Sleep Out Brunswick Great Success — Thank you!
Wow! What a Great Event!
Sleep Out Brunswick was an amazing success thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and supporters. We raised more than $50,000 with nearly 240 supporters. The Poverty Simulation gave 45 attendees the experience of what it could feel like to be without a home and in poverty, and nearly 25 people slept out.
Here is some of the great media coverage we received:
Sleep-out Brunswick event immerses participants in the realities of homelessness
https://www.wwaytv3.com/sleep-out-brunswick-event-immerses-participants-in-the-realities-of-homelessness/
First-ever 15-hour countywide sleepout & poverty simulation held in Brunswick County https://www.wect.com/2024/10/26/first-ever-15-hour-countywide-sleepout-poverty-simulation-held-brunswick-county/
Sleep Out Brunswick Thanks Generous Sponsors
Thank you to our generous sponsors for Sleep Out Brunswick! Platinum Presenting Sponsor, Farm Bureau Insurance; Event Host, Cape Fear Regional Jetport; Poverty Simulation Sponsor, Novant Health; Silver Sponsors, Atlantic Bay Mortgage Co., Riverbrook Builders, Rabon Foundation; Bronze Sponsors, The Hamilton Real Estate Group, Fixins’, Bald Head Coffee, Brunswick County Association of Realtors, Sacred Heart Ladies Guild; Sponsor, SE Brunswick Women’s Association (SEBWA).
Shoresides Podcast features Brunswick Partnership for Housing
Rent Burden: Navigating Brunswick County’s Housing Crisis:
This episode of Shoresides was just published
Click the "just published" link above to hear this great podcast. It delves into the growing affordable housing crisis in Brunswick County, NC. Podcast producer and host, Nick Magrino, sat down with Sally Learned of Brunswick Partnership for Housing to learn more about challenges and solutions to affordable housing. See the News section for the full article.
Brunswick Partnership for Housing and Brunswick County Habitat For Humanity Partner
Brunswick Partnership for Housing (BPH) and Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity (BCHfH) have developed an important partnership. This story is one of survival and perseverance helped by a minister, friend and two agencies working together to lift up a woman whose life has always been one step forward and two steps back.
See the full story in the NEWS section.
Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
By Beth Klare, The Coastal Buzz
Where did you sleep last night? To many of us, the answer to that question is easy–at home in my own bed. But for homeless people in Brunswick County the answer often often changes on a daily basis. Click here to read the entire article.
https://issuu.com/brunswickseniorresourcesinc./docs/buzz_summer_2024/12
Hagood Hope for Children Foundation Makes Donation
Brunswick Partnership for Housing has received a $15,000 donation from Hagood Hope for Children, the Hagood Homes foundation. “Brunswick Partnership for Housing is an ideal fit for the mission of Hagood Hope for Children,” Patrick Kennedy, Hagood CEO said. “We have committed our lives to housing. Home is where we live, raise families, build a life … We’re happy to give back in a way that can give a family a permanent place they can call home.”
“Our community is so generous, Sally Learned, BPH Executive Director said. “Through this gift we’re able to move closer to paying off the mortgage for our building.”
BPH Fundraiser Tuesday, May 21
IT WAS A SUCCESS
THANK YOU!
We appreciatie the generosity of the community, Salty Dawgs, American Fish Co. and The Frying Pan.
Housing Need In Brunswick County
According the North Carolina Housing Coalition:
26% of Brunswick County residents are cost burdened. That’s 15,656 households.
49% of renters have difficulty affording their homes. That’s 4,203 households.
23% of homeowners have difficulty affording their homes. That’s 11,453 households.
Thank you … Build Hope a Success
Thanks to the generosity of our community, the Build Hope campaign is a success, raising more that $33,000 to meet the $25,000 challenge grant from Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Southport. While we still have less that $20,000 left to retire the mortgage on the Felton-Russell House, we are well on our way to acheive that goal. Providing transitional housing for homeless in need is not possible without your continued support. Please donate today.
