Posts Tagged: unhoused

Donation Ideas for Congregations

Supporting our community members in need Hosting a donation drive? Check out this list of useful items from our partners at BeLoved Asheville. For friends who are unhoused: Socks Blankets Sleeping bags Tents Backpacks Flashlights and batteries Wipes (Baby wipes and/or cleaning wipes) Vitamin C and D Over the counter meds or first aid supplies… Read more »

Blanketing Communities with Love and Compassion

Going beyond direct relief to build relationships and housing solutions By Jennifer Evans | PHP Associate for Communications and National Partnerships On an overcast morning, I met BeLoved Asheville Co-Directors, Ponkho Bermejo and Amy Cantrell, at Warren Wilson College soccer field where community members gathered with blankets. We all worked together to lay each blanket… Read more »

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

By Jennifer Evans, Associate for Communications and National Partnerships   On a sunny day in Louisville, a large crowd of local housing advocates, citizens — both housed and unhoused — and local officials came together to demand Housing Not Handcuffs. At this rally, some of the most vulnerable in our community shared gut-wrenching stories of… Read more »