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ABCCM Quick
Facts
2006
Poverty
Statistics (census
bureau report based on 2005):
100%
Federal poverty level:
US
= 13.3%;
NC 11.7%;
Buncombe 11.5%
US
= 37,000,000
NC = 1,058,423
Buncombe = 24,265
Poverty
Threshold:
Family of 3 = $15,577
Family of 4 = $19,971
Incarcerated:
Buncombe County Detention Facility 370 (Avg.
Daily Occupancy)
Homeless:
US - est. 4M;
NC- 25,050 est.
Asheville/Buncombe = 1,500 annually-450/day
Uninsured:
US -15.7%;
NC 16.2%;
Buncombe - 20.2% (est. 44,000 - 32,000-adults)
Impact of Charitable
Giving
2006:
cash
gifts of $2.43M were added to $8.5M in direct services
to our neighbors to generate an $11M impact.
Every dollar given yielded an avg. of $3.31 in services.
Only
3.60% spent on management and 1.37% spent on
fundraising.
95%
of every cash gift goes directly to services.
Crisis
Ministry: each
dollar generates $3.17 in stability and preventing
homelessness.
Jail
Ministry:
books/spiritual materials to provide meaning and
direction to 4470 inmates.
Shelter
Ministry: Children kept safe and 316 jobs
for Vets and Women-priceless!
Medical
Ministry: Partner-Mission Hospitals:
Each dollar generates $3.37
in health care. Medical
visit = $13.40
ER visit: level 2 = $200
Dental
visit = $46.80 - Dental office cost = $185.
Pharmacy: 15,323 Rx last yr.
had a
retail value of
$928,993.
Key Collaborative
Partners
See chart at bottom of
page
ABCCM
thanks the 251 congregations & 2500 volunteers who
make these services possible.
For
more information: 828-259-5300 or abccm.org
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry
ABCCM
is the primary non-profit organization addressing
poverty, hunger, homelessness and access to health care
for the under-served in Buncombe County. Begun
as a small collaboration of churches in 1969, ABCCM has
played a significant role in meeting emergency
assistance needs for families.
We accomplish
this through four ministries:
o
Crisis Ministry (4 locations) providing
counseling, food, clothing, furniture and household
items and financial assistance for rent/mortgage,
utilities, heat, prescriptions and transportation;
o
Jail Ministry operating a comprehensive
program in the local jail including visitation,
education, library services, counseling, and
coordination of religious activities;
o
Shelter Ministry with two shelters. Our
Men’s Shelter offers 60 beds total with 48 designated
for veterans and 12 for emergency beds.
Our Women and Children’s shelter provides
emergency shelter for 26 single women and up to 7
families for a total census of 43;
o
Medical
Ministry which provides acute care services for up to 35
patients per session, access to prescriptions and
medical supplies, appropriate referral and follow-up to
the primary care network and preventative
education. We have a dental clinic with six sessions a
week – two for extractions, two for hygiene, two for
fillings.
o We
also have a Donations Center and Thrift Store.
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