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
Secure Seniors Program is a success for the homeless
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Two local homeless advocacy nonprofits are seeing some success housing homeless seniors. PACEM is working with the group AIM and the two have developed a program to help seniors get into an affordable housing situation. It's…
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Spring/Summer 2019 Newsletter
TOPICS INCLUDE: Life Inside Our Shelters as Captured by Photographer Mai Shurtleff, The Director’s Column, the 2018-19 Season By-the-Numbers, A Success Story Download: Spring-Summer 2019 Newsletter
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Join us on April 28th for our annual Spring picnic
PACEM & ACE Contracting invite you to join us on April 28th for our annual Spring fundraiser. This year’s event will once again be held at the exquisite Barn at Pea Ridge Farm located in Afton, VA. Tickets are $75…
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Faith helped local guy "see" the homeless
For two weeks each January, Spring Hill Baptist Church in Ruckersville becomes home to 50 men who would otherwise be on the streets in sub-freezing temperatures. As a participant with People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry (PACEM), Spring Hill has…
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Dinner is served: Chef brings women together to help the homeless
Duner’s executive chef Laura Fonner has spearheaded a drive to provide chef-driven, home-cooked suppers for PACEM—an organization that provides cold-weather shelter for the homeless—each Tuesday throughout the winter months. She was inspired to take action after helping to serve at a PACEM…
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Fall/Winter 2018 Newsletter
Fall/Winter 2018 Newsletter TOPICS INCLUDE: The beginning of our 15th season, The Director’s Column: Secure Seniors, A Success Story, Art for the Heart, etc. Download: Fall-Winter 2019 Pacem Newsletter
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Six Pack Songwriter Series to Benefit PACEM
On November 18th, The Southern Café and Music Hall will host the Six Pack Songwriter Series. The show is offered twice a year and features six local singer/songwriters with proceeds benefiting a local non-profit. This November's show will support PACEM…
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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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PACEM, Local Church Join Forces to House Homeless Community During Hurricane
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A Charlottesville nonprofit is teaming up with First Presbyterian Church to make sure the homeless community will have shelter before Hurricane Florence arrives. People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry (PACEM) is a nonprofit based in Charlottesville that helps…
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