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Need Assistance?

If you are seeking assistance with rent, mortgage, utilities, or other essential expenses including employment and education, call us at 706-327-2836 and press 1. This line is answered ONLY by voicemail so be sure to leave a message. We work through the requests for assistance on a first come, first serve basis. Due to overwhelming need, we cannot get to everyone each month. If you do not hear from us and your need continues, call back at the beginning of the next month to be added to the new list for that month. Please note, we do not take requests for assistance through the website.

About Direct Service

The heart of CVEM is our Direct Service to neighbors in times of great need or crisis. Trained volunteers meet with folks on an appointment basis and offer financial assistance for housing and medical expenses, obtaining basic household furnishings and goods, education and job-related expenses, and helping to maintain essential transportation. Direct Service, however, is so much more than financial assistance. We offer time for folks to share their stories; we sometimes ask tough questions and offer input to help problem-solve; and we connect people with other community resources.

Life-Giving Assistance through One-on-One Relationships

Contact us if you’d like to explore volunteer opportunities at CVEM. Email Martha at [email protected] -- and if you’d like to help out a neighbor in a time of crisis please donate here. 100% of all donations designated for Direct Service will be used in the form of assistance on behalf a neighbor in need.

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Direct Service Stories

Direct Service: Stories of how you make a difference

Direct Service: Stories of how you make a difference

Mrs. C was furloughed from her job at Waffle House when the pandemic began. She’s never been behind on her bills but food and utility bills were higher with all five children home for months. She was back working part-time after three month...
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Loving Our Neighbors

Loving Our Neighbors

A couple of weeks ago I responded to a frantic message from a single mother with three children—her rent was past due and she and her children were facing eviction that very day. Mom told me she had part of the rent that was due but didn’t...
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Sheltering Seniors Need Our Help!

Sheltering Seniors Need Our Help!

Healthy volunteers are needed to drive a route and deliver meals to increasing numbers of elderly neighbors who are sheltering in place but do not have family or neighbor support. So far, the increased need for meal delivery to our elderly, food ...
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A Remembrance of Dorothy Carlsen

A Remembrance of Dorothy Carlsen

by Vicky Partin, Retired CVEM Lay Missioner Some people come and go. Some people stay awhile and linger in our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.This vintage saying certainly holds true for Dorothy Carlsen, a lady I remember often when...
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Help Us Make an Impact

Help Us Make an Impact

At CVEM, we have always worked strategically with the funds you have entrusted to us to assist our low-income and vulnerable neighbors. More than ever those funds are needed to help families disproportionately affected by COVID-19. CVEM staff and...
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P.O. Box 5811
1120 Lockwood Ave.
Columbus, GA 31906
Phone: 706.327.0400

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