Ghent Area Ministry
Who We Serve
GAM serves by addressing the economic, social, and spiritual needs of:
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People who are homeless
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People with homeless prevention needs, with utility assisttance
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People who have medical needs, with prescriptions, dental & vision access
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People who are hungry
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People who have clothing needs, with Coat Closet for men and women
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People who have transportation needs, with HRT local and Greyhound tickets
End of the year report for 2017 GAM assisted 2144 clients:
- Helped 95 households with utilities, which helped 145 adults and 80 children.
- Provided financial assistance for 231 prescriptions for 99 clients
- Provided assistance for 15 clients to get dental and vision care
- GAM provided 499 housed families with food bags feeding a total 1355 men, women and children, 227 bag lunches were provided to our homeless population
- Provided 785 clients with bus tickets for local transportation
- Assisted 29 clients via Greyhound- "Homeward Bound"
- There were 676 visits to the clothing closet, both men and women
- Provided 388 hygiene kits to clients
- Assisted 28 clients to obtain photo IDs - both DMV and temporary
Ghent
Area
Ministry
“I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and justice for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down, other-centered men can build up.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.