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Santa Fe's

Interfaith Community Shelter

Homeless deaths from hypothermia were reduced to zero in 2008-2011

Interfaith Community Shelter Group P.O. Box 22653 Santa Fe, NM 87502

Your assistance makes a

Difference

An initiative of the Santa Fe Faith Communities

Serving the Homeless with Compassion and Respect

People are homeless for many reasons. Whatever the cause, many in the faith communities of Santa Fe have been moved to help them survive and hope for a better life.

We in Santa Fe became aware of the plight of the homeless one winter when twenty-five people died on our streets. Existing agencies were overwhelmed. As a result, an interfaith effort brought about a largely volunteer ministry that currently operates from fall through the spring.

This ministry has as its purpose to provide hospitable shelter for homeless men, women, and children of Santa Fe. Its core values are:

* To treat all people with respect, honor and dignity.

* To provide homeless people with access to skills training.

* To collaborate with social service and governmental agencies.

Today nearly 2,000 volunteers from forty-three faith communities and community groups join in providing overnight shelter, food, clothing, and other necessities from November through April. In 2009-2010 more than 10,000 "bed nights" were provided. (A bed-night is a unit of one person per bed and includes both those who spend a single night at the shelter or those who return for more than one night.)

You are invited to join in this ministry by:

* Offering your prayers for the homeless and for this ministry.

* Serving as a volunteer at night from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. during the season.

* Contributing food, clothing, or personal items needed by the homeless.

* Making yourself available for a workteam to make renovations on the building.

* Making a financial contribution by clicking here.