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Community Partners Of Hope, Inc. Looking To Hire Community Network Specialist

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Community Partners of Hope, Inc. is hiring a part-time “community network specialist” that board members hope will evolve into a full-time executive director role.

CPOH operates Hope House and the men’s homeless shelter in Henderson, and board chair Ronald S. Cava said an ideal candidate would be someone who can focus attention on promotion, funding and community networking rather than day-to-day operations.

“The right person…will be able to move us exponentially toward achieving our vision of providing 360 support for our clients through a full-time, year-round shelter operation,” Cava said in a press statement.

The community network specialist position is a 20-hour per week position that involves collaboration with other agencies, businesses, law enforcement and area congregations to provide support, guidance and visibility for services to homeless men in the area.

Candidates must have at least a high school diploma and experience as a supervisor or manager; candidates with experience working with non-profits or social services connected with at-risk populations receive priority consideration.

In addition to community networking, the job description includes public relations, managing staff schedules and training, pursuing grant opportunities and coordinating program goals and progress for clients.

Email resume and references to:   cpofhope@gmail.com

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Community Partners of Hope Provide Men’s Shelter Updates

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By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer for Hire

Community Partners of Hope, operators of the local men’s homeless shelter currently located in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church in Henderson, have recently shared shelter updates with WIZS.

Shelter Updates:

Kaine Riggan, Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission director, is currently searching Henderson for a suitable space to meet the shelter’s long-term needs. Anyone with a suggestion for a location is asked to contact Riggan via email at kaineriggan@gmail.com.

Community Partners of Hope is excited to announce that a new fundraising portal has been created and can be viewed at https://www.youcaring.com/communitypartnersofhopehendersonmensshelter-1009964.

Donations are needed for day-to-day shelter operation expenses. The organization plans to begin a capital campaign once the new shelter location has been identified.

Shelter managers Darryl Jones and Kenny Blackwell have recently taken over the duty of scheduling meals and supervision. All meals for the rest of the season have been scheduled; however, the shelter is facing a shortage of male volunteers willing to work the welcome or the overnight shifts.

The shelter reports that there are paid staff on duty who can run the operation without the assistance of volunteers, but volunteers are essential in providing backup, especially in the case of an illness or emergency.

Volunteers are welcomed even if they can only commit to helping for one night. On-the-job training will be provided by a shelter manager or night manager. Interested volunteers should contact the shelter manager at (252) 820-0701. The shelter keeps an updated calendar on their website at www.cp-hope.org. The latest schedule is listed under the calendar tab.

Hope House Updates:

Four men from the shelter have recently moved into the Hope House-a transitional housing unit offering the next level of assistance to qualifying men.

In order to transition into the Hope House, men at the shelter must meet the following qualifications: demonstrate they can follow rules and live peacefully with others, have a job or be close to securing a job, pass a drug screening and have a mentor.

The Hope House is currently in need of male or female volunteers to mentor residents. Mentors are asked to:

  • Maintain weekly contact with assigned resident-a minimum of one in-person meeting each month
  • Encourage goal setting, both long-term and short-term
  • Review goals and the steps taken to accomplish goals
  • Be available to listen
  • Inform the Mentor Coordinator of progress towards the completion of goals
  • Should setbacks occur – inform the Mentor Coordinator immediately and provide resident’s plan to get back on track
  • Communicate with the House Manager on issues that pertain to occupancy

Healthcare Initiative:

Thanks to a generous grant from the Triangle North Healthcare Foundation, Community Partners of Hope is able to offer healthcare services to shelter occupants.

Monies will support CPOH Health Interventions, providing primary health care screening and treatment for homeless men through the emergency shelter and transitional house.

Treatment will focus on hypertension, high cholesterol, substance abuse, prostate issues and diabetes. Strategic partners in this initiative include:

  • Chief Marcus Barrow, Henderson Police Department
  • Brian Short, Henderson/Vance Emergency Services
  • James Kenney, Beckford Medical Center
  • Jeanne Harrison, Alliance Rehabilitative Care
  • Lisa Harrison and Shauna Guthrie, Granville-Vance Health Department
  • Krystal Harris, Vance County Department of Social Services
  • Lori Giang, CEO/Executive Director and Nicole Banahene, Director of Partner Relations, NC MedAssist
  • George Daye, Raemac Transportation

Community Partners of Hope staff will coordinate the care offered and maintain records to demonstrate that CPOH is having a measurable impact on the health of the community.

