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6/19/2020
Happy Juneteenth Interfaith Friends!
In this week's email, we share ways you can help our community that are related to both COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement. At the end of this email, you will find a reminder about the Spirituality Book of the Month Club. As always, we encourage you to share this information with your faith communities and agencies.
Urgent Need for Commercial Space for Temporary Shelter Use:
Shelter At The Aztlan Center Closes Today
Service providers have been providing day, evening, and overnight shelter coupled with health screenings for people experiencing homelessness at the Northside Aztlan Community Center since the COVID-19 pandemic started in mid-March. The City was able to provide that space temporarily and now has to move shelter out of Aztlan to allow for childcare, summer camps, and other regular programming. This large space has been effective for providing services and health screenings to people experiencing homelessness, so we are hoping to find a big gym or ballroom-like space to continue to provide shelter that allows for physical distancing.
If you have a facility that is ready for renovation or closed for some reason, and/or a big dining room, meeting room, or other large space that isn’t being used, that could potentially be used as a temporary sheltering space, please contact Beth Sowder, City of Fort Collins Social Sustainability Department Director, bsowder@fcgov.com or 970-221-6752. Thank you!
Project Self Sufficiency Has Many Services Available
Project Self-Sufficiency is a nonprofit in Larimer County that works with single parents. Our primary goal is higher education and career related employment to ensure single parents have the knowledge and skills to be financially independent for their families. Our services have not ended despite the COVID-19 pandemic! We are still available to meet with new applicants and participants via phone and virtual meetings. We have seen an increased need for our services and have risen to meet the needs of our community. Additionally, we are hosting presentations to organizations in our community to reach a broader scope of potential applicants at this trying time. To find out more please visit us at http://bringthepower.org/about-us/ To request an informational presentation, please contact Amanda Orozco and Sarah Wooldridge at amanda@bringthepower.org and sarah@bringthepower.org.
Salvation Army Seeking Help with Breakfast Program
The Salvation Army continues to provide traditional social services to those they serve, including food and shelter, during these unprecedented times. In Fort Collins, The Salvation Army has seen the needs of those they serve increase. The Fort Collins Salvation Army is in urgent need of items that allow them to safely serve breakfast to anyone in need. These items include plastic silverware, paper bowls, paper napkins, disposable coffee cups and ground coffee. The Salvation Army will accept these items as well as food and hygiene donations from 9am-4pm Monday – Friday at their location – 3901 South Mason Street, Fort Collins. Learn more and give at fortcollins.salvationarmy.org or salarmy.us/IMcovidinfo.
Great clearinghouse for Black Lives Matter and Racial Justice Work
This Google Doc is a fantastic resource for racial justice events, suggestions for learning more, local initiatives that need support, and local organizations doing racial justice work in Fort Collins. Events this coming week include:
6/20 - Peaceful Protest at Lake Loveland
6/23 - PSD Board meeting to discuss renewing contract with police department
6/24 - The New Jim Crow book study begins, 4-weeks long
THE SPIRITUALITY BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB REMINDER
This group will meet on Sunday, June 21 at 3:00 pm at the Northern Colorado Faith Library to discuss "Spiritual Economics". by Eric Butterworth.' All are welcome.
Also to announce that John Fitch has extended the invitation to come to his home, renowned for being a model of sustainability, on July 19 at 3 pm , to discuss his newly-published book “Creating Homes That Sustain Our Lives, Economy and the Earth.” (Note that he dedicates the book to President Jimmy Carter, with whom he worked to place solar panels on the White House.) On 6/21 those planning to attend can discuss options for driving to his place in Red Stone Canyon. Orders for the book can be made at Old Firehouse bookstore for $19.95, when the caller is identified yourself as belonging to the group, or as an e-book at less cost.
Facilitator Rich Thompson can be contacted if any have questions via rich.interfaith@yahoo.com..
Don't forget to send your volunteer requests to us at fortcollinsinterfaith@gmail.com.
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