Volunteering with City Relief allowed me to see firsthand the good work they do helping people!

in memory of Al & Paula Knobler survivors of the Shoah in Poland.

City Relief exists to create connections for the hurting and homeless to resources and hope.

City Relief uses mobile resource centers to assist people dealing with poverty and homelessness. These outreaches happen eight times a week in different areas of New York City and New Jersey. We serve hot meals, provide hygiene kits and socks, help our guests to feel safe and comfortable, invite our guests into community with staff, volunteers and other guests, treat them with dignity and compassion, and provide an opportunity to speak to our trained staff who will connect them to life-changing resources and a community of care.

We exist thanks to private donations and for as little as $1.05, you can provide a meal for someone that would have to choose between eating and another necessity. You’ll also be creating a system of wrap-around, holistic care for people that desperately need someone to catch them once they’ve fallen. Thank you for your donation!

City Relief

Caritas Manila is the social service and development ministry of the Archdiocese of Manila.

Caritas Manila is one of the largest church-based nonprofit organizations in the Philippines. It is a Spirit-led community committed to serving the poor—the “least, last, and lost” in society.

Its programs are geared towards total human development, poverty alleviation, and the creation of a Christian community with a strong social conscience.

*Programs:*

**Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program (YSLEP)**

Caritas Manila believes that *education* is the *best social equalizer.*

YSLEP is Caritas Manila's flagship program. It forms future leaders from the poor by *providing scholarships and formation sessions* to around 5,000 youths nationwide.

**Caritas Damayan**

Damayan is the umbrella program of Caritas Manila that covers: (1) preventive health, (2) plant-based food security, (3) feeding and nutrition, (4) crisis intervention, and (5) disaster relief and rehabilitation.

Its sub-programs are:

1. **All is Well** - Through the help of its partners in the medical field, Caritas Manila *offers health services in 28 clinics* in Mega Manila.
2. **Gen129** -*\* This program advocates lifestyle change through plant-based living. In this program, we teach the poor \*how to grow their own food* for a more sustainable future.
3. **Munting Pag-asa** -*\* This program aims to \*counter malnutrition* by providing healthy supplemental meals to poor malnourished children for 120 days.
4. **Unang Yakap** -This program provides healthy meals and vitamins to *poor pregnant/lactating mothers* for 120 days to ensure the optimum health of the mother and their child. Beneficiaries also receive seminars on financial literacy to improve their living condition.
5. **Caritas in Action** - In cooperation with Radio Veritas 846, the CIA program provides medical, legal, hospital bill, laboratory, psychosocial, and burial assistance.
6. **Cadamay** - It *provides emergency relief response* within 24 to 72 hours by distributing food packs, hygiene kits, bedding materials, and shelter repair kits. It also provides livelihood assistance to victims of calamities and church reconstruction assistance to affected parishes.

**Restorative Justice**

It is a program designed to *help Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs)* heal their relationships with their families and the community. It also aims to help them be reintegrated into society as self-sufficient individuals.

**Sanlakbay**

Sanlakbay para sa Pagbabago ng Buhay is a parish/community-based rehabilitation program that aims to transform lives, restore human dignity, and *reintegrate* d*rug dependents* into their communities.

**Segunda Mana**

It is the donated goods program of Caritas Manila that *converts in-kind donations into cash* in our 47 charity outlets in Mega Manila to:

- Fund over 5000 tech-voc and college YSLEP scholars
- Support the livelihood of over 300 micro-entrepreneurs and their families from informal sectors like BASECO and Payatas
- Strongly promote the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle)

**Institute for Servant Leadership and Stewardship (ISLaS)**

ISLaS is the *volunteer arm of Caritas Manila* which mobilizes around 5,000 volunteers within the Archdiocese of Manila.

Parish-based leaders and volunteers undergo continuous training and values formation that mold them to become committed servant leaders. These volunteers enable us to efficiently and effectively implement various social services and development programs for poor families in their communities.

*"For the love of Christ urges us on..." - Corinthians II*

Caritas Manila, Inc.

The Taube Center is committed to strengthening the bonds between Jews and Jewish communities worldwide.

