Good Shepherd House (http://www.goodshepherdwilmington.org), located at 811 Martin St., Wilmington, NC, provides homeless and jobless persons a place to go for a hot meal, shower, laundry and clean clothes, help with getting a job and if necessary, transitional living. Volunteers are always needed in many areas of this ministry, for example:
Ashley House Veterans Center: 2002 Colwell Ave., provides refuge, food and shelter for homeless veterans; needs drivers (vans provided by the Center) to take vets to various activities (e.g., medical appointments, jobs) each weekday morning.
Day Shelter: Open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. and provides a safe, clean place out of the weather for those who have no home.
Jobs Program: Gives homeless men and women an opportunity to find employment.
Second Helpings: Food distribution program collects food from various sources such as grocery stores and restaurants and delivers the food to nonprofit organizations that serve food to their guests.
Soup Kitchen: GSH Soup Kitchen serves lunch to approximately 150 people Monday through Saturdays. SAOC team serves on Thursdays. Always need food, especially large canned goods.
Overnight Shelter: A new overnight shelter has been added to the current building at 811 Martin Street. Built to accommodate 118 men, women and families with children, the new shelter will remain open year round. There is a significant need for evening and weekend volunteers to assist as a group or individually, with commitments ranging from once a week to once a month or less often. The shelter will be dedicated on October 2nd at 2:00 pm with a tour of the new building to follow.