to keep a child with their current childcare provider. In addition, we work with the YMCA to provide summer camps to children who cannot afford it.
Utility Assistance
ADTH provides families with deposits for new utility services or helps with overdue and current bills in order to sustain the current utility services and prevent services from being discontinued.
Here’s what your financial contribution can do:
- $5,000 Helps an entrepreneur build a business
- $2,500 Helps prevent eviction
- $1,000 Provides rent assistance in times of a crisis
- $750 Provides childcare for a working mom
- $500 Provides furnishings for an entire home
- $250 Provides beds for two children
- $100 Ensures a family has food to eat
- $50 Buys gas so a parent can travel to work
Summer Foods
Summer Foods Ministry
Summertime – sunshine and a break from school is a time to celebrate for many kids. But for some children, it means hungry, growling tummies. ADTH participates in the Wake County Summer Foods Program, a USDA program that provides free, nutritious meals during the summer to children who receive free or reduced price meals during the school year.
More than 56,000 students in Wake County, representing 36% of students in the Wake County public schools, are eligible for Free and Reduced-Priced school meals. Many of these children are at risk for hunger in the summer months. Annually, only four percent of the federal government budget allocated for child hunger is spent. The funds are available; we just need volunteers to make it happen!
This summer, our volunteers will return to the Arbors of Cary Apartment Complex to serve nutritious meals and have lots of fun too! Last year, we served more than 600 meals to low-income children. In addition to providing meals, we form positive relationships with the children by playing games, doing art projects and greeting them with a smile and conversation.
Want to volunteer with us?
Donate
Donate today!
Sometimes all that is needed is a little help, giving someone hope. Our Crisis Fund is designed to do just that. Will you help us, help others? We accept credit cards and checks.
Checks may be sent to:
A Doorway to Hope
500 Francisca Lane
Cary, NC 27511
Make checks payable to: A Doorway to Hope
Stock Donations
95% of your donation goes directly to the families we serve.
We take giving to a personal level.
Through your generous donations to our Crisis Fund, recipients are able to support their basic needs. By partnering with local agencies to fund after school care for children, families can keep their jobs. By providing seed funding for a lawn mower or a sewing machine, a new business venture has taken flight. We provide financial assistance in times of a crisis and we partner with other community agencies to bridge the gap to self sufficiency.
Here's what your financial contribution can do:
- $5,000 Helps an entrepreneur build a business
- $2,500 Helps prevent eviction
- $1,000 Provides rent assistance in times of a crisis
- $750 Provides childcare for a working mom
- $500 Provides furnishings for an entire home
- $250 Provides beds for two children
- $100 Ensures a family has food to eat
- $50 Buys gas so a parent can travel to work
Our Crisis Fund helps prevent homelessness
Our sponsors give back
We are so blessed to have sponsors in our community to support our efforts in terms of monetary, in-kind and volunteer support. If your organization would like to get involved, please contact us. Our biggest need for volunteer groups is in mid November. Monetary funding helps our organization support need families in our communities year round. We are a certified, North Carolina recognized 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. We are so grateful to all of our sponsors!
About
Who we are
A Doorway to Hope is a Christian organization serving working, low income families who are at a crisis point and need a helping hand. ADTH provides necessary resources and links to local services to give temporary, emergency help. Our goal is to assist families in achieving economic and personal self-sufficiency.
Our mission
We are a gateway for working, low income families who are in crisis and need a helping hand. We provide necessary resources and links to local services to give temporary, emergency help.
How we help
We provide a specialized needs assessment, for each family, which determines how we can serve them best and break the cycle of poverty.
- Emergency assistance through our Crisis Ministry
- Summer Foods Program
- Household Essentials Baskets
- Angel Tree Christmas Project
Real Life Stories
Sara, a working mother of three, had to decide between paying rent or childcare. Read about Sara and others in our community.
Crisis Ministry
ADTH provides temporary assistance to help our neighbors facing a crisis. We strive to prevent homelessness, one family at a time.
Summer Foods
Hunger does not take a summer break! ADTH provides free, nutritious meals during the summer to impoverished children.
Donate
Sometimes hard times fall on good people. We need your help. Can you help us meet the need?
A Helping Hand, Not A Hand Out
Did you know one in three North Carolina children live in poverty? It is impossible for one full-time employed, minimum wage worker to support even one child without falling into poverty. A Doorway to Hope is a Christian organization serving working, low income families who are at a crisis point and need a helping hand. ADTH provides necessary resources and links to local services to give temporary, emergency help to return families to a state of self-sufficiency.
- 500 Francisca Lane
Cary, NC 27511 - (919) 907-2345