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Ashford Bunkle ministry outlines food, housing and rental-assistance work and seeks closer ties with Fletcher
Summary
Reverend Scott Rogers told the Fletcher Town Council that Ashford Bunkle Community Christian Ministry provides food, utility and rental assistance, runs transitional housing and recovery programs, and is seeking stronger local partnerships and possible targeted funding for Fletcher residents.
Reverend Scott Rogers, director of the Ashford Bunkle Community Christian Ministry, told the Fletcher Town Council on Tuesday that the nonprofit’s crisis and emergency services reach hundreds of local households with food, utility and rental assistance and that the organization is expanding shelter and transitional housing capacity in the region.
“We’ve actually been around since 1969,” Rogers said, and noted the ministry’s long partnerships with area churches and social-service providers. He described services that include emergency food boxes, short-term utility or rent payments, connections to public benefits and a client-referral system that avoids duplication of assistance across agencies.
Rogers said ABCCM’s programs are designed not only to meet immediate…
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