Homeless Street Outreach - LIVING MINISTRIES

Help with Street Outreach!

For street outreach, you will start with an overview of what we are doing, then head to various homeless camps around the city to meet with some of our friends. For this outreach, you will assist with camp clean up.  Additional information will be provided by LIVING Ministries.

Where to go:

Living Ministry Headquarters – 2536 Maple Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15214. You will be looking for a yellowish brick house with a colorful mosaic on the front

When to arrive:

9:00AM. We will finish around 1:00PM and will provide lunch.

What to bring:

Something to share with the homeless. Some ideas are:

Bottled Water

Snack food items (granola bars, pop tarts, small bags of chips, fruit cups, etc)

Trash bags and large trash cans

Rat poison

Men’s and Women’s socks and underwear

Blankets

Shoes and Boots (ask us for sizes that are needed)

What to expect:

To have a good time! Just come ready to make some new friends and have an adventure. Dress for the weather, with closed toed shoes, and pants that can get dirty, and are appropriate for traversing hills, rocks, and mud.

Sign Up:

https://www.livingministry.org/volunteer/#volunteer-form

As shelters fill up, we have noticed an increasing trend of people choosing to live on the streets. Naturally our ministry has adjusted to these changes, and now we have carved out time to reach out to this individuals. Every week, you can find the leaders of our Men’s and Women’s ministries traversing under bridges, climbing hills, and caring for those people living on the street. Once a month we also bring volunteers along to learn how to reach out to the street homeless. Usually our times are filled with praying together, distributing needed items, and just simply sharing a time to catch up on life.

From LIVING Ministries

We love the homeless! Through God’s grace, we have been called to uncover the hope of Jesus Christ as we pursue and build relationships with the homeless. Founded in 2002, we are one of the leading organizations addressing poverty in Pittsburgh through a strategy that combines building personal relationships, meeting basic needs, offering tools for self-sufficiency, and providing opportunities for community involvement. In 15 years of ministry, we have effectively reached over 11,000 homeless individuals on a face-to-face basis. At L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry, our desire is not just to take people out of the streets, but take the street out of people. Everyone wants to ‘fix’ the problems of the homeless, but not many people are dealing with the root issues. We at L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry are called to address the root causes of the homeless by engaging in Christian discipleship, mentoring, counseling, and relational support. Experience and observation has taught the ministry that the current methods of serving the homeless are not the most effective. Treating the homeless as ‘clients’ just builds entitlement, not empowerment. Focusing on spiritual, emotional, and relational needs builds a solid foundation for real and sustainable change in the life of a homeless man or woman. Using our methods of outreach, we have seen everything transform within a person. From restored family relationships, to new outlooks on work and service, amazing things are happening in the lives of the homeless here in Pittsburgh! Thank you for joining us on this journey, and we can’t wait to share our lives with you!