Pages tagged "homelessness"

9th Street Ministries

• Authored by:
• Bruce Folsom

A cold Wednesday evening in May 2017 found me standing, as usual, in front of the meetinghouse on 9th Street in San Francisco. Few people passed by that night. In front of me, one of the many drug dealers who worked our neighborhood was crouched, his back to me. I grappled with conflicting feelings.

On Place (May 2022)

Denver Homless Out Loud (unabridged)

Dissecting a Difficult Decision

Fulton & Larkin

• Authored by:
• Zae Asa Illo

This evening, we were witness to a large community that has grown at Fulton and Larkin streets. There are at least sixty persons currently living at this location.

On Wealth (May 2020)

Spiritually Clean – A Social Laundromat Ministry

• Authored by:
• Zae Asa Illo

For a few years, San Francisco Quaker meeting has been meeting Christ outside its doors, literally. The voiceless, forgotten, and politically marginalized gather outside our building to seek refuge. We welcome them to service on Sundays, make sandwiches and food, and charge their phones on Fridays, and that’s all needed. Another quiet ministry is the washing of laundry – which a few Friends take back to their places to wash and return.

On Dignity (July 2023)