Good Faith Communities Coalition

In 2014, Blessed Sacrament joined Good Faith Communities Coalition, an alliance of faith-based agencies and faith communities advocating for affordable housing and other solutions to homelessness.  Parishioners participate as members of a Washington DC parish, rather than as residents of a particular jurisdiction.

Started in 2010 in response to dramatic increases in homelessness and especially family homelessness, Good Faith Communities Coalition both educates and advocates from the point of view that the City budget is a moral document, reflecting our priorities and our care for less fortunate brothers and sisters.  No one should be without adequate shelter and no one need be.

Good Faith Communities Coalition:

• works with other organizations, homeless individuals, and elected and appointed officials to develop a road map to end homelessness by 2020
• monitors and seeks to influence the District budget so that the needs of the most vulnerable in the areas of housing and safety-net services are addressed and commitments honored
• works to develop expertise on affordable housing and homelessness to keep the Coalition a credible and important partner to District officials in addressing these issues
• marshals individual members in advocacy efforts by email, phone and at in-person events for long-term strategies to increase availability of affordable housing and create effective long-term strategies for ending homelessness

What you can do:

• Contact Good Faith Communities Coalition directly for email alerts at www.goodfaithdc.org.
• Look for us in the Bulletin and participate at Blessed Sacrament in email/letter writing to District officials.
• Attend the meetings and presentations on offer as they arise.
• Contribute your ideas to build a strong parish chapter of Good Faith Communities Coalition.

For more information about parish involvement, please contact Cathy Lincoln at cplincoln@yahoo.com.

For more information about Good Faith Communities Coalition, please contact Executive Director John Hisle of Holy Trinity Georgetown at goodfaithdc@gmail.com.