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HopeFest 2025 set for Sept. 6 in Gastonia; organizers say event will connect people to services
Summary
Organizers from the city and HealthNet Gaston told council members that HopeFest, scheduled Sept. 6 at First United Methodist Church, will provide basic needs, service connections and transportation for people experiencing housing instability.
HopeFest 2025 will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church parking lot at 190 E. Franklin Blvd., city officials said during a council presentation.
The event, organized by the city’s Department of Housing and Community Engagement and HealthNet Gaston (the lead agency for the Gaston-Lincoln-Cleveland Continuum of Care), will offer showers, laundry, meals, a free store, transportation pickups and connections to housing and health services,…
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