Exodus Households to Obtain Grant from Lowe’s Property Improvement

Exodus Houses has been selected to receive funding from Lowe’s Household Improvement as component of Lowe’s “100 Hometowns” plan. Exodus Residences is a religion-primarily based United Way company furnishing supportive housing applications for homeless recovering individuals. The organization will use the funding to renovate the kitchen and fellowship corridor at Exodus Missionary Outreach Church in Hickory.

6 months ago, Tommy Luckadoo who attends Corinth Church in Hickory, contacted the Rev. Susan Smith, Exodus Homes’ assistant executive director, and asked her if he could submit a grant proposal on their behalf. Mr. Luckadoo and his family members have volunteered in the Exodus ministry for a range of several years.

For 18 yrs, Exodus Homes has used the church’s fellowship corridor for restoration conferences, exclusive workshops, community restoration cookouts, “sober socials,” 12-move meetings, and other events. The kitchen area and fellowship corridor have been employed to feed inmates from prison (out on neighborhood volunteer passes) and residents of Exodus Homes on Sundays and other exclusive instances.

The 100 Hometowns program is a nationwide initiative celebrating Lowe’s centennial. Lowe’s received extra than 2,200 requests from across the nation and selected 100 community improvement assignments that span city, rural, and suburban communities benefiting seniors, veterans, little ones, smaller small business homeowners, learners, and systems like Exodus Residences. Six weeks ago, Exodus realized that they had been in the top rated 125 finalists. Mitzi Gellman, govt director of Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley, was assigned by Lowe’s to be their grant-web page reviewer. A quick time afterwards, Exodus discovered that their grant would be funded. Preparing has presently begun on the project, which need to be accomplished by October 31.

The renovation will contain new flooring in the kitchen area, a new industrial freezer, a new professional oven, air conditioning, a new steam desk, two handicapped-accessible bathrooms, other handicapped-obtainable features, an expanded dining place, improved audiovisual capability, and a mural celebrating the 25th yr of the Exodus Ministry.

Monthly bill Knight from the Lowe’s Household Improvement retail store at 1450 2nd Avenue N.E. in Hickory is the 100 Hometowns Retail outlet Captain operating with Exodus Residences on the job. Mr. Luckadoo is the undertaking manager overseeing development, and Rev. Smith will manage the administrative pursuits. People of Exodus Homes’ vocational teaching software (Exodus Operates) have presently started clearing the kitchen and storage areas in planning for the do the job to start out.