ST JUDES MCC and OTHER GRANT RECEIPENTS

• Support for the homeless ministry at St. Jude
• Multiple Grants to St. Jude MCC Food Ministries (Pantry and Lunch Bag Program)
• New round tables were purchased for the social hall to encourage increased dialog between members
• St. Jude MCC to purchase Communion Sets for Altar Guild
• St. Jude MCC to purchase a heart defibrillator & provide training for proper use
• Grant to support ministerial training for new clergy candidate from St. Jude MCC
• Grant to help launch Cape Fear Equality, a regional partner organization and subsidiary of the statewide Equality NC
• New Signage

Coastal Horizon Emergency Youth Shelter

Previously the Coastal Horizon’s Emergency Youth Shelter received grants in the range of $1000 to $1500 each year. The grants are used to provide clothing to teenagers who often arrive with only the clothes on their back. The shelter developed “St. Jude’s Wilmington Comfort Bags” which contain shirts, jeans, underwear and socks. Each “comfort bag” costs around $75/each. We have been able to provide over 50 'comfort' bags in the past years. The Foundation was pleased to join the church in providing assistance to this needed service in Wilmington. The church was able to provide gift cards and other items during the holiday season. For more information about the shelter please visit their website at: https://coastalhorizons.org