Mission Plate for September and October
The Mission Plate will be collected for:
St. Luke’s Guesthouse in Southbridge, MA
St. Luke’s Guesthouse provides Christian hospitality to those in need of temporary, non-emergency shelter, serving, single men, women, and families. St. Luke’s provides a quiet place to stay while guests work on their problems, providing an opportunity to achieve self-sufficiency, securing long-term sustainable housing, and breaking the cycle of homelessness. Guests meet weekly with the guest advocate to help them work on their issues and get into permanent housing.
During its first three years of operation, the Guesthouse was privately run and supported. St. Luke’s is now established as a non-profit, public charitable institution (501c3) that we hope will serve the community for many years to come. This effort to serve the homeless is much needed but to succeed St Luke’s will need your help and the help of many in our community.
Finding Hope/Preventing Eviction Program is an outreach of Friends of St. Luke’s inc. The program provides housing stabilization services necessary to prevent an individual from moving into an emergency shelter, the streets, or a place not meant for human habitation Finding HOPE involves case management, guidance, and resources to help participants achieve self-sufficiency. New Hope provides training in money management skills, housing/eviction law, addressing needs and connections to community resources.
Let us all remember that we are not alone. That there are many in our community in need of our help. St. Luke’s is an incredible example of “Love” towards our neighbor in need. Please help us to continue to help this mission as it moves forward daily remembering; “For I was A Stranger and You Welcomed Me.”
Robin Yates, Mission & Outreach Committee