The Grate Patrol distributes food to almost 200 homeless neighbors every Saturday and Sunday morning of the year. In cold weather, many of the people whom we serve sleep outside on heating grates, hence the name of the program.
Delivery takes about two and a half hours.
The Red Sea Program is a weekly gathering of parishioners and a small, regular group of friends who are homeless or formerly homeless. Our long-term goal is to create a community in which all participants are moving towards lives that are materially, spiritually and emotionally balanced. This fall, social workers from the Georgetown Ministry Center will be helping us to assess needs and set attainable goals. In this program organized by Georgetown Ministry Center, ten neighboring parishes take two-week turns throughout the winter providing overnight shelter and two meals for ten homeless guests. We will need a shelter coordinator and help with gear transportation, meals, and Sunday morning cleanup.