Mission: Our mission is to serve all who come to us in need, and to provide purposeful discipleship by rescuing the downtrodden, restoring hope to the hopeless and releasing God's greatness to those we serve.
Programs: Food service - cherry street's food service department served 176,241 meals in 2014, a 16% decrease from 2013.Cherry street provided 8,781 food boxes, equivalent of 58,446 meals to our community, a 93% increase from 2013.Cherry street received 431,804 pounds of perishable and non- perishable food items donations, a 26% decrease from 2013.
men's ministries - men's ministry had a total of 43,858 beds assigned for 2014.Of the 1,082 individual men that we served in 2014, there were 490 men that were new to cherry street; 279 men stayed 7 days or less and 203 men spent only one night in the shelter. The average length of stays was 40 nights. In 2014 we served a combined 328 male guests in programing. There were 217 men who participated in the exchange program, while 111 men participated in the ready for life program. In 2014 there were 3,831 counseling sessions between male guests and staff.
lifebridge - in 2014, there were 6,719 clothing shopping visits, serving 4,434 unique individuals. In total lifebridge distributed 103,849 pounds of clothing 2014, a 30% decrease from 2013.Lifebridge was the recipient of 233,939 pounds of donated clothing from our community in 2014.This was a 12% decrease from 2013.In 2014, lifebridge helped 123 families with furniture needs-a 22% decrease from 2013 when 209 families received furniture.
sparrow's nest - sparrow's nest had a total of 20,951 beds assigned for 2014.Of the 479 individual women that were served in 2014, there were 332 women that were new to cherry street; 101 women stayed 7 days or less and 75 women spent only one night in the shelter. The average length of stays was 44 nights. In 2014 we served a combined 448 female guests in programing. There were 236 women who participated in the exchange program, while 212 women participated in the ready for life program. In 2014 there were 7,020 counseling sessions between female guests and staff. Spiritual emphasis - in 2014,47 men and women gave their lives to christ, 58 guests recommitted their lives to christ and 211 guests heard the gospel on a one-on-one setting. Thirty-nine (39) men and women joined local churches, 29 guests served in church ministries, 68 engaged in ministry to fellow guests and 24 guests engaged in prayer groups. Every evening our guests participate in group bible studies. Vocation - 677 men and women accessed cherry street's education center for educational needs and vocational training. 116 guests participated in keytrain curriculum, 7 guests worked on their ged, and 5 guests pursued higher education.
Programs: Food service - cherry street's food service department served 176,241 meals in 2014, a 16% decrease from 2013.Cherry street provided 8,781 food boxes, equivalent of 58,446 meals to our community, a 93% increase from 2013.Cherry street received 431,804 pounds of perishable and non- perishable food items donations, a 26% decrease from 2013.
men's ministries - men's ministry had a total of 43,858 beds assigned for 2014.Of the 1,082 individual men that we served in 2014, there were 490 men that were new to cherry street; 279 men stayed 7 days or less and 203 men spent only one night in the shelter. The average length of stays was 40 nights. In 2014 we served a combined 328 male guests in programing. There were 217 men who participated in the exchange program, while 111 men participated in the ready for life program. In 2014 there were 3,831 counseling sessions between male guests and staff.
lifebridge - in 2014, there were 6,719 clothing shopping visits, serving 4,434 unique individuals. In total lifebridge distributed 103,849 pounds of clothing 2014, a 30% decrease from 2013.Lifebridge was the recipient of 233,939 pounds of donated clothing from our community in 2014.This was a 12% decrease from 2013.In 2014, lifebridge helped 123 families with furniture needs-a 22% decrease from 2013 when 209 families received furniture.
sparrow's nest - sparrow's nest had a total of 20,951 beds assigned for 2014.Of the 479 individual women that were served in 2014, there were 332 women that were new to cherry street; 101 women stayed 7 days or less and 75 women spent only one night in the shelter. The average length of stays was 44 nights. In 2014 we served a combined 448 female guests in programing. There were 236 women who participated in the exchange program, while 212 women participated in the ready for life program. In 2014 there were 7,020 counseling sessions between female guests and staff. Spiritual emphasis - in 2014,47 men and women gave their lives to christ, 58 guests recommitted their lives to christ and 211 guests heard the gospel on a one-on-one setting. Thirty-nine (39) men and women joined local churches, 29 guests served in church ministries, 68 engaged in ministry to fellow guests and 24 guests engaged in prayer groups. Every evening our guests participate in group bible studies. Vocation - 677 men and women accessed cherry street's education center for educational needs and vocational training. 116 guests participated in keytrain curriculum, 7 guests worked on their ged, and 5 guests pursued higher education.
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