Grace
Covenant has been contacted by the both our partners in homeless ministry and
the city's office dealing with homelessness to ask our help with an alarming
spike of homeless youth and young adults in Asheville, including a high number
of LGBTQ youth. Our city's homeless shelters are often unequipped and
unable to accommodate these youth and young adults for a variety of reasons
and, in response, our SERVE Council is working with the city of Asheville and
BeLoved House to support these youth. There are two ways you can get
involved:
First, there is a list of items you can donate to the BeLoved
House who provides shelter for these youth. A list is on our website, or in the information
station in the narthex. [ http://www.gcpcusa.org/#/calendar-current-events/serve ]
Second, there is a need for a team of adults to be in relationship
with the 18-24 year old homeless youth. If you are interesting in learning
more, please contact SERVE Council member Leah Madamba (leahmadamba@hotmail.com),
who is coordinating this part of our response.
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