Services & Programs

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An Overview

 

The Urban Ministry Center is an interfaith organization that serves poor and homeless people -- our neighbors -- with love, compassion and tangible help by providing the following basic services and programs. This is often the first place people turn to for help in difficult times.  We function as a triage unit of sorts, assessing an individual's immediate and longer-term needs and making appropriate referrals for care within the larger network of Charlotte-area providers, known as the Homeless Services Network.

 
Basic Services 
All basic services are offered Monday through Friday unless noted on a first-come, first-served basis.  Neighbors in need of assistance should be in line by 7:30 a.m. for morning services, by 12:30 for afternoon services.  
  • St. Peter’s Soup Kitchen (lunch served 11:15 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. every day of the year)
  • Showers, restrooms, laundry facilities
  • Local & long distance calls and fax service
  • Nurse (M-W-F a.m.) and medical referrals
  • Dental van (2nd Friday of the month)
  • Prescription co-pays
  • Podiatrist service (Thursday a.m.)
  • AIDS testing (Thursday a.m.)
  • Food pantry & clothing referrals
  • Room in the Inn winter shelter program (December - March)
  • Mail, paycheck and prescription pickup
  • Transportation (jobs, medical appointments)
  • Individual counseling for employment, housing, healthcare and transportation needs
  • Assistance filing for disability and food stamps
  • Assistance in obtaining state-issue identification, Social Security cards, birth certificates, school records and other essential documentation and paperwork
  • Veteran's Administration case worker (Monday a.m.)
  • Mecklenburg County Housing Specialist (satellite office at UMC for people who have some source of income)

 Life-changing Programs

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