The Taube Center provides innovative educational programs and extensive resources with the aim to enrich Jewish life in Poland and to connect Jews from around the world with their Eastern European heritage. The Taube Center has developed an array of programs, which serve the Jewish communities in Poland and engage audiences from around the world. Constantly expanding its network of partner organizations, the Center has recently become a member of the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage. Taube Jewish Heritage Tours Taube Jewish Heritage Tours is a mission-driven, on-the-ground Jewish heritage tour service based in Poland. Our professional team of academics, guides, educators, and community leaders provide meaningful and engaging customized tours of Poland's multicultural landscape, infusing each encounter with illuminating personal stories and insights from those engaged in Polish Jewish life and committed to the preservation of Polish Jewish heritage. TJHTalks Series Having suspended our flagship program, Taube Jewish Heritage Tours, we launched TJHTalks in April 2020 as an interactive way to maintain contact with past and future tour participants and to broaden the Center's audience. Yerusha: Professional Development Program The year-long program, now in its second year, distinguishes itself from other Jewish professional development opportunities in that the operative language is Polish and all workshop facilitators are based in Poland. Resource and Educational Materials The Taube Center has developed a sophisticated set of resource materials in several languages that support our educational programs and are especially valuable for our study tour program. Our publications have been disseminated at the POLIN Museum and the Galicia Jewish Museum and through Polish embassies and cultural institutions around the world.

Taube Center for Jewish Life & Learning

Establishing a link between all Muslims in the Cleveland area, to promote tolerance and well-being of the whole community.

WCMA provides spiritual and moral support and counseling. We support the preservation of our language and heritage, and promote the social and economic well-being of our members. We are actively engaged in the development of the Cleveland community.

West Cleveland Muslim Association

A creative studio of writers, composers, and filmmakers on mission to awaken the human heart to experience God's love and truth

Would you partner with us by giving an end-of-year donation? 

Watch video [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJKzp2uihTk). 

Young people today spend one-third of their day in front of a screen, and the majority of these young adults will stop attending church by College.

**Hollywood content has grown darker and darker.** A recent study found that over 80% of top-grossing films now feature explicit violence, occult themes, or sexual content.

It’s no longer entertainment; **it’s worldview formation.** And the next generation is being shaped by it.

What are we as the church doing in the wake of this crisis in our culture? 

How are we working to replace the stream of dark entertainment that is leading millions to depression and hopelessness?

[http://www.firelightcp.com](http://www.firelightcp.com/)

**OUR VISION**
We are a studio of writers, composers, actors, and filmmakers creating content for screens and stages to fight against Hollywood’s lies with the power of truth.

**OUR MISSION**
We create truth-centered stage and film productions that carry the presence of God into homes, theaters, and digital spaces, revealing God’s heart and offering a powerful alternative to Hollywood. We equip creatives to tell stories that challenge culture, exalt truth, and point people to Jesus.

**WHAT THIS $175,000 WILL ACCOMPLISH**

Over the next 12 months, we’re launching a content engine:

- Writing our next three productions.
- Hosting our fourth annual Creative Conference.
- Cinematic shorts designed for maximum impact on social media. These powerful, scroll-stopping 5–60 second clips will feature:
    - Story moments from existing films
    - Original scores and voice-overs
    - Evangelistic, artistic, and emotionally compelling messaging

This phase is not just content creation; it’s brand and mission establishment.

**WHAT THIS WILL ALLOW US TO DO**

✅ Attract Views: Repurpose completed films into reels and shorts tailored for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

✅ Position Us for Studio Partnerships: We’re already in conversation with several faith-based studios actively looking for content. These shorts show them what we can do and pitch our next several full-length films.

✅ Fuel Our Nonprofit’s Sustainability: With this digital reach, our nonprofit will gain visibility and increased audience support to attract the next major wave of funders and studio partners.

Firelight Creative Productions

An interfaith network of congregations in the Washington, D.C. area working together to support our immigrant neighbors.

CAN mobilizes people of faith and faith communities throughout the DC metro area to advocate and organize for immigration rights. Our goal is to ensure immigrants have access to housing, healthcare, education, food, and legal protections. We work closely with experienced immigration groups and listen to immigrants from our faith communities to create a safe, welcoming place for everyone, no matter where they're from.

Congregation Action Network

St. Thomas Aquinas Trust: a pious foundation that supports the needs & causes of the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan.

The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan have their Motherhouse in Alma, Michigan; they number about 120 Sisters, spread throughout the world in 13 States and 6 countries. Each Sister of Mercy offers her life to be the convergence point between the mercy of the Lord and the misery of mankind. The ways in which a Sister of Mercy of Alma, Michigan serves Holy Mother Church in the apostolate are various, but they are characterized by their vow of service with an emphasis in healthcare, education, and the care of distressed women. 

