SECU Foundation Grant Helps Hendersonville Rescue Mission Build Women’s Ministry Facility
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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C., June 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SECU Foundation recently announced a capital grant of $325,000 to Hendersonville Rescue Mission (HRM) in support of a new Womens Ministry facility for women and children experiencing homelessness in Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, and Transylvania counties.The Henderson County non-profit has been providing shelter, meals, addiction recovery, and basic medical and mental health services to homeless and under-resourced residents of Western North Carolina since 1981. The grant will enable the non-profit to increase its shelter capacity as well as other wrap-around supportive services for more than 230 individuals annually.HRMs mission has been filling a critical space in housing and emergency services for a vulnerable population in this rural western area for decades, said SECU Foundation Executive Director Jama Campbell. We applaud their dedication to this important work, and we are pleased the Foundations grant will help ensure that HRM can continue their ministry of promoting wellbeing and recovery for even more individuals in need.Hendersonville Rescue Mission is honored to receive a $325,000 grant from SECU Foundation, said HRM CEO Reverend Anthony McMinn. The SECU Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization funded by the contributions of SECU members, promotes local community development in North Carolina primarily through high-impact projects in the areas of housing, education, healthcare, and human services. Since 2004, SECU Foundation has made a collective financial commitment of over $258 million for initiatives to benefit North Carolinians statewide.A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/0ef5d93e-540e-4fc6-af5e-d90d472ebd38