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Call to Action on Youth and Homelessness
To Faith Leaders: Please come or send a representative on
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018 from 6 to 8 PM at the Bessemer Center (home of United Congregational
Church, 2200 North Avenue, Bridgeport). RSVP to
Cass Shaw
You will hear from youth and from those directly involved in advocating for reform.
6:00 light supper
6:30 Youth Panel – hear directly about their experience and concerns
7:15 Questions and Conversation
7:45 Next Steps – What Can We Do?
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."
Maya Angelou
Homelessness is a situation that plagues our community, and housing insecurity drastically affects children and young people. Young people of color are disproportionately affected—72% of Connecticut's
homeless youth are black and Latino. You are receiving this email because your congregation listed "homelessness" as one of the top three social justice issues important to you.
Or perhaps your congregation signed up to participate in the CCGB's Faith Based Youth Justice Advocacy Coalition. We are reaching out to you because we know you care and want to DO BETTER!
We are putting together a Homelessness Task Force to understand the current problem facing our communities and see what we can do to better help, and we urge you to participate!
RSVP to
Cass Shaw
Thank you,
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