The Mission, Outreach and Justice Ministry feels strongly that supporting local organizations that care for unhoused persons will help us to follow Jesus faithfully. For the past two years, we have been providing evening meals for a nearby wintertime overflow shelter. Now, we are exploring a stronger relationship with The Haven Home — an overflow shelter for women and children. Haven Home opened in 2017, and currently serves over 240 families each year. When space becomes available in more permanent housing, the families transition out on their journey to sustainable independence. The Board of Directors has made a decision that Haven Home will pivot from a temporary shelter to a family maternity home with a transformational environment designed to restore and build healthy family relationships and prepare them for independence.
Haven’s Executive Director, Cynthia Rios, will be our guest on Sunday, October 29 at 11:20 a.m. during Adult Faith Formation. She will share Haven’s new mission and vision and how LPC can help it become a reality beyond simply providing financial support.