Did you know that Sutter Fort (at K & 26th Streets) is a gathering place in the twilight hours for many homeless? St. Francis Church and the nearby hospital attract many people in need of assistance.
Last Saturday after Kellie and I made the rounds at Cesar Chavez park giving out a meal to every interested party we met. After the tour at Cesar, Shane and I covered the area at Sutter Fort, and a few other key areas in midtown and downtown.
Next month we'll probably begin our focus on warmer weather items. As temperatures rise items like tee shirts, chilled bottles of water, chap stick, deodorant and other personal hygiene items become increasingly relevant. Start gathering now for our next outreach on April 26th meeting at Cesar Chavez park at 5PM.
On another note, if you want to donate funds to Socks and Gloves, tax deductible donations may now be made payable to the Vineyard (a local church in downtown Sacramento). Vineyard has graciously adopted Socks and Gloves as one of many missionary efforts they support. Make your check payable to Vineyard, and note "Socks and Gloves" in the memo section.
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I am so excited that Vineyard is on board. What great news. They will be a very powerful resorce also and they can really help many of the people we serve since we can refer homeless friends their way.
I'm bummed to have missed Sundays outing, but health demands had to come first.
Ryan
I met a lot of folks from Vinyard on Good Friday as we were doing a joint outreach and service at the crest. ( I should of bloged it... my bad) Anyway I am also exicted to have them support. Nice!
m
A outreach with Flood I should of said.
m
This is interesting - early on in the S&G we used to always go by St. Francis, but later the homeless were getting hassled there, and we couldn't find them there as often. Good to know that this location is now available to them again.
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