Building the Walls that Rebuild Lives
So they said, "let us rise up and build." Then they set their hands to this good work. Nehemiah 2:18
Our capital project helps us address a critical and growing need for adequate, dignified emergency and long-term shelter for men. It also helps us continue to provide a meaningful camp experience to hundreds of disadvantaged children by making important repairs and improvements at our residential camp. And, it provides for necessary "infrastructure" improvements such as parking and critical upgrades our family shelter.
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Rebuilding Lives
Our campaign name - Building the Walls that Rebuild Lives - comes from the Old Testament Book of Nehemiah. In it, Nehemiah asks his employer, King Artaxerxes, to return to the land of his father and grandfathers to help rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Despite doubt and opposition, family after family joined Nehemiah to rebuild portions of the walls and the gates that joined them.
Our Programs
City Union Mission is an evangelical Christian ministry committed to sharing the gospel and meeting the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of men, women and children who are poor or homeless.
Our Needs
Demand for emergency shelter for men has increased by 42% over the last three years. In January 2005, the Mission took in nearly 100 more men per night than we did in January 2002, stressing our capacity by an increase of 2,964 men in that month, alone. An astounding 39% of our guests are first-time homeless. Last year, the Hotline for the Homeless turned away 1,329 individuals who needed safe shelter for the night, sometimes many nights in a row.
Our Vision
Our hope and prayer for our capital campaign is to provide for the immediate needs of our guests now ... and in the future.
Project Budget
A breakdown of the costs associated with this campaign.
How You Can Help
Explore the many different ways you can help make this campaign a success.
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