 

 

 

 

 

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Community Partners of Hope Volunteers Needed

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Good things are happening for the Community Partners of Hope Men’s shelter, but your help is still needed. Volunteer supervisors, meals, computer support, and donations are all needed.

Also, Kaine Riggan of the Downtown Development Commission is searching Henderson for an appropriate place for CPOH long term needs.  If you have suggestions, contact him at kaineriggan@gmail.com.

CPOH has a new fundraising portal! Check it out online and share it with your friends. You can access the portal by clicking here. CPOH needs cash for day-to-day expenses but will also begin a capital campaign once a permanent location is found.

VOLUNEER NEEDS:
The CPOH calendar is constantly being updated, so to check the latest schedule online at www.cp-hope.org and click on the shelter calendar tab at the top right. Here are the needs:

SUPERVISION:
December 7 – Welcome and overnight
December 8 – Welcome
December 22 & 23 – Welcome
December 24 through January 5 – Volunteers needed for almost all positions!

MEALS:
December 8
December 22
December 23
December 24 (Christmas Eve)
December 27 through January 5

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Major Plans and Funding for CPOH

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— by Susan Rose and John C. Rose

Collaboration, Partnership and Funding Increases Community Partners of Hope Ability to Share The Dream

Community Partners of Hope, operator of the local men’s homeless shelter, met Thursday night at First Presbyterian Church, and the meeting was described by organizers as a “Celebration of Partnership.”

A generous grant has been awarded from Triangle North Healthcare Foundation.  Brenda Gant, a former instructor at Vance Granville Community College, was introduced as the grant writer to begin the community partnership health initiative.

Joel Rice, CPOH board member and housing specialist with Cardinal Innovations Healthcare, said there will be a team of four employees who will rotate to be at the homeless shelter full time.  Rice has provided invaluable guidance over the years, and he said volunteers and meals will still be needed.

More community partners were announced in this health initiative, as this is about more than giving someone a place to sleep for a night.

Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow and Brian Short, the director of Henderson-Vance Emergency Services, will be helping shelter residents get necessary identification so the men can seek treatment.  Actual ID cards are needed so the men can get help.

Dr. James Kenney, of Beckford Medical Center, will be helping with primary care including things like screening for blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes.

George Daye, Raemac Transportation, is going to provide transportation to/from health services.

Kaine Riggan, Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission director, has plans to help the shelter find a permanent home.

Mrs. Jeanne Harrison and Ann Grant, with Alliance Rehabilitative Care, will be helping with substance abuse screening and treatment.

Lisa Harrison and Shauna Guthrie with the Granville-Vance Health Department with be helping with patient support and education among other things.

Krystal Harris with the Vance County Department of Social Services will be helping the men to connect to other healthcare services or alternatives.

Lori Giang, CEO/Executive Director, and Nicole Banahene, Director of Partner Relations, with NC MedAssist are going to help with prescription and over the counter medications needed for treatment.

Dr. Ron Cava is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Community Partners of Hope.  Cava is the Senior Minister at The First Baptist Church.  He conducted the meeting and emphasized there would be no homeless shelter without the First Presbyterian Church.  The Presbyterian Church has provided the space needed for the homeless men’s shelter each year it has operated.

The Triangle North Healthcare Foundation mission is to encourage, support and invest in quality efforts that measurably improve health in the Triangle North region.  Val Short is the Foundation Executive Director.  Carolyn Powell is Program Specialist.  Dr. Roddy Drake is Chairman of the Board.

The CPOH health initiative project is to provide basic health screening, treatment and support for homeless men, with a focus on reducing morbidity due to substance abuse, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes or prostate disease.

CPOH Foundation Partners include:

Triangle North Healthcare Foundation (tnhfoundation.org)

United Way of Vance County (unitedwayvance.org)

NC Community Foundation (nccommunityfoundation.org)

The Frances Abbot Burton Powers Fund

CPOH can be found online at https://sites.google.com/site/cpohope1/home

CPOH is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hopepartners

CPOH Fundraiser at 220 April 24

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Community Partners of Hope, management entity for the local men’s shelter and Hope House, is having a fundraiser on Monday, April 24th.  It will take place at 220 Seafood at 1812 North Garnett Street.

