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PACEM’s Intake Moves to The Haven

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Holy Comforter Volunteer, Roberta Crosby, at PACEM's Intake at The Haven.

PACEM’s Intake moved to The Haven at First and Market Streets. Moving Intake for PACEM’s shelters to The Haven is part of a long range plan to centralize homeless services, which can help move our neighbors beyond the crisis of homelessness.

For five years, Holy Comforter Catholic Church served as PACEM’s Intake site where seven nights per week, from November through March, homeless neighbors in need of PACEM’s ‘shelter of last resort‘ felt welcomed. Holy Comforter and its congregational volunteers provided a dependable gathering space and nightly hospitality for men and women to sign in and be transported to PACEM’s rotating shelters.

We are grateful to Holy Comforter for its continued commitment to provide volunteers, just a few blocks down the road, at our new Intake location. And to The Haven for providing the space from which our homeless neighbors can access PACEM’s community-based, rotating shelters.

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Snow Generates Temporary Need for PACEM Day Shelter

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Thanks to the generosity of many, PACEM shelter remained open during the worst of the snowy days. We are particularly grateful to Portico and Charlottesville Friends Meeting, for extending their shelters to fifteen days because of the snow. And to All Souls and Trinity Presbyterian for bringing food to Portico and Friends Meeting.

The response to the snow storm has been a great example of the strength of a community shelter system. Thanks to all those who walked in with meals to both sites over the weekend, and to those who loaded cots in the snow. Thanks to the man who plowed the parking lot on Jefferson Park Avenue, to Reid Market who donated hot cups, and to all the volunteers who came to the shelter during the day on Saturday to keep our homeless off the streets. We are grateful for your kindness.

Our homeless guests have been shoveling cars on JPA, even with bags on their feet. We work to continue to keep them warm and under a roof.

Thank you Charlottesville, for taking care of our homeless.

Click here to read today’s article about PACEM in the Daily Progress. If you would like to make a donation to help, click here.

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CVille Pie Fest 2009

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Some of the judges - Delegate David Toscano, Brian Wheeler, Jim Duncan and Coy Barefoot

A Celebration of Pie and Community Benefits PACEM.

With pies in their eyes, spectators gathered as judges sampled over 25 pies crafted by community bakers this past Saturday, October 3rd, at the first ever CVille Pie Fest, at Crozet Mudhouse.

Donated pies were raffled off to satisfy the sweet toothed. Plates and forks were sold to all who wanted to taste the already judged pies. And a Clifton Inn apple pie was put up for auction. Proceeds from the event helped to raise funds for PACEM and to increase awareness about its Community Homeless Shelter.

Congratulations to the winners of the pie baking contest, which included Colleen Keller, PACEM’s Executive Director, and her family, for their “roadhouse apple pie” and Kathy Banner, who won “best of the fest” for her lemon chiffon pie.

Many thanks to everyone who made online donations in honor of CVille Pie Fest. We are grateful to organizers, Steve Whitaker, Marijean Jaggers and Brian Geiger, who beautifully orchestrated this event, as well as to The Honey Dewdrops, volunteers, judges and sponsors (including Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport), who helped make this celebration of pie and community a huge success!

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PACEM Featured on “Postcards from Charlottesville”

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

cross-posted from the personal blog of Dave Norris:

“Postcards from Charlottesville,” Show #16

Since I am leaving my current position as Executive Director of PACEM at the end of June in order to pursue a new professional opportunity (TBD), I thought I’d dedicate the latest episode of my public access TV show to a retrospective on PACEM, its founding, its operations, the impact that it’s made on the community, etc. Joining me in-studio is Adriana Nicholson, who was one of the founding Board members of PACEM and currently serves as PACEM’s Director of Community and Volunteer Resources. Click here to view the show:

http://charlottesville.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=162

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