Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter

Planned Operation

The shelter will start operations in the Winter 2007-2008.

Contact Information

Bill Habicht <bill AT dccpres DOT org> or Natacha Foo Kune <nfookune AT yahoo DOT org>

Website

http://sites.google.com/a/irwsd.org/volunteers/

The Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter of Davis is a community-based effort enabling member congregations to provide cold-weather shelter and hospitality on a rotating basis to persons who are homeless in the Davis community. This faith based ministry seeks to meet basic humanitarian needs, strengthen interfaith relationships, offer a message of hope and promise, provide spiritual encouragement and participate in transformational ministry. The task force is currently making presentations to faith congregations in Davis. Several congregations have already agreed to participate. Several others are in the discernment process.

• Congregations sign up for 1 or more week(s) and serve as host sites for rotating winter shelter.
  

• Trained staff at a separate Intake Center carefully screen guests (behavioral assessment)
  

• Guests are transported to host congregations by shelter staff.
  

• Congregations provide a warm welcome, supper, and a dry place to sleep
  

• Next morning: Guests do chores and return to Intake Center
  

• Number of Guests: 10-25 (possibly higher during extreme weather)
  

• The Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter provides client screening, overnight staff, training, transportation to and from congregations, insurance, and much more. We need congregations to partner with!

The Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter started as the Interfaith Homeless Task Force in 2005. Over the years representatives from many organizations (see below) have attended our meetings or heard our presentation.

Congregations

• Congregation Bet Haverim
  

• Davis Community Church
  

• Davis Lutheran Church
  

• Davis United Methodist Church
  

• First Baptist Church
  

• Islamic Center of Davis
  

• Lutheran Church of the Incarnation
  

• St. James Catholic Church
  

• The Episcopal Church of St. Martin
  

• University Covenant Church
  

• Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis

Non-Profits and UC Davis Groups

• Davis Community Meals
  

• Grace in Action
  

• UC Davis Interfaith Campus Council
  

• Help and Education Leading to Prevention
  

• Homeless, American Indians, Gays & Lesbians, and Students (H.A.G.S.)

Social Service Agencies

• National Association for the Mentally Ill (N.A.M.I)
  

• Yolo County Elder & Disability Services
  

• Yolo County Mental Health

• The California Aggie article about the 2008 year.

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