Valerie Williams, Omega Smith, Zenira Wiggins
President Benefit Bank Counselor Benefit Bank Counselor
ACE,inc Connect, inc. and NCACDC Legal Aid at the
Franklinton Center
New Location with New Services
Action Community Empowerment, Inc.�s vision is to provide creative new services and resources to carry out our programs and agendas, activities and endeavors for community and charitable purposes. Our mission is to establish and maintain diversified facility (ies) and community outreach agenda (s) dedicated to improving the quality of life, emotionally, physically, and academically for all people. We will engage in and support health , safety , educational, spiritual, community , personal, professional and environmental science and divers of cultural awareness. We are a 501 c 3 tax exempt organization. non-profit and CDC. (Community Development Corporation. Our office is now located at The Franklinton Center at Bricks in the Inborden House-the building with the large bell, at 511 bricks Lane, Whitakers, North Carolina. We serve the tri-county area. Land of thee existing Franklinton Center at Bricks is located in the tri counties: Halifax, Edgecombe, and Nash.. We are three miles south of Enfield and three miles north of Whitakers. Valerie Williams serves as President
Our goal is to raise the awareness of the Franklinton Center at Bricks. It is a historic campus with a rich history and is known for its transformative legacy and healing power. In the early 1800�s . it was a slave plantation but later the entire 1100 acres were deeded to The American Missionary Association and the plantation transformed. Mrs. Julia Bricks, The philanthropist also gave monies to build a school and college- The theological and Literary College. and the Joseph Keasy Bricks High School. The school later served students in the tri-county area: Halifax, Edgecombe and Nash. We encourage your visits and make it a part of the heritage and legacy it has.
The existing 250 acres still have a couple of the historic buildings. The Inborden House is the house where the Principal Inborden lived. A two story dormitory still stands and is used as a hospitality house. It sleeps 70 and has the community baths. Three years ago, a motel was built. It sleeps 22. The campus serves as a retreat faciility and conference center. Regional and national groups come often.
We also encourage you to use our services we offer:
Golden Oak Seniors Fridays 1000-12:00am For Senior Citizens
Up23YR Thursdays 2:00-5:00 Prison Record? Homeless? See Us
Benefit Bank Mon-Fri. 9:00am-5:00pm See if You qualify
for SSI, Food Stamps,
Need tax papers fill out?
Register to vote
Shoes for Soldiers Daily 9-5 For wounded soldiers who end up in
hospitals without their gear
Additional services will be provided as we venture into creative endeavors. Let us know some services you desire. The Benefit Bank services are provided through partnership with Connect, inc. and the North Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations (NCACDC). We encourage you to visit to see if you may qualify and if so take you paper work then to social services. Even if you feel you need help, visit us to take advantage.
Client Services of the Benefit Bank
