Reaching for another dream: Dream Center to offer free health careBy Jill Coley (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Butch Trentacosta has seen the swollen jaws of those in line for the food bank at the Dream Center in North Charleston. Toothaches are common, the volunteer said. The outreach hub on Remount Road is about to add more spokes to its wheel — free medical and dental care. The faith-based nonprofit already offers an array of services to those in need: clothes, counseling, financial advice and English classes. Sam Lesky, pastor at Seacoast Church, said, "We want to build into a life, not just treat a patient." The Dream Center is a distinct nonprofit, separate from Seacoast Church, which currently has 29 weekend worship experiences in 13 locations, according to the megachurch's Web site. The first goal of the medical outreach is to buy a mobile medical unit and a mobile dental unit by the end of the year. So far, $25,000 of the needed $250,000 has been raised, Lesky said. Read more in tomorrow's editions of The Post and Courier. |
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