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“Portraits of Hope” introduces neighbors to neighbors to help bring attention to issues of social, economic and educational inequalities in our community. The statistics are bleak: more than 1 in 4 children in Alamance County live in poverty. Almost 1 in 5 of all Alamance County residents live in poverty and almost half of all renters cannot afford fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment or house. But hearing the stories of real men and women in our community can remind us of the people behind the numbers. And seeing their faces can remind us that hope has not been lost.
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Due to the extremely cold weather expected in the area in the coming days, and throughout the winter season, Allied Churches of Alamance County will provide temporary shelter for individuals and families that do not have adequate sources of heat. The Allied Churches facility, located at 206 North Fisher Street in Burlington, NC will serve as an emergency warming shelter for anyone in need.
Per ACAC’s Inclement Weather Policy, when temperatures drop below 35*, ACAC has beds available for those in need. Registration for inclement weather bed assignment...
As we approach the holiday season, we'd like to invite you to share the fun and excitement with your neighbors in need at Allied Churches. To make Christmas meaningful for ACAC's shelter guests this year, we have put together a set of Holiday Giving Guidelines, as well as an Amazon wish list that makes it easy to have items shipped right to us!
We need your help right away if we're to continue...
Are you committed to Ending Homelessness? If you are, then you may be the person we are looking for - ACAC is now hiring a Bookkeeper / Office Manager!
Click here to ger more info!! http://www.alliedchurches.org/exciting-employment-opportunities-available
An Evening of Arts to Benefit ACAC
John Love and the Doug Burns Big Band Present:
A Century of Sinatra!
Sunday, December 13th • 7:30 pm
McCrary Theatre, Elon University
Tickets: $10 • Call 336-278-5610 to reserve
& across the hall:
“Portraits of Hope” A Photo Exhibit
See the faces and hear the stories of poverty and perseverance in Alamance County
Isabella Cannon Room
Performing Arts Center. Elon University
December 13, 2015— February 23, 2016
Join us as we unveil the art for the 2015 Honor Card. Honor cards are the perfect way to send your holiday wishes to your family and friends while supporting ACAC's work to house the homeless and feed the hungry.
Thursday, November 5th
Paramount Theater
128 E. Front St., Burlington, NC
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Each year, Greensboro artist William Mangum creates a beautiful holiday greeting card to support the work of NC homeless shelters. Honor Card sales provide the single largest source of income for ACAC annually....
Welcoming guests from all over the community to tour our newly renovated kitchen on Thursday, September 24th was such a joy. We loved showing it off, and we are so proud to be a part of a community that made it happen! Below is an article written after the event by Times-News reporter Anna Johnson.
When Liz Rowe entered the kitchen of Allied Churches of Alamance County, she could barely believe her eyes.
“I love it,” said Rowe, a former Allied Churches volunteer and board member. “It’s like a whole different place, and I feel like it’s a part of my...
Let’s Celebrate!
Join us to celebrate our newly renovated commercial kitchen! Come and enjoy light refreshments while touring the new kitchen and dining room. We will also reflect on the incredible community effort to feed our hungry neighbors without pause during the kitchen closure.
Open House: Thursday, September 24th, 4pm - 6pm
This long overdue project will ensure that ACAC can now adequately serve the hundreds of people that eat here each day. It would not have been possible without the support of many community members that...
After launching an urgent plea for support in preparation for a total kitchen renovation, Allied Churches of Alamance County has surpassed a $45,000 goal in just one month’s time. The organization’s “Stack the Plates” campaign set out to cover the costs of 15,000 meals for community members in need during an eight-week renovation.
Currently, ACAC’s lunch and dinner community meals serve an average of 300 people per day. The free daily meals have become a necessary provision in one of Burlington’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. Funding from the City of Burlington’s Community...
Allied Churches of Alamance County (ACAC) will soon begin a kitchen renovation. This is good news for ACAC and good news for hundreds of shelter guests and community members that eat here every day. However, with that good news comes a new challenge. We will not be able to prepare and serve food from our kitchen for eight weeks, from July 6, 2015 – August 31, 2015.
We estimate that it will cost more than $40,000 to bring in prepared food from commercial kitchens during this eight week period. ACAC will serve approximately 15,000 meals...