Community Corner
Abraham's Tent
Branford
St. Mary’s Abraham’s Tent
The
week of February 10 - 17, St. Mary’s Outreach Committee will once again host 12
homeless men from Columbus House. Columbus
House-New Haven is a facility whose mission is to serve people who are homeless
or at risk of becoming homeless by providing shelter and housing and by
fostering their personal growth and independence. The Abraham’s Tent men are selected by
Columbus House because of their focus on personal improvement. Participation in CH self improvement programs,
sobriety, and employment are just some of the prerequisites.
This
is St. Mary’s fourth year for this event and its repeat is attributed primarily
to the enthusiastic response of St. Mary’s Parish volunteers.
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The
men arrive on February 10 at 6:00 p.m. and volunteers prepare dinner and
provide social conversations, board games and more for the evening. Columbus House provides beds and bedding to
be placed in the Parish
Center. After a St. Mary’s breakfast the men are
transported back to Columbus House at 6:30 a. m. to return at 6:00 again that
evening.
Approximately
20 churches and community organizations in the New Haven area participate in
the Columbus House Abraham’s Tent hosting program from November 2013hrough March
2014. _____________________________________________________
