MOREHEAD CITY — Just opening its 3rd week of accepting applications, Project Christmas Cheer organizers accidental they person already seen a important summation successful those applying for Christmas assistance compared to past year.
PCC co-coordinator Jeanne Ellegate said Nov. 18, “At this time, our numbers of angels and elder citizens are higher than past twelvemonth arsenic we spot a increasing fig of those successful need,” she said. “PCC wants you to cognize that we are present to help.”
As of Nov. 18, determination were already 243 angels representing children successful request of Christmas gifts and 102 elder citizens successful request of help. This compares to 167 angels and 55 seniors astatine the aforesaid clip past year.
Applications began being taken Nov. 7 and volition proceed done Friday, Dec. 9 astatine First United Methodist Church successful Morehead City. Applications are being accepted 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Spanish translators are disposable connected Mondays during the exertion period. Applications volition not beryllium taken connected Friday, Nov. 25.
Project Christmas Cheer is simply a not-for-profit enactment that provides Christmas assistance to needy region children, ages commencement to 18, and adults 65 years of property and older. Eligibility for assistance is based connected Carteret County Department of Social Services guidelines.
Through the program, children person gifts by radical adopting their names from Angel Trees, which are acceptable up astatine 2 region locations. Angels are present disposable astatine the Sports Center successful Morehead City and will beryllium disposable astatine One Harbor Church successful Morehead City connected Sundays opening Nov. 27.
New this twelvemonth is the Sports Center is besides hosting a elder citizens’ adoption tree.
County seniors 65 and older tin use astatine PCC. All qualifying seniors volition besides person a acquisition paper from PCC.
Angels are disposable astatine the Sports Center, 701 N. 35th St., Morehead City until each angels are adopted. Hours to follow are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday done Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. connected Saturdays and 1 to 6 p.m. connected Sundays.
An Angel Tree for children lone volition beryllium disposable astatine One Harbor Church, 1605 Fisher St., connected Sundays opening Nov. 27, continuing done Dec. 18. Hours volition beryllium 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each Sunday.
Ellegate encouraged those needing assistance to use and besides encouraged residents to follow angels.
Last year, PCC provided Christmas gifts for 557 children, with acquisition cards provided to 129 seniors and 381 adults ages 19-64. This year, however, PCC volition not supply acquisition cards for adults 19-64.
Those applying for PCC assistance volition request to bring the following:
A driver’s licence oregon photograph ID.
If available, Social Security cards for everyone successful the house.
A interaction telephone number.
Proof of income for each household members moving extracurricular the location (pay stub, slope connection oregon missive from employer).
Proof of rent (copy of lease oregon different impervious of payment).
If receiving nutrient stamps, supply transcript of DSS 8551 form, EBT paper and nutrient stamp amount.
School sanction and people of each kid successful the household.
Clothing sizes for children and their Christmas needs.
As the applications are processed and approved, the names and “wish lists” are distributed to the Angel Tree locations.
Individuals, organizations and businesses wishing to enactment Project Christmas Cheer by donations oregon by adopting children oregon seniors tin interaction PCC astatine 252-247-7275, coordinator@projectchristmascheer.com oregon Project Christmas Cheer, P.O. Box 1914, Morehead City, NC 28557.
Information is disposable connected the Project Christmas Cheer website astatine projectchristmascheer.com.
Contact Cheryl Burke astatine 252-726-7081, ext. 255; email Cheryl@thenewstimes.com; oregon travel connected Twitter @cherylccnt.
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