| 20+ years ago |
– The Food Pantry was literally a pantry (closet) in the basement of Dahlonega's St. Luke's
Catholic Church
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| 1999 |
– As the requests for assistance increased in Lumpkin County, the local churches
realized that they – as individual churches – could not meet all the needs. The
churches got together to form the Ecumenical Ministries Council (EMC) to work as a
group to help those in need in Lumpkin County. The Ecumenical Community Ministries
(now CHP) was established as a centralized outreach by Dahlonega Lumpkin County
Ministerial Association. During this early period, there was not one location
large enough to house all the services.
- The Thrift Store was in the Old Cannery Building.
- The Food Pantry was housed in lower level of the building between Banister’s Funeral
Home and Ace Hardware on North Grove Street.
- Part-time director housed at Dahlonega Baptist Church.
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| Summer 2000 |
- Offices moved to North Grove Street.
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| 2001 |
- The first full-time Director was hired.
- The name was changed to The Community Helping Place (CHP).
- All client service offices were moved to the building on North Grove Street.
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| 2002 |
- The Thrift Store moved to the top level of the building on North Grove Street
completing the move of all programs and services to one building (it’s current
location).
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| 2004 |
- A part-time Programs Coordinator was hired for client intake and coordination
of CHP White Christmas.
A new Executive Director was hired at the end of the year.
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| TODAY |
- We are the largest outreach program in Lumpkin County, providing
basic needs such as food, clothing, and emergency financial assistance to
residents of Lumpkin County.
We provided more than $245,000.00 worth of assistance to families in
Lumpkin County in 2005.
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