Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, NC

As Christians we believe that God sent his only son to us that we might know that he loves each of us without limitation. We believe that every person is a child of God and is entitled by the grace of God to know that we have each been called by God to love one another as God loves us. Therefore, with the help of God, we take these children into our homes and into our hearts, into our arms and into our souls in order to love them as God loves us.

Teens United is a nonprofit organization that is pursuing a collaborative ministry comprised of members of the Church of the Holy Family, St. Paul AME, and the Chapel of the Cross as well as other concerned individuals in the community. Its purpose is to provide local teenagers with crisis assistance, social support, and independent living resources. The members work within the church communities to identify families that are willing to parent or house teens in their homes on a temporary or crisis basis as well as to provide long term stable support. Additional facets of this ministry are carried out by providing support through the furnishing of meals, school supplies, scholarship support, counseling, shopping trips, tutoring, or transportation for a variety of purposes. A long-term goal of the organization is to create and operate a communal home in our community for displaced teens including young teen parents and their children to provide a loving stable home environment for those that do not have it.

Teens United is supported by contributions from individuals and a grant from the Strowd Roses Foundation. For further information please contact Martha Hart or Laurie or Syd Alexander.

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