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Help direct parking traffic at the Kernersville Spring Folly and accept donations on behalf of Crisis Control Ministry. Main Street United Methodist Church of Kernersville coordinates the annual fundraiser. Volunteers will help park vehicles in the S&R Motors and Main Street United Methodist Church parking lots. Youth ages 6 and up can volunteer with adult supervision. Youth must be 16 years old and older to volunteer without adult supervision.

Volunteer shifts are as follows:
Friday, May 2nd, from 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 3rd, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., & 6:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

Plan to join us on Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 for the 35th annual Hope du Jour, where participating restaurants donate 10% of their proceeds to Crisis Control Ministry, Forsyth County’s largest non-profit provider of emergency assistance. Hope du Jour is a day when food and beverage establishments come together for breakfast, lunch, dinner and more in a day of feel-good eating to make a difference in our community.

Clink the link below for the growing list of 2025 Hope du Jour participating restaurants.

Crisis Control Ministry of Kernersville needs your help! Join us at the Kernersville Post Office to help collect and sort through food drive items as the letter carriers bring in donations from their route. Every year in May, the Kernersville Letter Carriers Association hosts the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive to benefit the Crisis Control Ministry client-choice food pantry. Volunteers ages 8 years old and up can help with adult supervision.

Help keep the Winston-Salem food pantry organized and well stocked for neighbors to shop. Families will help us do summer cleaning in the pantry. Please click the hyperlink below to sign up.

On June 25, 1987, Crisis Control opened the first licensed free pharmacy in North Carolina.

A 4-hour seminar designed to develop an understanding of the effects of poverty across social and economic groups. This seminar provides an understanding of the hidden rules for individuals in poverty, middle class, and wealth with the goal of providing avenues of success for all. Individuals who work regularly with those living in poverty or want to advocate for those in poverty will benefit from this training. The training is based on the book, Bridges Out of Poverty, by Ruby Payne, Philip DeVol, and Terie Smith.

A 4-hour seminar designed to develop an understanding of the effects of poverty across social and economic groups. This seminar provides an understanding of the hidden rules for individuals in poverty, middle class, and wealth with the goal of providing avenues of success for all. Individuals who work regularly with those living in poverty or want to advocate for those in poverty will benefit from this training. The training is based on the book, Bridges Out of Poverty, by Ruby Payne, Philip DeVol, and Terie Smith.

Help keep the Winston-Salem food pantry organized and well stocked for neighbors to shop. Families assist with sorting through food donations, organizing food by year, restocking the shelves, light cleaning, and more. Please click the hyperlink below to sign up.

Crisis Control Ministry was founded on this date in 1973.