Advocating for the Disenfranchised Inspired by the biblical call in Micah 6:8 to seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God, JAMLAC has been seeking justice for people who struggle with poverty and oppression since 2006. Located in Denver, they provide free and compassionate bilingual legal aid in a way that affirms their dignity and strengthens their capacity to positively direct their own lives.
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Caring for the Health of the UnderservedUsing both clinical and non-clinical volunteers, St. Benedict's serves those who are medically underserved due to homelessness or insufficient income, Focusing on hospitality, dignity and compassion, St. Benedict's builds relationships rooted in a faith that sees each one made in the image of God.
stbenedicthealthandhealing.org/ |
Caring for the HomelessRemembering Jesus' words that "...whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me," Christ's Body provides a mobile outreach offering food, clothing, showers, laundry and pastoral care to various sites along the front range of Denver. At their downtown building they house a respite care program for homeless men released from the hospital and a longer-term 1-year residential "Rise" discipleship program.
www.christsbody.org/ |
Growing Food for a Hungry WorldAn international organization based in Florida, for over four decades ECHO has been providing hope against hunger by teaching small-scale sustainable farming methods so families can provide for themselves and their communities. ECHO introduces sustainable plants, techniques, and technologies to farmers around the world who are struggling to feed their families. Those they teach not only feed their own families but pass on what they know so others can use what they have learned to benefit more families in the community.
echonet.org/ |