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New book invites Christians to rethink homelessness
By Kathryn Post — August 9, 2022
(RNS) — ‘If we actually saw Jesus on the side of the road ... we probably wouldn’t just roll down our window and hand him a five.’
California bill could make it easier for houses of faith to build affordable housing
By Alejandra Molina — February 28, 2022
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, a Democrat in Oakland, introduced a piece of legislation on Feb. 16 that would reduce residential parking requirements for newly built religious institutions to allow for the construction of housing.
New book examines the religious lives of people without homes
By Yonat Shimron — January 14, 2022
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Susan Dunlap's 'Shelter Theology' describes the faith of people living in a homeless shelter, many of whom believe God guides and blesses them.
Religious organizations prepare for ‘potential onslaught’ of evictions
By Kathryn Post — September 9, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We’re very, very nervous,’ said Sarah Abramson of Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston. Millions of Americans say they could face eviction as the federal eviction moratorium ends.
His parish was the poor: The Rev. Tom Lumpkin spent 40 years ministering to Detroit’s homeless
By Renée Roden — August 4, 2021
(RNS) – ‘Living with people who have lots of problems helped me see my own dark side,’ said the Rev. Tom Lumpkin, who spent 40 years serving Detroit’s homeless.
In Southern California, Black churches are using their land to build housing for homeless people
By Alejandra Molina — March 16, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — As Southern California’s housing crisis continues to fuel homelessness across the region, a number of churches, particularly Black congregations, are stepping up to build affordable housing on their church land.
Dallas faith groups help shelter homeless Texans during deep freeze
By Bob Smietana — February 17, 2021
(RNS) — Local churches and other faith groups have teamed up to help open an emergency warming center for the homeless at the city’s Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
LA’s Skid Row doesn’t need Sean Feucht’s ‘revival’
By Shane Claiborne, David Gibbons, and Stephen Cue Jn-Marie — December 31, 2020
(RNS) — If Feucht really cared about the people on Skid Row, he would support efforts to contain the virus instead of holding a maskless concert in a tent city.
Homeless advocates organize against Sean Feucht’s upcoming outreach in Skid Row
By Alejandra Molina — December 22, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Pastor Stephen ‘Cue’ Jn-Marie said the area’s homeless community doesn’t need ‘people to come in for a photo op.’
A former Catholic school-turned-Nashville swingers club is reborn as homeless shelter
By Bob Smietana — November 5, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Churches and other faith-based groups form the backbone of the emergency shelter system for the homeless. But COVID-19 means many shelters are having to shut down or find creative ways to open.
Under St. Peter’s dome, Catholic charities help homeless stay safe from coronavirus
By Claire Giangravé — April 9, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis brought attention to the plight of the homeless, who have no place to stay during the coronavirus pandemic, in a recent interview with his biographer.
New York’s Bowery Mission adapts homeless ministry to coronavirus restrictions
By Katelyn Beaty — March 20, 2020
NEW YORK (RNS) — Staff members at New York's oldest homeless shelter are asking for donations to cover increased demand for prepackaged food and cleaning supplies.
‘Yes in God’s Backyard’ to use church land for affordable housing
By Alejandra Molina — November 12, 2019
(RNS) — A number of churches in California are exploring ways to build affordable housing on their own land. It’s what people are referring to as YIGBY, or 'Yes in God’s Backyard.'
Chicago suburb seeks to block church’s winter homeless shelter
By Aysha Khan — November 12, 2019
(RNS) — Last month, Hope Covenant Church opened the first homeless shelter in Chicago’s affluent suburban Village of Orland Park in more than three decades. The overnight shelter is open every Tuesday until April — unless a lawsuit by village officials succeeds.
In this Latino LA neighborhood, Jews commemorate an ancient biblical holiday
By Alejandra Molina — October 18, 2019
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — More than a dozen people gathered Sunday (Oct. 13) in Boyle Heights — a working-class Latino neighborhood on the east side of Los Angeles that was once a thriving Jewish enclave — to observe the biblical holiday of Sukkot. It has been more than 30 years since this tradition was celebrated in this community.
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