Volunteer coordinator Jane Kings says, “Tickets may be purchased at the door and cost $7.  All plates include fried trout, french fries, hush puppies and slaw.  Eat in customers also get a beverage.”

There is a drive through for take out orders.

Cash or check only.

Volunteers Needed For Men’s Homeless Shelter To Remain Open

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It’s cold.  It is Christmas.  And the local men’s homeless shelter needs volunteers to remain open.

“The primary need is for overnight volunteers for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday prior to Christmas and for the days between Christmas and the new year,” said Dr. Ron Cava, senior minister at The First Baptist Church of Henderson, NC.  Cava serves as the chairman of the board of directors for Community Partners of Hope, which runs the shelter.

To volunteer email cpofhope@gmail.com or contact Jane King (Volunteer Coordinator) at 252-432-9494.  Volunteers need to be male.

There is a calendar on the Community Partners of Hope website, and you can see what times are needed.

The average attendance this season has been about six men per night.  Some are moving through the area and others are being helped by the shelter to get on their feet.  “The overnight shift is just really — I don’t mean to minimize it because it is very important, but we need warm, male bodies who will come and be there and in the case of some sort of emergency could pick up a phone and call for help,” Cava said.

At this time it also sounds like from what Dr. Cava is saying that the fallback options to staff the overnight times have been unusually over extended, meaning a shelter closure is possible on nights when no overnight volunteers are able to be scheduled.

Numerous area churches take various weeks of time to staff the shelter with volunteers, but it takes community-wide participation from individual volunteers as well to fill all the time.

Most nights at the shelter, a few men needing a place to sleep come in at 9:00 p.m. after having already received food and the option of a hot shower by the shelter’s intake crew.  It’s lights out at 10:00 p.m.  “Overnight volunteers stay until 6:30 the next morning, and the men know the routine to get things cleaned up in the morning and then have to be off the premises at that time,” said Cava.

Two of the shelter managers, who received much praise from Cava, are former occupants of the shelter.  Darryl Jones and Kenny Blackwell are both former homeless people.  Cava said, “They have both been there.  They know where these men are and how they’re feeling.  They’ve both succeeded at full recovery.  Darryl came through our shelter two years ago, spent a year in our transitional home and is out on his own doing really, really well and is giving back.”

Cava said, “For some reason, we’ve had a lot of our volunteers from previous years to age out, have had physical problems, and our volunteer ranks have been thinned in the last year pretty dramatically, and we have not been very successful in replenishing them even though we are constantly reaching out to — our core base is our churches.”

One of the things the shelter would like to do soon is increase its funding.  For example, it may be impossible for an individual or a church or other group to physically volunteer at the shelter, but it may be possible, according to Cava, for this same individual or group to help fund the shelter, which would then hire the required overnight personnel.

“It would be immoral in my opinion to know we are about to have frozen precipitation, to know it’s going to be 30 degrees and a man has no other place to go, and we’re going to have to say sorry, we can’t open the shelter because we don’t have volunteers,” Cava said.

To be a volunteer “you have to be able to smile, say good evening, you have to be able to sit in a recliner and watch them sleep,” Cava said.  If there are two volunteers, each can take turns and get a little rest as well.  “It’s not baby sitting.  These are grown men, who for a variety of reasons find themselves in the circumstances they are in and need some help,” he said.  The rules are posted and gone over at check in by the intake staff.

Cava is passionate about this ministry.  “We know the story of Mary and Joseph and our Lord being born in a cave instead of in a warm environment, and I just can’t bring myself to think about these men not having somewhere safe and warm to sleep just before we celebrate the birth of our Savior.”

Community Partners of Hope in Urgent Need of Help

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We are in desperate need of volunteers for overnight supervision (9:00 p.m. through 6:30 a.m.). We have 6 peaceful men and we do not want to put them out on the street.

Please contact me if you can step up for any of the dates below or if you can help during December.

Jane King – (252)432-9494

Saturday, 11/19 – tomorrow!
Tuesday through Saturday 11/22-11/26 – next week.

Community Partners of Hope helps homeless men with their immediate need for food, a warm safe place to sleep, and access to shower and toilet facilities for the night. At this time we run a temporary emergency shelter only but expect to expand our services as we grow.
We also try to help men in need to find help to change their circumstances by referrals to the right training, rehabilitation, and support organizations.