Homeless and Housing
Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?' And the king will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.'--Matthew 25:37-40
Christ Church Georgetown’s Homeless and Housing Ministry provides hands on ways to help meet physical needs for food, clothing, and shelter to our local homeless community. Below are listed individual ministry opportunities in this area:
Georgetown Ministry Center
Washington, DC
www.gmcgt.org
Parish Contacts:
Catherine Ballinger Burns - laboheme3023@aol.com
Elizabeth Bluhm - elizabeth_bluhm@hotmail.com
GMC was founded by the Georgetown Clergy Association and Georgetown University to provide shelter and other services to those who are homeless in Georgetown.
Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington
Washington, DC
www.samaritanministry.org
Parish Contact:
Susan Rao - srao@lnf.com
Samaritan Ministry is a community partnership bringing together homeless people and others in need in Greater Washington with support and volunteers from Episcopal churches and other churches in a joint effort to improve the lives of all.
SOME - So Others Might Eat
Washington, DC
www.some.org
Parish Contact:
Tooey Cameron - juanerc@aol.com
SOME aims to restore hope and dignity one person at a time by feeding and clothing DC's homeless and poor, treating ill, homeless people, training people for jobs and housing homeless families and single adults.
Transitional Housing Corporation
www.thcdc.org
THCDC is DC's largest Episcopal housing agency serving homeless families.
MOBILE SOUP KITCHEN
Volunteer to prepare food in the Parish Hall or ride in the Salvation Army Truck serving the homeless of our City. Cooks arrive at 5:00 pm-7:00pm to prepare food, and truck volunteers work from 6:45pm-8:15 pm serving the homeless face to face, on the first and third Sundays and Mondays of every month. Please contact Amy Mathes, Mission Program Assistant, to sign up for a shift.
GMC HOMELESS SHELTER
Volunteer to help with the Homeless Shelter. The Homeless Shelter is hosted in the Parish Hall for two weeks in November and February. Serve the homeless in hospitality and kindness by preparing and joining in a meal together. Or sleep over at the shelter with the residents. Christ Church Georgetown will host the fall shelter from November 13-27, 2011 and the winter shelter February 26 - March 11, 2012. Please contact Amy Mathes, Mission Program Assistant, to sign up for a shift.