CCM February 2024 Perspective Newsletter

The CBFW will support local charitable food
initiatives with the ability to receive large
donations rather than miss the opportunity
due to facility and space limitations. The new
collaborative will create the ability to receive,
store, and share quantities to better serve our
community.
Prevailing economic trends and a shifting
demographic are escalating needs that will
challenge citizens in every corner of our
community. The development of The Rebuilders
Campus and partnerships at The Dream Center
will establish a strong presence of resources and
services in Concord. As CCM prepares for the
end of a forty-year lease at our Crisis Center, we
recognize the need to provide access to services
to vulnerable neighborhoods in northern Cabarrus
and southern Rowan counties.
CCM will pursue collaboration with the city of
Kannapolis to locate crisis services and hunger
fighting operations for vulnerable communities.
During 2024, CCM will initiate the design and
planning for the relocation of our Crisis Services
Center and Food Pantry Warehouse operations to
Kannapolis in the next few years.
In recent years, CCM has worked with key partners
to address nutritional needs of senior adults,
expectant mothers, and families with young
children and we will continue to develop targeted
solutions for specific vulnerable populations.
Collaboration and innovative co-creation will be
vital strategies to create the infrastructure needed
to meet future demand in our community.
Demand at our local food pantries serves as an early warning signal, although not early
enough. In our community today, vulnerable households will satisfy the landlord first.
The shift to corporate property managers has rendered housing a business. “Nothing
personal, it's just business”. You can lose your housing in an unexpected minute! Utility
bills are often juggled with other payments to keep things going, especially during
winter, but the utility companies are more amenable to catching up with payment
plans. Groceries all too often are the greatest compromise. Dad decides to skip meals,
mom tries to be creative with whatever was reduced due to damage or expiration date.
Charitable foods are too often highly processed. The situation lacks nutritional value and
only fuels food insecurities.