Newsletters

Margaret Elliott, Executive Director of Crisis Control Ministry comments on the recent news headlines about poverty and hunger and references a story of one client to illustrate the struggles our neighbors are facing. Margaret's article is on page 2 of the newsletter.

On page 1, Barbara Campbell, a Tuesday evening volunteer interviewer and CCM Board member, shares the story of a young mother of two who needed support when the unexpected happened.

Kathy Hoffner, Director of the Kernersville office of Crisis Control Ministry, explains on page 3 how Dawn Larkins is helping to train our clients on the power of couponing as well as deploying her fellow coupon clippers to stock our food pantries with needed items.

Read these full stories plus other news of Crisis Control Ministry in our winter 2012 newsletter.

The image to the left is of a client and one of our volunteers, Stan Braxton, as they load the 10 days of food for her entire household into the trunk of a car. Information about the dramatic increases we have seen in food need is detailed on page 1.

Our Executive Director, Margaret Elliott, reviews our past year's successes and the outlook for 2012 on page 2.

You can see a summary of the many Fall events benefiting Crisis Control Ministry, meet our new staff members Bailey Dempsey, Shari Herman, and Emily Menter, and read lots of other valuable information throughout the newsletter.

Kathy Hoffner, Director of Kernersville Office, informs us in her cover story of the exciting new program called Tools for Success -  a series of training classes on budgeting, cooking on a budget, balancing a checkbook, coupon clipping and more. All of these skills can help someone from falling into crisis again.

You will also learn:

- how a disabled veteran was able to stay in his home with the help of CCM

- who our "typical" client is

-why our volunteers stay for 15, 20 or more years

plus  much more.

Khelen Rhodes Kuzmovich, a WFU Divinity Student and CCM Volunteer pictured on the right in the photograph, writes, "Volunteers play an essential role in carrying out the work of Crisis Control, whether they are interviewing clients, organizing the food pantry, or providing administrative assistance. As someone who has worked in various social service settings, I am astounded at the level in which volunteers are integrally involved in carrying out the agency’s mission. I found this to be true when I met Paula Parks." Read more about her experiences at CCM and how Paula has inspired her in the article on Page 1.

Some other highlights include Margaret Elliott, CCM's Executive Director, reviewing her upcoming 4-month sabbatical on page 2, Carol Shan Nault detailing for us why she supports Crisis Control Ministry, and welcoming Jacinta White, our new Long-Term Case Manager, on Page 3.