Connections of Cumberland County

Agency Presentation
Laurie Heim
SWK 4910
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
What is Connections of Cumberland County?

Non-profit organization that provides

services to single women and women
with children who are experiencing
homelessness or who are at-risk for
becoming homeless
What is Connections of Cumberland County?

MISSION: To collaborate with all

community resources to empower
women and children who are homeless
or at-risk of homelessness to become
self-reliant
What is Connections of Cumberland County?

VISION: A community that

collaborates to implement sustainable
programs that provide homeless
women and children with the
opportunity to develop independence
and self-reliance
History

Opened in July 2014

Has provided services to over 800
women and over 1000 children
Has assisted 336 women and 518
children with housing
Programs offered at Connections

 Day Resource Center

Case Management
Mental Health Support
Individual Counseling
Women’s Empowerment Groups
Access to HRD lab
FTCC representative
Daily luggage storage
Programs continued

 Connect to Redirect
 Goal-based, 3 phase program that offers intensive, wrap-around services for single mothers
who are experiencing homelessness
 Connect-2-Internships
 Provides Interns with hands-on experience and an opportunity to help clients become self-
reliant
 Connect-2-Enterprise
 Works to empower women by creating employment opportunities to supplement income
Need and Future Direction

 Need
Funding

 Future Direction
Continue working with community
partners to empower clients to change
their life stories