Sharing the love and hope of Christ while empowering our neighbors with education, employment, and crisis support.

Dear Friends,

We hope this newsletter finds you well and enjoying the beautiful spring season! We have so many exciting updates from this past month to share. Here at The CARE Center, May has been a month of service, growth, and exciting preparations for the future. As usual, we’ve been bustling with activities and events aimed at empowering our community. Your support and involvement have been the backbone of our success, and we can't wait to let you in on all the beautiful things happening here.

We have begun the final countdown to our summer camps, kicking off on Monday, June 3rd! We’re eager to welcome around 300 children for four weeks of excitement and learning across three locations. Please keep our campers and our staff in your prayers throughout next month to ensure everyone has a wonderful, safe and successful summer!

We’re excited to announce a new event for our local high school students and young adults! We’re creating an empowering and educational one-stop shop for parents and students to learn about employment, interning, and financial preparation for college. Be sure to save the date for September 7th, 2024, and read below for more details!

Don’t forget to reserve your spot for our exciting upcoming six-week book study as well! Based on the book When Helping Hurts, we’ll explore a powerful biblical framework for poverty alleviation. Below are more details about this exciting opportunity and the registration link. Anyone is welcome to join!

We already can’t wait to see the blessings the latter half of 2024 will bring to our community. If you have any questions or feedback, please don’t hesitate to contact our team at any time. Thank you for your continued support, and here's to another wonderful month! 

Warm regards,

Andrea Bridges

Executive Director

The CARE Center

abridges@thecare-center.org

Resources & Opportunities

Wishing a huge congratulations to our 2024 scholarship recipients from Madison County High School and New Hope High School! These students are bright, incredible, and beyond deserving of these awards.

- NHHS Santina Collier- Becca Abercrombie Excellence Award

- NHHS Kylie Johnson- Becca Abercrombie Excellence Award

- NHHS Taft Dempsey- Presidential Service Award

- NHHS Zachary Lee- Angela Hawke First in Family Scholarship

- MCHS Landon Bruski- Presidential Service Award

- MCHS Zoe Watry- Angela Hawke First in Family Scholarship

“'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ' “(Jeremiah 29:11). This is a reminder to all our graduates that God has a promising and hopeful plan for their lives.

Save the date for September 7th because we have an exciting new event for our local high school students! We’re creating a one-stop shop for both parents and students to learn about employment, interning, and financial preparation for college.

This day will be focused on empowerment and education. The event will provide excellent opportunities for local employers to meet the community and for you to learn about employment opportunities. Our various training sessions will also empower families to prepare for college alongside their students! 

“Don’t Fret Just Prep” will take place at The CARE Center’s Ministry Building (5414 Main Dr. in New Hope). Parents and students are encouraged to come and go as they please from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. 

Local employers wishing to set up a table or get involved, please contact Aneisha at aneisha.nolen@thecare-center.org or call our office at 256.723.2271

As you all know, our community suffered a great loss with the passing of our dear friend and volunteer, Gregg Berens. Gregg championed this golf tournament for several years to support our mission, each year raising more money than the previous year. Unfortunately, he left this earthly home on 2/28/24. We have decided to honor Gregg and his tremendous dedication to our mission by renaming this fundraising event the “Gregg Berens Memorial, I Golf Because I CARE Tournament.” Let’s make 2024 the best year yet, and make Gregg proud!

For more information about sponsoring this year’s tournament, please reach out to abridges@thecare-center.org. To sign up a team to play in this year’s tournament, register HERE.

Can’t wait to see you on the green!

Book Study on "When Helping Hurts"

Join us for an upcoming six-week book study based on the book When Helping Hurts. The study will be hosted at The CARE Center’s Ministry Building (5414 Main Dr. in New Hope) and will take place each Tuesday from 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. starting August 6th and ending September 10th. 

Click HERE to fill out a very short registration form and let us know if you plan to attend.

United Way

Needs Assessment

It is the mission of United Way of Madison County to honor the need to understand what is most critical in needs in our community.

If you are not familiar with our United Way needs assessment process in this community, you can visit our website to learn about it HERE! 

Please take this survey, and share it with your friends, colleagues, peers, neighbors – anyone you like. We want to hear every voice in the community.