Camino Community Center - Providing Hope for Families in Crisis

From June 2012

Camino Community Center is an organization that serves low-income families and individuals who are in crisis.  Most staff members are Hispanic and bilingual.  This makes the center a more comfortable environment for members of the Hispanic community to come utilize resources.  By providing services such as the Bethesda Health Clinic, the Camino Community Store, Homeless Kitchen, and the Food Pantry - they assist families in need of basic health care, food and other resources.

The organization takes a holistic approach to health by promoting healthy eating and lifestyles through various activities and services such as dance classes, health education, screenings, case management, primary care and chronic care.  Through the selfless dedication of volunteers, the organization is able to host a Homeless Kitchen every other Saturday for men and women in the Charlotte community.  In addition, the Camino Community Center was able to provide a week's worth of groceries to 11,900 people last year!  This year, that number is expected to double.

The Food Pantry provided by the organization is a unique and helpful service that allows families to get groceries once a month for free.  None of these services would be available if it were not for the volunteers dedicated to making Charlotte a healthier community.

For more information about the Camino Community Center, please call 704.596.5606.