Colin Pinkney runs The Harvest Center, a Christ-centered ministry that takes no government money and cares for thousands of homeless and working poor people in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. The Harvest Center began more than 30 years ago in the number one violent crime neighborhood in Charlotte. The center began as a feeding ministry to the community and throughout the 90's and early 2000's evolved into an organization that provided hot meals, clothing, groceries, transitional housing, and after-school programs. In 2011, The Harvest Center began offering job readiness and life skills classes to assist adults with making the transition to self-sufficiency, beginning a transitional housing program which serves 20 to 30 families a year, and counseling, job skills training, meals, and other services to as many as 4000 people in a year.