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- EIN 58-1480175
- (706) 327-0400
- Po Box 5811 Columbus GA 31906-0811 USA
- www.cvemjubilee.org
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Causes: Children & Youth, Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development, Emergency Assistance, Human Services, Youth Development Programs
Mission: Cvem is a non-profit outreach and social justice ministry of the eight episcopal parishes of the chattahoochee valley and of the episcopal diocese of atlanta.
Programs: Direct service provides assistance funds for families and individuals in crisis and/or living in poverty. Payments are made on behalf of clients for the following areas of need: housing and basic household items, medical, transportation, education and job-related, utilities. We dedicate time and effort to help clients problem-solve and connect them with additional available resources such as food, clothing, job readiness skills; and we facilitate the giving of holiday food and gifts at thanksgiving and christmas from the episcopal parishes of the chattahoochee valley. All residents in the chattahoochee valley region, both in georgia and alabama, are eligible for services based on need.
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