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Wilmington is one of the most visited cities in New Hanover County.
It s also ranked as one of the top four most common cities for the occurrence of human trafficking in North Carolina, according to Just Ask Prevention.
First Fruit Ministries in Wilmington started a safe house, called 5.11 House, that provides safe, stable housing and case management, housing navigation, peer support, recovery services, behavioral health services, primary medical care, and financial assistance to victims of sex and labor trafficking.
The house, which is a six-month transitional safe house allowing victims of human trafficking time to get back on their feet, has started accepting referrals for residents.
North Carolina Heroes Fund Helped by MC Mortgage Group s Innovative Giving Program
MC Mortgage Group of Wilmington supports NCHF through community initiative People, Pets and Vets
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ MC Mortgage Group, located in Wilmington, NC, launched a 2020 charitable contribution initiative, called People, Pets & Vets, as a component of their company mission to give back to the community. The program supports three local charities that serve our community: First Fruit Ministries, paws4people, and NCHF. In support of these causes, MC Mortgage Group donated $100 for every closed loan (purchase or refinance) to one of the charities, based upon the borrower s designated selection. There was no cost to the borrower – just the opportunity to direct MC Mortgage Group to donate monies to their charity of choice. MC Mortgage Group s 2020 donation to NCHF was $18,400, which supports N.C. military, vete
For over thirty years, First Fruit Ministries has been helping the homeless and other marginalized groups in the Wilmington community. Now, they are starting a project to help victims of human trafficking.
Rick Stoker drove up 17th street in Wilmington in a white van, pointing to a bus stop along the way.
“There’s a man that’s been living at that stop for seven years,” said the CEO of First Fruit Ministries, who’s in charge of the nonprofit’s street outreach efforts to serve Wilmington’s homeless population.
A few miles further, he points out a man standing on a street corner, who recognized the white van and waves.
Somewhere along Market Street, Stoker sees a man without shoes he knows in a small lot. He pulls up alongside him, asking if he needs anything.