The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma helped to found the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious in 1992 and continue to actively support the priesthood and religious life through formation workshops, times of retreat, authorship, etc.

The Religious Sisters of Mercy were originally founded in Dublin, Ireland by Venerable Catherine McAuley in 1831. They were one of the first institutes of active Religious Life, vowed to a life a prayer and the works of Mercy. In 1973, under the direction of the Sacred Congregation of Religious, the Religious Sisters of Mercy were refounded by 10 Sisters of Mercy and one Dominican Sister. The fist 11 Sisters were dedicated to preserving the Charism of Mercy so as to incarnate the Mercy of God the Father to the poor, sick, and ignorant. And this included preserving the essential elements of Religious Life, such as wearing a religious habit, praying in common, being obedient to a religious superior, etc. 

Saint Thomas Aquinas Trust

The House is a nonprofit dedicated to creating Scripture-based resources that strengthen families and build faith communities.

We exist to equip churches and families to raise disciples of all ages - grounded in Scripture and shaped by a biblical worldview that transforms how we see and engage the world.

**Scripture Centered:** Every piece of content we create is rooted in biblical truth and designed to deepen faith and understanding.

**Family Focused:** We believe strong families are the foundation of strong communities, and our resources support family growth.

**Mission Driven:** Our mission is clear: to equip families and churches with resources that build lasting faith foundations.

**So what do we do?** 
From church curriculum to innovative apps, we create resources that help families and churches make disciples.

**The Table: Faith Conversations** - Mobile App
The Table helps families grow in faith through simple, everyday conversations—because faith fits into every moment, and discipleship isn't an event, it's a way of life.

www.thehousepublishing.com/table

The House Publishing, Inc

We are a mission organization that believes strongly in evangelism & world mission work in accordance with the Great Commission.

Joseph Z is a dynamic speaker, teacher, and leader, dedicated to building lives through the Voice of God. With years of experience in ministry, he has been instrumental in guiding individuals towards spiritual growth and deeper understanding of their divine purpose. His messages resonate with people across the world, bringing hope, healing, and transformation.

Driven by a passion for the Word of God, Joseph Z focuses on empowering believers to live in victory, aligning their lives with God’s will. His teachings are centered on faith, leadership, and walking in the power of the Holy Spirit. Through his ministry, countless lives have been touched and transformed by the love and truth of God.

Z Ministries

The Bollandist Society is a Jesuit research institute dedicated to the critical study of Greek, Latin, Oriental and vernacular hagiographic literature as well as to the history of the saints and their cults. Founded in the early 17th century this is one of the oldest scientific societies in the world. Our research, study, safeguard and promotion of this unique heritage is possible thanks to our specialized library of 500.000 volumes, that has become an indispensable point of reference in the study of critical hagiography world-wide.

All gifts to the Société des Bollandistes are fully tax deductible when made through the King Baudouin Foundation US.

Bollandist Society

Our mission is to learn, practice, teach & cultivate holistic innovation culture. Because we envision a world in which visionaries, their processes, and their creations exist in healthier relationship with the web of life.

Learn more at [wiseinnovation.school](https://wiseinnovation.school/)

Fiscally sponsored project of HAPPI (happi.org)

Incubated at Center for Humane Technology

School of Wise Innovation

The Uganda Buddhist Centre was founded in 2005.

The Uganda Buddhist Centre was founded in 2005 by the Most Ven. Bhante Buddharakkhita to align Buddhist teachings within the context of African culture and to exemplify practice of peace, compassion and mindfulness through service to the public. 

Uganda Buddhist Centre

EQUIP unites values-based leadership with evangelism to bring spiritual transformation, multiply disciples, and change lives.

EQUIP is a global evangelism movement built on the belief that leadership and faith work powerfully together. Our distinctive approach combines values-based leadership with intentional evangelism, creating trust that leads to transformation. At the center of this mission is **Beyond Success**, a small-group resource created from John C. Maxwell’s leadership principles. Designed to be led by believers, Beyond Success begins with universal values like purpose, priorities, and growth. These shared conversations build bridges across cultures and backgrounds, earning the credibility to discuss deeper truths. In the final session, leaders have the opportunity to hear an illustration of the Gospel and receive an invitation accept Jesus Christ into their lives. This proven model is multiplying disciples worldwide—one group at a time—opening doors in businesses, schools, and communities for the life-changing hope of Jesus Christ.

