advocating for those who are homeless. Pray for homeless people and also for the government to increase its investment in affordable housing. MORE LINKS AND RESOURCES Not-For Profits: Committee for Contact with the Government: a ministry of the Christian Reformed churches in Canada that strives to present a prophetic witness to Canadian governments that demonstrates Jesus' ministry of justice today. www.crcna.org/pages/ccg.cfm Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ): Explore the issue of homelessness, a faith response, and suggestions for advocacy. www.cpj.ca Habitat for Humanity: Habitat for Humanity Canada is a national, non-profit, faith-based organization working for a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. www.habitat.ca The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada's National Roundtable on Poverty and Homelessness: 14 significant Christian organizations come together around the issue of homelessness in Canada . www.evangelicalfellowship.ca Canadian Council on Social Development: An organization whose mission is to develop and promote social policies inspired by social justice.  Use the search engine to find useful material on homelessness. www.ccsd.ca/home.htm Research: Wellesley Institute: A Toronto-based non-profit and non-partisan research and policy institute with research on homelessness. www.wellesleyinstitute.com " The Cardboard Shack Beneath the Bridge " by Tim Huff.*  Tim has written a book to help adults talk to children about those who are homeless. " Bent Hope " by Tim Huff. While the surface aims of Bent Hope are to inspire and educate about those who are destitute and homeless, the core objective is not to reveal the ministry "to" the poorest of the western worlds