Calls to Action
Take action now to end youth homelessness. Learn what your congregation can do to help.
Shelter of Peace Weekend of Prayer and Learning on January 20-22, 2012:
We look forward to your participation in our Shelter of Peace Weekend of Prayer and Learning. We will be providing you with additional resources to educate and engage your congregation, but here are some facts and figures on youth homelessness to share with your congregations.
Ask your congregants to send holiday greetings to Governor Cuomo:
Add a note mentioning the 3,800 homeless youth without shelter over this holiday season, and tell him that the best gift would be additional shelter beds so that no child needs to sleep on the streets. Your holiday greeting may be sent to:
Governor Andrew Cuomo
4 Bittersweet Lane
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549-3705
Weather Report:
It's finally starting to feel like winter, and falling temperatures mean that living outside is even more dangerous for our homeless youth. Please join us in sharing the weather report with your congregation in your weekly service:
"Tonight the forecast is for mostly cloudy skies, with a low of 35 degrees, and 20% chance of rain. While we gather here, there are 4,000 youth without homes in NYC. Forty percent of these youth identify as LGBTQ, and there are only 42 city- and state-funded shelter beds for our youth. As a community, we continue to work and pray for a shelter of peace."