Equip Leadership Inc

The TOVP Foundation is the U.S. fundraising arm of the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium located in Mayapur, West Bengal, India.

TOVP Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Alachua, FL. which received its nonprofit status in 2016. It is the U.S. fundraising arm for the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium (TOVP) now under construction in the heart of ISKCON Mayapur, the World Headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. ISKCON Mayapur is a 600-acre complex located in the heart of West Bengal, India, with a flourishing spiritual, educational, social, cultural and philanthropic community of 5000+ residents since 1972.

6 million people visit annually and that is expected to quadruple after the opening of the TOVP in 2026 during a three-month-long celebration until March, 2027. Current programs include 5 schools for the material and spiritual education of residents and the local Bengali community, free meal distribution to over 1300 people daily, the Tribal Care Initiative, a Community Hospital, regular cultural festivals, business opportunities for local artists and craftsmen, a local agricultural development program, and much more.

For more information about the Temple of the Vedic Planetarium and the TOVP Foundation, visit our TOVP website page:
https://tovp.org/tovp-foundation-and-the-temple-of-the-vedic-planetarium/ 

For information about the Mayapur Vedic City, visit the website page:
https://tovp.org/iskcon-mayapur-vedic-city/


You can contact us here:
Phone -  386-462-9000
Email -  tovpfoundation@gmail.com

TOVP Foundation

Sacred Fire Community Corporation is a nonprofit religious or spiritual organization. It is based in Carrollton, GA. It received its nonprofit status in 2014.

Sacred Fire Community Corporation

The Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation works to continue the mindful teachings and loving practice of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay).

The Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation acts as a conduit between our mindful community (Sangha) and the continuation of Thay’s mindful teachings and loving practice. We work mindfully to continue the work of Thich Nhat Hanh, support our practice centers around the world, and engage in Sangha (community) building in order to foster peace and transform suffering in all people, animals, plants and our planet.  

The Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation is a division of the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism, Inc. (PVCEB) (formerly known as the Unified Buddhist Church). PVCEB is a U.S. nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. 

Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation

Providing connections at Columbia, Hofstra, Northwestern, NYU, Princeton and Rutgers. Inspiring Jews on campus since 2005

With Branches today at Columbia, Hofstra Lower Manhattan, Northwestern, Princeton, and Rutgers.  What began as Rutgers Learning Network has become a premier national program as JX and is a nonprofit organization focused on Inspiring, Educating & Empowering a New Generation of Jewish Leaders.

JX- Jewish University Experience

Pray California is a nonprofit religious or spiritual organization. It is based in Baldwin Park, CA. It received its nonprofit status in 2004.

Choose how to GIVE - 3 Projects:

100%: https://www.every.org/partner-with-pray-california-100-for-pray-california

20%: https://www.every.org/partner-with-pray-california-20-for-pray-california-80-to-other-partner-ministries

Support the 25th Annual PRAY CALIFORNIA Conference in 2026: 

PRAY CALIFORNIA is a 501c3 non-profit ministry devoted to

UNIFY
unify the Body of Christ throughout California by encouraging God-centered relationships

COMMUNICATE
communicate shared visions among leaders

SEEK
corporately seek God’s Kingdom come in California

SHARE
share the Truth, God’s Word in love

SUPPORT
support, bless, and love one another

AFFIRM
affirm the need for one another

MENTOR
mentor and raise up more intercessors, more watchmen

WATCH
watch, listen, and move into action as led by Holy Spirit.

PRAY CALIFORNIA
COMMITTED
is committed to encourage, empower, and build prayer leadership throughout California.

58 COUNTIES
seeks to connect the 58 California Counties via area coordinators and local prayer mobilization.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE
hosts one major Conference annually incorporating prayer, praise, testimonies, teachings, and spiritual warfare.

5-FOLD
believes we see in part and hear in part, and thus the 5-fold ministries operating together, in love and honor, is imperative to fulfilling God’s destiny for California.

WEEKLY CALL
host a weekly state-wide praise and prayer call which welcomes pastors, prayer and ministry leaders, and watchmen.

