Volunteers are the lifeblood of Community Crossroads Center. They provide the necessary labor, care, attention, and passion that keeps our shelter running so we can provide our services to homeless individuals in need. In a very real sense: volunteers help our shelter grow and adapt to the changing needs of the community. We just wanted to take a moment to highlight some recent volunteers a...

The Out of the Box homelessness fundraiser was started by the First Christian Church in Greenville, North Carolina. The purpose of the event is to raise funds and awareness for the effort to fight homelessness in Greenville. Last year, the First Christian Church raised thousands of dollars and are hoping improve on it for this year. The event is comprised of students of Greenville City Scho...

Mikki Moser has been our Volunteer Coordinator for the past year.  With her help and coordination we have been able to do some incredible things with the assistance of our overwhelming support of volunteers. As we venture further in providing assistance not only to our residents here at Community Crossroads Center, but to the community as well, Julie Morrow is stepping in to fulfill the rol...

On Friday, January 19th, the ECU student group Pirates Promoting Community Wellness served breakfast to the homeless residents of the Center. Every morning, volunteers serve breakfast to the dozens of residents of the Community Crossroads Center. These volunteers include ECU students, church members, members of civic organizations, and other ordinary people. Serve Breakfast to the Homeless or...

The Pitt-Greenville Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #69 stopped by last week with a $500 donation.  We are truly blessed to have the support of this organization. The Fraternal Order of Police is the world's largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, with more than 330,000 members in more than 2,200 lodges.  We are very proud to have our lodge #69 supporting our efforts here in Gre...

Bringing Christmas Cheer to the Homeless On December 14th, members of the Carolina Chord Connection, a local barbershop quartet and member of the National Barbershop Harmony Society performed Christmas carols for the residents at Community Crossroads Center. The chorus works on a wide selection of popular songs and medleys arranged in the barbershop harmony style and performs at a variety of lo...

Last month we kicked off the 2017 Honor Card event at First Christian Church. We had about 50 people show for the event, including youth from First Christian Church, who held the “Out of the Box” fundraiser this past spring. Attendees were given an update on what we have accomplished this past year as well as some insight into our vision of the future: a Resource Center for Greenville. Communi...

Morgan Printers, Inc. is selling desk calendars for $5.00 each at their business office at 4120 Bayswater Rd. Winterville, NC 28590. 100% of all proceeds will go to support our work at Community Crossroads Center to serve the homeless and those at risk of homelessness by providing safe housing, and assisting them in developing a long term plan that leads to self-sufficiency. Please Stop By Mo...

It started with a heartwarming relationship between an artist and a local homeless man. It all started with a heartwarming relationship between a local North Carolina Artist, William (Bill) Mangum, and a homeless man, Mike Saavedra. The two met in 1987 and Mike has changed Bill’s perspective on life forever. William Mangum is a local North Carolina artist who admired the natural beauty of h...