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The Saugatuck “Hunger & Homelessness” Mission Action Team supports several important local agencies. To learn more about…

Gillespie Center, run by the Interfaith Housing Association, please visit: http://www.ihawestport.com

The IHA mission is to provide facilities and supportive services in a structured environment that enable homeless people in the communities served to achieve an independent and self-sufficient life. This is achieved through permanent affordable supportive housing, casework and supportive services, emergency shelter, food and meals and the life skills training critical in preventing homelessness from recurring. Sign up to Serve Dinner at the Gillespie Center
Habitat for Humanity’s local worksite in Bridgeport, Ct, please visit http://www.bridgeporthabitat.org

Habitat is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian organization dedicated to eliminating substandard housing and homelessness worldwide and to making adequate and affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat is founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, decent affordable place to live in dignity and safety. Habitat invites all backgrounds, races and religious to build houses together in partnership with families in need. Click here to sign up to Work on a Saugatuck Habitat Project Team
Christian Community Action, please call Susan Hoe at (203) 899-2485. This is a non-profit, non-sectarian agency working to provide food, furniture, children’s books, camp opportunities, house wares, and emergency financial assistance to people in need who are living in the greater Norwalk area
Church World Service, please visit http://www.churchworldservice.org

The Church World Service is the relief, development and refugee assistance ministry of 35 Protestant, Orthodox and Anglican denominations in the United States. Working in partnership with indigenous organizations in 80 countries, CWS works worldwide to meet human needs and self-reliance for all..

Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport, please visit http://www.ccgb.org

To Act Together…People of Faith Connecting to Change Lives and Strengthen Community. What the Council Does: Janus House Center he Council operates the only 24-hour crisis intervention, support services and respite care in the Greater Bridgeport area for youth ages 11-17.
Faith in Community: Hunger Outreach. The Council provides support services to a network of more than 30 local congregations and community groups operating

food kitchens, pantries and mobile units, and works to find long-term solutions to the problem of hunger in our community. Bridge Building brings diverse

people together around common values and concerns to encourage collaboration. Project Learn: The Council offers the only after-school program in Bridgeport with an emphasis on academics, providing homework help and recreation to school children ages 6 through 13. CO-OP Center: The Center works on guiding adults from incarceration back to the community. Volunteers are welcome in all the Council’s programs.
Norwalk Community Service Fund, please call Barbara Hudgins, Director at (203) 847-9551

The Community Service Fund provides stopgap funding to the poor, the elderly and to agencies when there is no other funding source. Money goes to rent, fuel, utilities and security deposits for apartments. They serve those falling through the cracks. Typical assistance per family is usually less than $500 and may make all the difference in whether a family becomes homeless.
Norwalk Emergency Shelter, please visit http://www.norwalkemergencyshelter.org

The Norwalk Emergency Shelter provides safe, sanitary shelter care to homeless men, women and families; assists shelter residents in searching for housing, jobs, counseling and treatment; and fosters residents’’ growth toward independence and responsibility. In addition to providing emergency shelter, the Norwalk Emergency Shelter operates a breakfast lunch and dinner Soup Kitchen called “Manna House of Hospitality,” serving 12,000 meals per month.
United Church of Christ (UCC), please visit http://www.ucc.org