Housing

	Second Presbyterian Church
	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.
	We are called to be a witness to and for the world of the new reality which God has made available to all people in Jesus Christ. We seek "to know Him and to make Him known" in downtown Richmond and throughout the world.

CONTENTS

What's New?

How to Find Us

Schedule

Mission Organization

--Housing

--People

--2007 Habitat Project

--GAUTIER PHOTOS

--2005 HABITAT PROJECT

Christian Education

--PYC

Housing & Homelessness

DCM-Walk-In Ministry: The Walk-In Ministry, a project of the Downtown Community Ministry, provides lunch meals Monday through Friday at five downtown churches: Second Presbyterian Church, St. Paul’s, Centenary United Methodist, St. Peter’s, and 3^rd Street Bethel AME, and on Saturday at Second Baptist on Idlewood Ave. Lunch is provided at our Church each Monday. The meal is prepared and served not only by members of our Church, but also by other area Presbyterian churches that alternate in sending teams to Second to help cook and serve the meal. In addition, some Presbyterian Womens Groups and churches give financial help and donate food. Each month, Second Presbyterian sends $100 to the Salvation Army and St. Paul’s Episcopal Outreach Program, used to provide emergency assistance and bus tickets for the needy.

Elder Homes: This is a non-profit agency in Richmond whose goal is to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing to low-income persons by rehabilitating existing homes, creating multi-family housing for the elderly, and providing home ownership opportunities for low-income buyers. Contact John Myers (740-2049) for more information.

Homeward: Created in 1998 to reduce homelessness in Greater Richmond by initiating creative solutions and by better coordinating regional resources and the service delivery system. As the coordinating organization, Homeward brings together homeless service providers; local governments; the faith, academic, and business communities; homeless and formerly homeless individual; and concerned citizens to combine efforts, resources, knowledge, and talents in creating integrated and effective strategies and solutions to homelessness.

A five year plan was launched in 2001 with key milestones: Year 1—Asses the system and secure stable funding; Year 2—Establish the Healing Place and expand the mental health system; Year 3—Centralized Intake and a homeless information system; Year 4—Service provider reorganization, aftercare, and follow-up. Year 5—Integrate systems and mainstream programs and services with a resolution by 2006.

http://www.homeward-richmond.com/newsletter.shtml

Interfaith Housing Corporation: IHC is a consortium of metropolitan Richmond congregations, business and organizations who work together to develop safe, decent, and affordable housing for low-income families and encourages responsible home ownership in targeted neighborhoods. Current activity includes ongoing renovation and new house development in several locations in the City of Richmond, Chesterfield, and Henrico Counties. Families are prepared for home ownership through an intensive education program that helps assure a successful experience in acquiring and caring for one’s home.