We are so grateful to the 36 congregations that participated in Ending Child Homelessness Sabbath during the month of October. Every time people say the words "child homelessness" they are helping to weaken the stereotype that only childless adults become homeless. The truth is that peer group with the highest incidence of homelessness is infants. The group with the second highest incidence of homelessness are children aged six and under.
What is truly awesome about this diaper drive is that included the Christian, Jewish Islamic and Hundu communities. Participating congregations could be found in cities from Ogden to Spanish Fork. Altogether, there were 31,913 diapers and 10,567 wipes collected that we know about. Fifteen of the congregations that participated in Ending Childhood Sabbath collected over 1,000 diapers. Most of these diapers were delivered to agencies that provide services to domestic violence survivors. Some were delivered to agencies that help homeless families. It is almost certain, however, that all of these diapers have now been used because child homelessness is still a real problem in Utah.
Below are pictures taken from Ending Child Homelesness Sabbath activities. If you have additional pictures of things that happened at your faith community, please send them via email to bill@crossroadsurbancenter.org so we can share them. We are also collecting prayers that were offered this year to share with congregations that might be willing to participate next year.
We are always willing to come to any meeting, social gathering or forum at a faith community to explain why the Coalition of Religious Communities is so committed to reducing child homelessness in Utah. Please let us know if there is ever an opportunity for us to come and talk to people at your church, mosque, synagogue, temple or other place of worship.
What is truly awesome about this diaper drive is that included the Christian, Jewish Islamic and Hundu communities. Participating congregations could be found in cities from Ogden to Spanish Fork. Altogether, there were 31,913 diapers and 10,567 wipes collected that we know about. Fifteen of the congregations that participated in Ending Childhood Sabbath collected over 1,000 diapers. Most of these diapers were delivered to agencies that provide services to domestic violence survivors. Some were delivered to agencies that help homeless families. It is almost certain, however, that all of these diapers have now been used because child homelessness is still a real problem in Utah.
Below are pictures taken from Ending Child Homelesness Sabbath activities. If you have additional pictures of things that happened at your faith community, please send them via email to bill@crossroadsurbancenter.org so we can share them. We are also collecting prayers that were offered this year to share with congregations that might be willing to participate next year.
We are always willing to come to any meeting, social gathering or forum at a faith community to explain why the Coalition of Religious Communities is so committed to reducing child homelessness in Utah. Please let us know if there is ever an opportunity for us to come and talk to people at your church, mosque, synagogue, temple or other place of worship.
