The Bakker Family Food Rescue Center
The Harold C. Schott Dormitory
The Zucker Family Soup Kitchen
The Homeless Health Clinic
Veteran's Transitional Housing
Supportive Services Center
Bins = $25
The Food Rescue Truck travels to restaurants, grocery stores and businesses to rescue prepared and perishable food to be served in the Soup Kitchen.
Donate NowShelving = $70
Food and supply drives conducted in the community provide canned goods, cooking and cleaning supplies to operate the kitchen.
Donate NowRefrigerator = $500
Each year, over $500,000 worth of food is rescued and served. Your gift will help ensure that it is stored safely.
Donate NowFreezer = $6000
Each year, over $500,000 worth of food is rescued and served. Your gift will help ensure that it is stored safely.
Donate NowLockers = $500
While at work, school or in counseling, guests store their belongings in lockers for safe keeping.
Donate NowBeds = $1000
The Schott Dormitory provides 70 emergency shelter beds and 20 overflow cots during extreme weather conditions.
Donate NowWashing Machine = $3000
Lauandry facilities ensure that the dorm is kept clean and sanitary for guests.
Donate NowTable & Chairs = $200
Over 4,000 volunteers help prepare and serve meals in the kitchen each year. They believe our guests deserve to sit at a table while they enjoy their meals.
Donate NowOven = $7000
Commercial kitchen equipment stands up to the wear and tear associated with feeding over 200 people 365 days a year.
Donate NowLighting = $50
Homeless people are 3 to 6 times more likely to become ill than those who are housed.
Donate NowScale = $75
Crisis Ministries' Homeless Health Clinic provides primary health care to our guests.
Donate NowMedical Equipment = $125
Local hospital ER data indicates a 22% decrease in emergency room visits for clients originating from Crisis Ministries' address (since Oct 2008).
Donate NowExam Table = $100
The average return on investment for dollars donated to free clinics such as ours is $12 to $1.
Donate NowSink = $30
There is an estimated 400 homeless veterans in the Charleston area over the course of a year; another 4,200 at-risk of becoming homeless.
Donate NowFurniture = $75
Our clinical team provides the services to get homeless veterans into homes of their own.
Donate NowBed = $1000
33% of all homeless men are Veterans and 43% of homeless males over 25 are Veterans. We are able to provide a safe place for 40 of these heroes each night.
Donate NowCubicle = $2500
Our transitional dorm has a 70% sucess rate in returning homeless Veteran's to a life of self-sufficiency. The cubicle style layout is intrumental in this success.
Donate NowFile Cabinets = $45
Of those guests enrolled in programs, approximately 50% successfully move into housing each year.
Donate NowWaiting Room = $100
Last year 223 people moved out of the shelter and 644 were prevented from becoming homeless as a result of the services provided by our clinical team.
Donate NowLegal Software = $350
In FY11, our Homeless Justice Program handled 566 civil legal issues for 443 clients, 42% of whom were Veterans.
Donate NowClassroom Furniture = $400
Our Homeless Employment and Learning Program(HELP) provides our guests with the educational tools they need to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency.
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