homelessness

When the first residents moved into the newly built emergency shelters on the campus of Meridian Baptist Church, it was the fulfillment of a ministry idea years in the making.

When he began working at The Center, an LA-based nonprofit that hopes to “break the cycle of homelessness through radical hospitality,” Kevin Nye thought he had all the answers. He soon found out he’d been mistaken.

Meridian Baptist Church in San Diego is hosting a pilot project that runs through December 2023 and will serve homeless single mothers and their children.

In recent months, a man began standing at the top of the interstate off-ramp near my home with a small, cardboard sign asking for money. He is homeless. His name is Darren.

"By dwelling in proximity to people on the margins we absorb habits of responding to God and depending on God and recognizing that all of life is dependent on God," said Susan Dunlap, author of "Shelter Theology."

A church in Sacramento hopes to help homeless youth by partnering with city leaders in order to meet Gov. Newsom's 100-day challenge.

One of the ways Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Alexandria, Virginia, is tackling the problem of homelessness is by having its members experience it for themselves.

A megachurch pastor wanted to know how his congregation would respond to a homeless person camping outside its doors. Their response left tears in his eyes.