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The Best Mother's Day Ever!
So many families are homeless, especially single mothers with
children. Last month MCREST provided food and shelter for
mothers and their 15 children. Close your eyes and take a
mental picture of what you perceive as the homeless, you may be
picturing a single male. Not so, MCREST has seen a 75%
increase of single women with children that have become homeless and
need assistance. Kathy, her son and daughter were one such
family.
Read More...
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Our Mission
To provide homeless and displaced individuals the
opportunity for successful transition to independence!
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The Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team (MCREST)
shelters men, women, children and families for up to
90 days in congregations across Macomb County. The
congregations provide meals, shower facilities,
transportation and, when able, laundry services for
our guests. MCREST assures not only safe shelter,
meals and friendship but many other services that
help transition families and individuals back into
the community. During our guest’s stay in the
Shelter Program, MCREST Case Managers work with each
individual and family to develop and implement a
personalized housing plan that concentrates on
overcoming barriers to self-reliance such as lack of
income, poor money management, mental health issues,
substance abuse, and a broken personal support
system. As guests secure income, MCREST provides
rental assistance to families through our Journey
Home program and individuals through our Open Door
program to transition back into affordable housing.
It is our hope that before the end of their stay we
can reconnect them with their own affordable place
to call home and the resources and supports through
case management to remain there. Please consider
supporting our programs.
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April Fidler |
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We are
pleased to announce that April Fidler is the new
Executive Director of MCREST. April has been
employed with MCREST for over 10 years in various
capacities more recently as the Shelter Manager,
ensuring the delivery of services to the guests in
the emergency shelter and supportive housing
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As the Executive Director, she will be responsible
for all MCREST operations including administrative,
financial, and service delivery.
“We welcome April as our new Executive Director.
During her time as Shelter Manager she has impressed
me with her organizational and leadership skills and
her unmatched passion for our organization and the
guests we serve,” said MCREST President John
Johnson.
April is a member of the Macomb Homeless Coalition
Board of Directors, a graduate of Leadership Macomb,
and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services. |
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Hot Off The Presses! |
The 25th Anniversary Cookbook is all together and off to the
printer. MCREST is taking orders. There are over 500 recipes
in the book and all are tried and true. What a bargain for
only $15.00! The cookbook will be here in time for Christmas
and will make an excellent gift. Contact Trish to order the
books at 586-415-5101 or
aprilc@mcrest.org. Bon Appetit!
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MCREST would like to announce that we now have two
staff members trained to assist individuals in
applying for food assistance and Medicaid. The
program is designed to assist individuals who are
age 60 or older and/or get social security
disability benefits, SSI disability benefits, VA
benefits based on proof of a disability, and
Medicaid based on proof of disability. For more
information or if you have any questions please call
April Fidler or April Cargile at the MCREST office
586-415-5101 |
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