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“Give a Man a Fish, and You Feed Him for a Day. Teach a Man To Fish, and You Feed Him for a Lifetime”
Our Business plan is built upon over five years of history providing assistance to those impacted by poverty in Alamance County. Executive Director, Rev. Charlotte Evans is a retired masters prepared registered nurse bringing over 40 years of professional experience. Her focus is on leading and managing Freedom’s Hope Compassionate Ministries.
According to the 2018 Alamance County Community Assessment, 13.8% of all families living in the County from 2012 - 2016, were in poverty. With 64,205 households, 8,860 households/families were impoverished.
Age 0-17, represent 4.01% of the County population. The Community Assessment reported 27.8% of all children, or 1,841 Alamance County kids were stricken by poverty. That’s a tough start for a lot of future moms and dads. Poverty is a cycle that must be broken.
Freedom’s Hope is invested in providing paths that changes the direction of individuals from poverty to sustainability.
We are fortunate to have several agencies in the County that provide aid to the poor. Freedom’s Hope is privileged to work with many of these agencies and believe partnering with each other makes us stronger. Strong agencies provide positive outcomes to those we serve.
Freedoms Hope provides services that impact the mind, body and soul. For a low income, homeless, unemployed individual, the maze of resources can be confusing, time consuming and complicated. This often leaves gaps in the help a person needs. Those in need can easily become discouraged and lose hope.
With over 40 years’ experience as a nurse, teacher, executive and spiritual leader, specializing in behavioral health, Rev. Evans recognizes the need to form an agency that pulls all the resources together and offers an applicant a total solution to embark upon the Path to Defeat Poverty.
“Sometimes it is as simple as a participant cannot work or get assistance because they do not have an ID card. We assist that participant obtain that ID and remove the obstacle”