As the Senior Pastor at My Father’s House Christian Church for eleven years, Pastor Reginald Johnston is very involved in his community. As an outreach ministry arm of his church, the Capital Community Assistance Program provides leadership skills training, assistance with food, clothing, and shelter. In this nine-year program, there are currently ten apartments. Nine apartments are used to house people who have fallen on hard times – and there is currently a waiting list. These apartments are offered for free and are supported through donations from the community. One apartment is used for Life Classes, a program that helps those in need to gain life and job skills, develop their character, show them how to apply for a job, how to budget, as well as any other skills needed to transition back into the community. Pastor Johnston started this program after one of his church members went to prison. Through his visits with that member, he ministered to other prisoners seeking hopeand wanting to learn more about the Gospel. From there, the church ministry blossomed and grew into an outreach ministry. He has big plans for the Capital Community Assistance Program. He understands that more funding is needed, so that he can continue providing housing and other assistance to those in need.
Elder Adeen L. George is the Founder and CEO of the HGDC Community Crisis Center, a 15-room facility located in Goldsboro. The Crisis Center provides programs and services to meet the basic human needs of the economically disadvantaged person, homeless, victims of substance abuse, and those who have fallen by the wayside. The Center currently operates a soup kitchen, clothes closet, bathing facilities for the homeless to take hot baths, a food pantry, and supported counseling. The Center also operates a transitional house for the homeless, operating Monday - Friday from (9am-5pm). She is inspired by the Word, especially Matthew 25:35-36 that says To feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and house the homeless, and works hard to fulfill its commission. In addition, she plans to partner with Wayne Community College to provide pre-employment and lifeskill management sessions for the homeless and unemployed, and wants courses to be taught satellite from the Center. Page 9