When The Faith Community Practices What They Preach
Faith, Denver-style, is seeking to make a difference in reducing homelessness in that Colorado city. Here's an article about it.
The Mayor of Denver challenged each congregation or place of worship to “adopt” at least one homeless family. The hope is that the faith community will help mentor these families, and provide rental assistance.
There are 10,000 homeless people in Denver, and 43 percent women and children. Faith congregations were asked to sign a commitment card providing up to $1,200 for rental assistance and other help.
Homeless advocates say that 75 to 80 percent of the families who go through this mentoring program are able to access and maintain permanent housing.
With the thousands and thousands of faith communities in the Los Angeles region, clearly this major community stake holder could have a tremendous impact in reducing the number of homeless in Los Angeles.
Wouldn’t it be something if leaders from the myriad of faith communities in Los Angeles stood side by side to challenge their congregations and places of worship to sign commitment cards to help the homeless?
Helping those who are hurting in our community is God’s work…
posted by LA's Homeless Blog at
9:00 AM
4 Comments:
I just wanted to let you know about a group of men (9 of them) who have flown out to L.A. from Van Buren, AR, to do a Street Crusade - Jan 16,2006 - Jan 19,2006. This is their second trip to the Skid Row area and are showing a local church their Search and Rescue techniques that are used here at home. They are really on fire for the Lord and are on the streets as we speak ministering to those in need. The churches in Denver do have a great idea and hopefully the churches in this area will catch on!
Great article! Thanks.
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