Volunteers At Dove's Nest

Erin shares her recent volunteer experience at Dove's Nest. Thanks Erin!

Dove's Nest Needs Coats

Dove's Nest is in need of ladies coats in good condition. Currently they could use a petite size and several larger sizes (around 16).

Of course, it's a bit early to start talking about Christmas but our newly re-opened Dove's Nest Continuing Care Division (CCD) could use Christmas decorations.

Some other things that the women at Dove's Nest are in need of are: slippers, PJ's, gift cards, lotions, picture frames etc... See our full needs list for more details.

Dove's Nest Gets a New Ramp

Joe Savage received his Eagle Scout rank after completing a project for Charlotte Rescue Mission. Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the boy scouting program. He helped build a new wheelchair ramp at Dove’s Nest. As you can see, the ramp was literally falling down before they built the new one.
There were 23 volunteers who worked on this project with a combined total of 158 hours.

Thanks everyone!

A Chance to Accept God's Gift

I continue to stand in awe of the baggage the women bring to Dove’s Nest. Abusive childhood leads to abusive adulthood. The pain of existence is numbed through the use of drugs and alcohol. Today, through the generosity of our supporters, they are learning that what was normal in their past is not a part of God’s plan for their future. Dove's Nest gives them the chance to accept the gift of His love and plan He has for their life.

Be assured they constantly tell me to tell our supporters “thank you”.

Mother's Day For Dove's Nest Clients

May is the month we celebrate Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, the women at our Dove’s Nest program do not celebrate the holiday the way that you and I do. Instead, they see themselves as failures – both as mothers and as wives.

One woman came into our program just after Thanksgiving. In her own words she said, “I was dead when I walked through the doors of the Charlotte Rescue Mission Dove’s Nest program”. Days before completing the 4 month program, I asked her what was the longest period of time she had been clean and sober, she looked at me and said, “The 4 months I have been at Dove’s Nest”.

As we celebrate this month of listening to children say to their mothers, “I’m glad to have you as mine”, know that there are hundreds of women who will hear those words because so many supporters cared.

Doves Nest CCD Dedication

Dove's Nest will be holding the dedication of the re-opening of the "Continuing Care Division" on Sunday April 20 at 11:45 AM. The location is:

St. John's Baptist Church
300 Hawthorne Ln
Charlotte, NC

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Shower for Dove's Nest CCD

Please join us at St. John's Baptist church for Dove's Nest CCD's re-opening shower. Remember, we are registered at Target.

The date is Saturday, April 12 2008 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hope to see you there!

Dove's Nest Continuing Care Division

In 2001, we had to discontinue Dove's Nest aftercare program due to lack of funding. Now thanks to generous donors across the Charlotte region and the partnership of St. John's Baptist Church, we are set to re-open! This will give women the opportunity to continue developing life skills after they complete the Dove's Nest program. It can be most readily pictured as a "stepping-stone" back into society.

How can you help out? Dove's Nest Continuing Care Division is now registered at Target baby registry. Consider purchasing an item or two to help us get this project off the ground. Or if you'd like to volunteer or just want to learn more about Dove's Nest, call Andria at 704-334-4635 x214.