“I was naked and you clothed Me…” Matthew 25:36
The Howard County Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center:
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Is a multi-service center in Howard County providing 24-hour crisis intervention
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Is a walk-in counseling program and is the first point of contact for homeless services
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Operates a 33-bed emergency family shelter, an 18-bed men’s shelter and can house up to five families short-term in a motel shelter
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Serves three meals daily for up to 50 shelter residents
The Orthodox Church of St. Matthew has been supporting Grassroots in various capacities for many years:
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Items needed for donation are announced at Liturgy and in the Sunday Bulletin
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Grassroots compiles a Holiday Wish List every Fall and the parish decorates a “Giving Tree” with gifts from the list
For more information contact Cynthia Pappas.
