Community CARES. Every little bit helps us provide to those most vulnerable in our communities and helps them get back on their feet! Show how much our Community CARES!!! #MoreThanShelter
Community CARES
Civic and Social Organizations
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 385 followers
A community organization providing emergency shelter and other resources to the homeless population of Cumberland County
About us
Community CARES (initially known as Carlisle C.A.R.E.S.) was organized in 2004 as a ministry of the Grace United Methodist Church (presently Carlisle United Methodist Church). After sheltering a small number of men for a night, church and community members realized the challenges faced by those experiencing homelessness were far bigger than anticipated. We provide: EMERGENCY SHELTER: coordinate and provide overnight emergency shelter to over 400 individuals and families experiencing homelessness throughout Cumberland and surrounding counties 365 days a year. Clients sleep on mats in churches and provided bedding and a location to store bedding daily. When appropriate transportation to and from the overnight shelters. RESOURCE CENTER: a day center where residents perform basic tasks such as shower, laundry, cook meals, make phone calls, receive mail and messages, lockers to store personal items. The center also acts as a place of contact for other community services like weekly medical assessments by local doctors, monthly oral exams by local oral surgeon, and monthly intake completion by Merakey professional. COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM WALK-IN SITE: is the Cumberland County’s approach to organizing and providing housing services for people experiencing homelessness. Access to the system is through the 211 system or a walk-in site. Community CARES is the only physical access site in the county. CUMBERLAND STREET REACH: Community CARES began a Street Outreach program during 2018. The goal of Street Outreach is to engage, assess, and combat homelessness for individuals living on the streets, in encampment and other locations not intended for human habitation. In 2021 CARES opened its own brick-and-mortar shelter facility in Shippensburg through a partnership with The Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania with the capacity of sheltering 17 families. Within that same facility Community CARES now has four recuperative care beds in partnership with WellSpan.
- Website
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http://www.morethanshelter.org
External link for Community CARES
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2004
Locations
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Primary
50 W Penn St
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013, US
Employees at Community CARES
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Ann Trudgeon
Always Ready to Make Oklahoma Top Tier 🔹 Proven Leader/Manager/Trainer/Writer 🔹 People Connector
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Zachary Freistedt
Data Engineer & Analyst | I help companies and non-profits wrangle data to increase their impact | Founder at Meg Wynne Music
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Bridget Rooks
Investigations Specialist
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Brian Capps
Information Technology Help Desk & Desktop Support
Updates
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#GivingTuesday has radically changed how people think about generosity and showed the power of communities everywhere to create change. As the world's biggest day of generosity, consider creating change in our own community by impacting the lives of many of our less fortunate citizens by donating to Community CARES!!! #morethanshelter https://lnkd.in/eB7dR4dE
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National Homeless Awareness Month Veteran's Day As of today Community CARES Homeless services have assisted 33 unique military veterans to gain support out of their current homelessness. Thank you to our Community that truly CARES for making it possible. ♥️ and thanks to those men and women who served our county!! 🇺🇸 #endvethomelessness
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Good Morning My Friends!!! Big News ... St. Paul's Brass will be having their annual concert to be held at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church (201 West Louther Street, Carlisle, PA) on December 19th, 2023 (it is a Tuesday evening), starting at 7 p.m. Please come out and celebrate the holiday season with this fantastic group. A free will offering will benefit Community CARES. We love our community because they show how much they CARE!!!! #morethanshelter
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Thankful Thursday!!! Our Executive Director, Beth Kempf, was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Carlisle meeting today. Thank you, Rotarians, for your support and showing how much our community truly does CARE! With Beth is Joel Hillison, Club President. #morethanashelter
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Our Community truly CARES! Regent Insurance Agency in Mechanicsburg recently donated 18 bags of winter clothing to us! Pictured left to right is Deb Fackler, Diane Herr (both of Regent), CARES Executive Director Beth Kempf and Development Director Tim Settlemyer. #morethanshelter.
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Our Connections Coordinator, Laurie Balteaff, right, and one of our volunteers, Deb, spent a good part of Saturday in Mechanicsburg for the Street of Treats day October 21st. It was a great event and we are thankful to have been a part of it. #MoreThanShelter
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Giant - Meat and Seafood Team volunteers are here for United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County Day of Caring 2023!!! They are helping us with inventory, prep for the winter season, and putting together street outreach bags today! Thank you, volunteers ... you show how much our community CARES!!! #dayofcaring2023 #MoreThanShelter
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