|
|
>
| RAIHN
Rochester
Area Interfaith Hospitality Network
34
Meigs Street
-- Rochester, NY 14607
Phone: 585-506-9050 or Fax:
585-271-6910
E-mail: see addresses at bottom of screen
|
Click
here
for
MORE
"New
News"
|
 |
 |
|
June 2009:
RAIHN has elected two new officers
to the board of the Rochester Area Interfaith
Hospitality Network including Donna Nasca and Rev.
Lawrence Hargrave
RAIHN is also
planning a great fundraising event for Sunday November
8th to be held at Temple Sinai and will feature a
concert and entertainment from members of the RPO.
Stay tuned for more about this event or contact events@raihn.org
April 2009:
RAIHN
will be celebrating our 5th year in operation starting
in May. There will be a "meet & greet"
celebration on May 6th for all the volunteers
associated with RAIHN and other interested
parties. Please call our Day Cnter at 506-9050 if
you are interested in attending this event. The
celebration will include comments from the founder of
the national Family Promise organization, Karen
Olson.
Remember that
RAIHN can be named as your 2009 United
Way designated organization by marking #2435 on
your company's United Way campaign sign-up. RAIHN
is an excellent choice for cost-effectively providing a
broad range of services to support families in the
Rochester area that are going threough the turbulent
times of temporary homelessness.
A
reminder on our mission can be found here:
Bringing Faiths Together ......Keeping
Families Together
Don't
forget that RAIHN is a United Way Designated Donor
#2435
|
 |
Welcome to the Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality
Network!
The
Rochester Interfaith Hospitality Network (RAIHN)
officially opened our doors to our guest families
in April 2004. The mission
of RAIHN is to provide temporary
accommodations, food, and compassionate friendship to those
families in the Rochester area who have been
from their homes.
We
are a network of Host &
Support organizations (interdenominational
faith communities)), who are led by a Rochester-based
non-profit corporation
and Board of Directors.
The Interfaith Hospitality Network provides benefits
to BOTH the guests in the program as well as benefits
to the faith community congregations and volunteers.
See some of the benefits by clicking HERE
To the guests in the program, a
day in the life of RAIHN truly provides shelter
from the storm. To the organizations and their
volunteers, a day in the
life of RAIHN is truly an uplifting and worthwhile
experience.
The
Rochester Interfaith Hospitality Network is one
of many such organizations in the country
that provides this much-needed service.
En Espanol?
Nuestro director, Nancy Elliott, es con
soltura en el español. Llámela por
favor en el teléfono en 506-9050. Estaremos
traduciendo mucho de este sitio web al español
en el futuro. Gracias.
|
Family
Homlessness is a HOUSING crisis.........
And it's right here in Monroe
County:
- Since
1995 there has been a steady increase of individuals
and families placed in emergency housing ranging from
14% in 1995 to 30% in 2001.
- For
the first time in eight years in 2002 the number of
homeless did not increase. (Monroe County tracks only
those people served, not the number needing housing.)
-
During 2002 (the latest year for which statistics
are available) Monroe County Department of Health
and Human Services provided emergency housing to 8553
families and individuals. There were 3660 children
in the families placed during 2002.
Nationally:
• On any given night, an estimated 700,000 people
are homeless. Over the course of a year, 3-4 million
people experience homelessness. (National Coalition
for the Homeless, Feb. 1999)
• Families are the fastest growing segment of
the homeless population, representing about 40 percent
of all homeless people. One out of every four homeless
persons is a child. (National Coalition for the Homeless,
February, 1999)
• According to a report of the mayors of 27 major
cities, requests for emergency shelter by families increased
22% between 2000 and 2001. (US Conference of Mayors,
Hunger and Homelessness Report 2001)
Read MORE about this
here
|
