THE 100K HOMES CAMPAIGN AND BSM

BROAD STREET MINISTRY IS EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 100K HOMES CAMPAIGN

May 15th-20th BSM will be hosting the efforts of the 100k Homes Campain, a national campaign being spearheaded in Philadelphia by some of the biggest organizations dealing with homelessness. We are hoping that some amazing BSM folks will want to volunteer. Some info from the organizers:

Common Ground’s 100,000 Homes Campaign is a grassroots effort to find and place the most vulnerable, long-term homeless individuals into 100,000 households across the country by July 2013.

As part of Com­mon Ground’s 100,000 Homes Campaign and in partnership with the City of Philadelphia, Project H.O.M.E., Horizon House, Bethesda Project, Broad Street Ministry, Pathways to Housing Philadelphia, United Way of SEPA, Mental Health Association of SEPA, we are planning a weeklong effort to identify and help persons who are homeless obtain and sustain permanent housing.

The goal of Philadelphia Outreach Week is to create a by-name registry of people living on our streets and shelters, so we can prioritize those who have been out there the longest and who are the most vulnerable. What we learn together during this week will help us reduce chronic homelessness in Philadelphia.

The campaign is recruiting dedicated volun­teers to canvass Philadelphia streets and shelters to survey the city’s most vulnerable homeless individuals and families. To ensure the most accurate count possible, we will survey individuals during the early morning hours for three consecutive days. The survey findings will be presented to the community at the conclusion of Philadelphia Outreach Week on May 20

Take a moment and go to the 100K Homes Philly website www.100khomesphilly.org , click volunteer, and register! We need everyone to register as soon as possible so that we can get an accurate count of volunteers. (you MUST register, it helps us be organized and not chaotic)!! Please consider giving of your time to this great effort! check out the below video about this Campaign in another city!