FALL 2009

Boston Faith-Based Advisory Council to End Homelessness
Social Action Ministries works with the Boston Regional Network to engage faith communities

In July 2009, The Paul and Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation, One Family, Inc. and Episcopal City Mission awarded a regional faith-based action grant to Social Action Ministries and the Boston Network of the Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness (ICHH). The goal of the grant is to support collaboration among the Boston Network and faith-based groups in efforts to end homelessness in the Boston region.

To facilitate this collaboration, Social Action Ministries and the Boston Network are convening the Boston Faith-Based Advisory Council to End Homelessness. Faith-based organizations and all those interested in engaging faith communities in ending homelessness are invited to participate.

The Boston Faith-Based Advisory Council will:

• Develop a plan to engage faith communities in the work of the Boston Network
• Educate faith communities about homelessness and how to end it
• Establish and identify resources needed to become skilled “first responders” and better advocates for systems change
• Implement pilot programs that draw on the specific talents and resources that faith communities can contribute to the Boston Network’s mission of ending homelessness

The first meeting of the Boston Faith-Based Advisory Council was on September 1, 2009, at the Church on the Hill in Boston.

Meetings are open to all interested. For more information about how to get involved in the Boston Faith-Based Advisory Council, please contact Caitlin Golden at cgolden@mhsa.net or 617-367-6447 ext. 28.

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