This year Lambda Chapter has adopted a community service initiative called the Project REFUGE. This school year we will focus on serving the 1,100 children who are homeless in Washington D.C. By raising awareness within the student body of our campus and raising funds for organizations such as Homeless Child Playtime Project we hope to make a concentrated effort in fighting back against poverty.
Here are some things to think and pray about:
In DC, over 6000 people are without homes including 587 homeless families comprised of 687 adults and 1,149 children.
The primary cause of homelessness is lack of affordable housing.
It is estimated that between 1 and 1.5 million teenagers experience an episode of homelessness each year.
What Can I Do to Help?
Contribute
Advocate
Reach out
Educate
Be on the lookout for more facts about homelessness & poverty and for more ways that you can help give REFUGE!
You have been a refuge for the poor,
a refuge for the needy in his distress,
a shelter from the storm
and a shade from the heat. – Isaiah 25:4
Dove Sister Ariel Pierson
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