Half Our Plate: Interfaith Hospitality Network
Interfaith Hospitality Network of the Main Line (IHN-ML) has been selected as the Offering Outreach recipient for July and August 2021. IHN-ML provides a caring and positive environment for homeless families while they design and implement a plan to break the cycle of homelessness in their lives. With the involvement of area congregations and the energy of several hundred community volunteers, IHN-ML is dedicated to helping families strive for a better tomorrow. MLUC is one of 12 host congregations that periodically provide homeless families with home-cooked meals and a place to sleep and feel safe.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the families have stayed overnight at IHN-ML’s Day Center in Norristown. Many costly adaptations have been made, and the needs of the organization continue as they work to ensure safe accommodation for families. Meanwhile, the organization is responding to an unprecedented number of calls from graduates and community members who have lost their jobs and need immediate financial assistance to pay their phone bills, purchase daily necessities, and pay their rent. Funds donated through Offering Outreach will enable IHN-ML to continue their vital work to connect families to community resources and empower them to achieve and maintain affordable housing.
Offering Outreach
