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Host Congregation
About five
times a year, for one week at a time, Host Congregations open up their churches
and provide overnight lodging, meals (supper, breakfast, and a bag lunch) and
hospitality. Hosting rotates among the ten to thirteen Host Congregations in the
Network, which provide lodging for three to five families (up to fourteen
individuals) from 6:00pm to 7:00am that next morning.
Volunteers
Volunteers
are the heart of SPIHN; without them, it cannot exist. Volunteer involvement and
commitment enables more families to be sheltered at a minimal cost with a more
encompassing program and broader community support.
Volunteers of all ages,
talents, and available time have an opportunity to provide a variety of
services:
- Host Congregation
planning and coordinating
- Cooking and serving
meals
- Playing with the
children or helping them with homework
- Staying overnight at
the host church
- Guest room setup and
takedown
- Transportation of
network supplied bedding and guest luggage to host churches
- Provide furniture,
clothes, and emergency assistance as needed
- Day Center support
services
- Serving as a SPIHN
Board of Trustee
- Fund-raising
Beyond all these
services, volunteers interact with the guests, treating them with nonjudgmental
respect, responding with compassion and providing a source of hope.
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