Who we are …
We are a grassroots organization that works with 80 local congregations and community groups and 3,000 volunteers to provide Wintertime shelter and related services to the homeless. Our name is the latin word for “peace” and also an acronym for “People And Congregations Engaged in Ministry.”
What we do …
Each night during the Winter we provide a warm, welcoming, and safe shelter for some of the most vulnerable members of our community. We also provide meals and companionship. We assist many of our guests in moving forward into permanent housing through intensive case management.
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PACEM in the NEWS
Nonprofits Team Up to Reduce Senior Homelessness
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Just a few months into its existence, a new program is seeing success in getting seniors off the streets of Charlottesville. Two faith-based nonprofits teamed up to make it happen. The Secure Seniors Program is a new…
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Area Churches and Organizations Prep to Provide Shelter During Winter
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville area churches and other organizations are gearing up for the cold winter months ahead. PACEM (People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry) will soon open its doors to shelters in order to provide homeless people with a meal,…
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As the city figures out affordable housing, PACEM and AIM join forces
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry (PACEM) and the Alliance for Interfaith Ministries (AIM) are two nonprofits that started working together to house homeless elderly people with the Secure Seniors Fund. Kimberly Fontaine, the director…
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AIM, PACEM working together to end senior homelessness
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Two Charlottesville nonprofits are working together to “functionally end homelessness of seniors” in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County area. The Alliance for Interfaith Ministries and PACEM announced on Monday a specific fund for moving seniors,…
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Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter
TOPICS INCLUDE: "Job Well Done!", The Director’s Column, PACEM's Season by the Numbers, A Success Story, etc. Download: Spring/Summer 2018 newsletter
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Join us on April 29th for our annual Spring picnic
PACEM & ACE Contracting invite you to join us for our annual Spring fundraiser. This year's event will be held at the exquisite Barn at Pea Ridge Farm located in Afton, VA. Tickets are $75 per person or $500 for…
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Panhandlers, and Guidelines to Help
By CHRISTOPHER CLYMER KURTZ: In January, after WMRA aired a report about panhandlers, many listeners wanted to know more about the services available to them, and about the best way to respond or help. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz took those questions to…
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As temperatures fall, Charlottesville-area advocates for the homeless rise to the occasion
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (The Daily Progress) — In January 2017, 115 people were living in temporary shelters in Charlottesville, with 23 living in tents, cars, vans or in the woods, according to the Point In Time count from the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition…
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Winter 2017 Newsletter
TOPICS INCLUDE: Community Partners, Hosting Congregations, The Director’s Column, Words of Gratitude, A Success Story, Words of Gratitude, etc. Download: PACEM Winter 2017 (PDF, 2.0 MB)
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Christmas dinner at The Haven/PACEM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Haven serves dinner to the homeless every night, but Christmas night was special. Violinists played Christmas tunes to ring in the night. Christmas night also followed with a meal served by volunteers. Jayson Whitehead, executive…
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