CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS. We are in URGENT NEED of volunteers who'd be willing to help us accept donations at our Bargain Center between 10am-3pm, Tuesday through Saturday. If you can volunteer, please contact Mike Slawter, Executive Director via email at rescuemissioncf@gmail.com or at 910.343.0366.
We're excited to announce that the Rescue Mission Bargain Center is again open!!
The following guidelines will be in place: • HOURS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE WILL BE 10 AM-4 PM FOR THE STORE AND 10 AM-3 PM FOR RECEIVING OF DONATIONS. • CUSTOMERS AND STAFF BOTH WILL BE ASKED TO WEAR MASKS WHILE IN THE BARGAIN CENTER. PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR OWN MASK AS WE WILL NOT HAVE THEM TO DISTRIBUTE. • NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS ARE AVAILABLE DURING THIS TIME. • WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE MAINTAIN 6 FEET OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER CUSTOMERS WHILE IN THE STORE. • ALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT AND STAY WITH THAT ADULT WHILE IN THE STORE. • IF YOU FEEL ILL OR SICK, PLEASE DO NOT COME INTO THE STORE. • WE WILL BE FREQUENTLY SANITIZING CARTS, BASKETS AND OTHER COMMONLY HANDLED ITEMS.
The Rescue Mission Mission of Cape Fear will start accepting new residents into the men's program starting on Tuesday, May 19th. If you are a male or know a male ages 18 & over in need of our services, please have them stop by the Mission Tuesday-Saturday between 8am-4pm to speak with us about our program.
Thank you all for your assistance, thoughts, kind words and most of all prayers during the COVID epidemic that you've shown and given to the Mission. We still have needs as follows: Large packs of ground beef, pork chops, chicken, etc. Large cans of vegetables. Fresh fruit and veggies. Plastic utensils such as forks, knives and spoons. Plastic and styrofoam cups. Paper, plastic and styrofoam plates and bowls. Large canisters of coffee. Large containers of creamer such as Cremora, Coffee-mate or the like. Bags of sugar and flour. Toilet paper. Paper towels.
As well, we would GREATLY appreciate any and all financial donations of any amount as our main revenue source, our Bargain Center, had been closed since March 21, 2020. Please contact us through direct message here, email at rescuemissioncf@gmail.com or leave us a message on our voice system at 910-343-0366 if you are able to help us out. God Bless you all. Stay safe and be well!
The Rescue Mission of Cape Fear was founded in 1974 in Wilmington, NC as a non-denominational, Christ-centered ministry serving the homeless and their needs. Located at 502 Castle Street in downtown Wilmington, for over 45 years we have made it our mission to serve the homeless, hungry and hurting of the Cape Fear Region. At any given time, we can serve 16 men in our program.
Our Mission offers physical and spiritual healing to the homeless population in the area who come from so many different walks in life. Daily we provide food, shelter, clothing as well as chapel services, devotionals, access to the self-help groups in the area as well as life’s other necessities. Two times a week the men in our program attend Celebrate Recovery at local churches to help them in their recovery process. On Sunday mornings, the men attend local church services as we alternate through the different faiths of Christianity. You may find them at an Episcopal service one Sunday while the next week they could be at a Methodist, Baptist or other non-denominational service.
Through support and cooperation with local churches, community partners and our donors, we can help the men in our program work towards recovery and a new outlook on life. Over the years we’ve found that we can change the face of homelessness in our community one person at a time if we work on the balance of physical and spiritual needs of each individual.
The Mission staff work daily to help further foster independence and the realization for the residents in our program that there is a HOPE for a different, brighter and better future!
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