Charitable Outreach: Support the Homeless
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Supporting the homeless is a corporal work of mercy and a beautiful way to serve Jesus and share his love with our brothers and sisters in need. Learn more about our outreach opportunities to the homeless below.
Roof Above Men's Shelter - monthly dinners
Habitat for Humanity - workdays
HOM - furniture and household items drives
Nurses Serving Our Neighbors
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Roof Above - Men's Shelter Dinners
Our volunteers prepare and serve dinner to residents of A Roof Above (formerly The Men's Shelter) on the last Friday of each month. Roof Above requires that all volunteers wear masks.
IMPORTANT! BEFORE YOU SERVE
All volunteers ages 18+ must be compliant with the Diocesan SAFE Environment requirements before serving. Not sure of your status? Email Karen Brown here for assistance.
UPCOMING DINNERSLast Friday of the month
September 29
October 27
November 24
December 29Prep shift: 2:30-5:30 pm
Ages 18+
Service shift: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
ages 16+TO VOLUNTEER
Email Karen Brown and request to be added to the monthly sign-up invitation.
Add your name to our Roof Above volunteer list
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HOM - Homemakers of Mercy
HOM - part of Catholic Charities - furnishes apartments for refugee families being settled in Charlotte, using good-condition used furniture and new and good-condition housewares. Furniture and houseware drives are held periodically at St. Gabriel Church, with furniture pick-ups available.
Upcoming furniture and housewares drives at St. Gabriel:Saturdays, 9:30 - 10:30 am on:
September 16 November 18
Lowest church parking lot
Drop off smaller household items
Email [email protected] to schedule a pickup for larger items.
CONTACT HOM here
Furniture and items currently neededDressers
Sofas
End tables
Nightstands
Coffee tables
Kitchen tables
Lamps
Pictures/Artwork
Throw Pillows
Bath room rugs Toasters Bathroom hand towels Small kitchen trash cans
Cutting boards
Lamps
NEW Queen bed sheetsNapkins
Kleenex
Toothbrushes
Deoderant
New Twin Mattress Pads and ComfortersSorry, these items cannot be accepted:
Bed frames or mattresses
Cribs
Used bed linens
Glass tables
Mirrors
TV cabinets or large armoires
TVs and electronics
Questions and volunteer opportunities:
CONTACT HOM here
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Habitat for Humanity
Over 30 years of partnering with Habitat for Humanity, St. Gabriel Church has built 4 homes and assisted with construction of more than 100 homes. Our most recent Church Partners Build was completed in early 2023. We support Habitat's commitment to build "strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter".
NEXT WORKDAY
Check back in late 2023 for next workday
Habitat has paused workdays for fall 2023
during the Jimmy Carter Work Project
Note: We typically participate in a Habitat Workday every other month.
Ages 16+, no experience neededWorkcrew:
8:00 am - 4:00 pm (full or partial day for "framing punch list tasks")Lunch crew:
Prepare and provide lunch
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Nurses Serving Our Neighbors
Licensed nurses, do you have a heart for the most vulnerable in our city…those living in shelters or supportive housing?
NSON (Nurses Serving Our Neighbors) will soon be a non-profit operational foundation comprised of volunteer Faith Community Nurse Advocates who are providing “wholistic” (body, mind, spirit) health promotion for the most vulnerable in our Charlotte community.
Serving in this ministry may involve only a few phone calls a month, setting up or meeting someone at a doctor’s appointment, taking vital signs at a blood pressure clinic, providing medication education…being present to those who need to navigate our complex medical system.Licensed nurses (retired or with some time to give) are invited to “come and see”.
Contact Teri Ferguson for details
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