Homeless Family Mentoring

"We strive to meet the world around us in compassion and love." (CCUM Mission Statement)

The Social Action Work Area, with the support of the Administrative Board, has volunteered Christ Church United Methodist to mentor a homeless family. The program is called Family Rescue Ministry (FRM), coordinated through the Denver Rescue Mission, in partnership with the Metro Denver Community and the Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness.

The following summary of CCUM's commitment is from the website:

• Organize a small group of two to five volunteers from your church.
• FRM provides the mentoring team initial training and offers continued support during the outreach.
• The mentoring team meets the family and, with the help of FRM, determines their relational, material, and spiritual needs.
• The mentoring team volunteers give a few hours each month to assist the family for approximately six months.
• A financial commitment of $1,200 toward first month's rent.

A 90-minute training session will be held at CCUM in June for people interested in the program and possibly becoming a part of a mentoring team. A support team, outside of the mentoring team, will be greatly needed to help fund-raise, pray, and possibly find ways to provide practical needs such as clothing and furniture. The program will "match" our church with a family based on our location, to be most convenient to the family's new home. The date of the training will be decided in May. Stay tuned!