South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church

The Center of Hope offers real hope and help to homeless women and children. Located at 534 Spratt Street near Uptown Charlotte, the facility has 224 beds and routinely operates at capacity- making it the largest women and children's homeless shelter in the Southeast. Many services are provided to the residents, including case management, medical care, Boys & Girls club, childcare, transportation, computer lab and children's library.

URGENT NEED!!!  Sheets for the shelter--new and used.  As of July the shelter is housing 350 women and children.  The need is huge.

Monthly Dinners at Center of Hope
On the first Saturday of every month we prepare and serve an evening meal to the residents of the Center of Hope, and we need your help! There are three ways you can help.
- Prepare the main course (click here for the Recipes!) and dessert
- Receive the food at SMPC and assemble it
- Deliver the food, prepare side-items and serve the residentsiens at the shelter

If you have signed up at www.VolunteerSpot.com previously to help with dinners, Click here to donate food and/or serve dinner at Center of Hope

If you have not signed up at www.VolunteerSpot.com, please contact Elizabeth Lankford for an invitation to sign up and see our schedule. 

See SMPC at dinner at Center of Hope below!

Charles Casey 704.844.8075

Monthly Breakfasts at Center for Hope
On the third Saturday of the month we prepare and serve a hot breakfast to the residents of the Center of Hope, and we need your help! There are three ways you can help.
- Donate needed food items
- Receive the food at SMPC and assemble it
- Deliver the food, prepare and serve at the shelter

If you have signed up at www.VolunteerSpot.com previously to help with breakfasts, Click here to donate food and/or serve breakfast at the Center of Hope

If you have not signed up at www.VolunteerSpot.com, please contact Elizabeth Lankford for an invitation to sign up and see our schedule.

See SMPC at breakfast at Center of Hope below!

Kevin Bjorkstrom 704.708.8158

Collection of Supplies for Center of Hope
Begun by the Journey of Faith Circle, we coordinate a collection of supplies for the residents at the shelter. The following items are always needed and can be placed in the bins located in each of the buildings at SMPC:

Beginning in 2010, the shelter began housing a number of overflow residents.  We began collecting sheets of all kind (new and used any size) and delivering them to Center of Hope.  These additional residents have been sleeping on the floors in the hallways and dining rooms.