Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM) is a non-profit organization in Buncombe county that addresses poverty, hunger, homelessness and access to health care for the under-served. ABCCM plays significant role in meeting emergency assistance needs for families in crisis, coordinating religious services and education activities at the jail, providing transitional and permanent supportive housing of the homeless through 300 beds, increasing access to health care for half the uninsured and medically underserved; as well as work readiness, mentoring and job placement services. We serve veterans across 26 western North Carolina counties.
ABCCM Transformation Village provides up to 100 beds of transitional housing for homeless women, mothers with children, and veterans.
Transforming lives is through four developmental phases called Steps to Success. These include:
- Stabilization, with all the basic necessities provided
- Life Skills Training, with over 60 volunteer courses to choose from including Bible studies
- Education and Professional Training Certifications that lead to living wage jobs
- Reintegration that leads to permanent housing