First Fruit Ministries

Name

First Fruit Ministries

Provider Type

Direct Services Agency

Service Provider Type

Anti-Trafficking; Faith-Based Organization

Populations Served

Adult; Citizen/Legal Permanent Resident; Female; Labor Trafficking; Male; Sex Trafficking; Transgender Female-to-Male; Transgender Male-to-Female

Populations Served Notes

We serve victims of trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. To be accepted into our residential program, participants must identify sobriety as a goal and show a clear desire to seek employment and self-sufficiency through permanent housing. Clients accepted into either our dormitory-style housing or scattered-site models must have no identified subsequent residents (currently homeless) and lack the resources and support networks needed to obtain permanent housing.

Geographic Service Area

Pender, Brunswick, and New Hanover Counties

Public Phone

Main: (910) 794-9656
Hotline: (910) 794-9656

Hotline Details

Office Main # available from 9-5 for pre-screening

Website

Languages

English

Funding

OVC Human Trafficking Victim Services

Mission Statement

First Fruit Ministries shares the unconditional love of God through food, shelter, and friendship with those experiencing homelessness and poverty in Southeastern North Carolina.

Human Trafficking Hotline Statistics

50,123

signals were received by the Hotline in 2021. Includes calls, texts, and online chats and tips.

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