PRAYER ALERTS
blows the trumpet and sends out Prayer Alerts that need intercession, attention and action!

LINKS ARMS
links arms in support and prayerful intercession with other ministries, pastors, and leaders.

ISRAEL
stands with Israel. We pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and bless the land and her people!

Pray California

Universidad Católica de Córdoba seeks the development of young students from Argentina and the world. 

The purpose of the Catholic University of Córdoba (Jesuit) is the search for truth and the total promotion of man through the humanistic, social, scientific and professional training of students, through teaching and research in their higher forms and the cultivation of the fine arts. In witness of which he will grant academic and/or professional titles and/or diplomas. He will serve the community according to his nature. It is not for profit.



Likewise, this purpose is complemented by the mission and vision that the University has, as mentioned in the Institutional Development Plan (2021), where the first is to train science, conscience, commitment, compassionate and contemplative professionals in action and where the vision is to be among the most outstanding universities in South America for the academic and human training of its graduates, to be publicly recognized as a university of excellence, to be one of the Argentine universities with the best articulation and networking with the educational, of productive and industrial services and a leader in university social responsibility, to be a leading university in good environmental practices and to be a university that prepares for global citizenship and opens doors internationally.

Universidad Catolica de Cordoba 

MAS Maryland is a non-profit religious organization with The Noor Center as its primary community focused project.

The Noor Center is a welcoming community dedicated to spiritual growth, education, and service, with a special focus on youth and children. It provides a space for Muslims and those interested in Islam to connect, learn, and support one another through programs such as Quran study sessions, youth activities, and community outreach. With a focus on inclusivity and engagement, The Noor Center fosters a sense of belonging while encouraging meaningful discussions and lifelong learning.

The Noor Center (MAS Maryland Inc)

You are partnering with PRAY CALIFORNIA and enable PRAY CALIFORNIA to cover expenses and cost. 100% of your donations support us.

PRAY CALIFORNIA is a 501c3 non-profit, non-denominational Christian Ministry that connects, serves, supports, &encourages the Body. Corporately we lift the shofar (trumpet) & call the Troops into position as we proclaim & prophesy God's Word, as we speak LIFE & LIFE ABUNDANT over California, as we bless & pray for Israel.

"May God's Kingdom come and His Will be done on earth, in California, as it is in Heaven. Amen!"

PRAY CALIFORNIA's MISSION:

COMMITTED
is committed to encourage, empower, and build prayer leadership throughout California.

58 COUNTIES
seeks to connect the 58 California Counties via area coordinators and local prayer mobilization.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE
hosts one major Conference annually incorporating prayer, praise, testimonies, teachings, and spiritual warfare.

5-FOLD 
believes we see in part and hear in part, and thus the 5-fold ministries operating together, in love and honor, is imperative to fulfilling God’s destiny for California.

WEEKLY CALL
host a weekly state-wide praise and prayer call which welcomes pastors, prayer and ministry leaders, and watchmen.

PRAYER ALERTS
blows the trumpet and sends out Prayer Alerts that need intercession, attention and action!

LINKS ARMS
links arms in support and prayerful intercession with other ministries, pastors, and leaders.

ISRAEL
stands with Israel. We pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and bless the land and her people!

Partner with PRAY CALIFORNIA - 100 % for PRAY CALIFORNIA

Al-Mawrid United States is a nonprofit religious organization based in Carrollton, TX. It received its nonprofit status in 2015.

Al-Mawrid is a foundation for Islamic research and education established by Javed Ahmed Ghamidi that emphasizes on learning Islam purely through its established sources, Quran and Sunnah, without external factors that have influenced the Muslim thought over the last several centuries.

Javed Ahmed Ghamidi formed Al-Mawrid back in 1983 in Lahore, Pakistan in order to propagate Islam as instituted by prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Al-Mawrid U.S. was established in 2014 in order to expand the reach of Ghamidi’s effort. In 2019, Al-Mawrid U.S. took on the initiative of establishing the Ghamidi Center of Islamic Learning in Dallas, Texas as a formal educational institute.

Since inception, Al-Mawrid’s aim has been to conduct research, educate people, and disseminate Islam based purely on Quran and sunnah, freeing it from external influences that have gradually clouded the religious thought of Muslims over the last 14 centuries.

Our Mission
Our mission is to teach people how to explore, understand, discuss, and practice Islam based on reason, rationality, and objective thinking.

Our Values

KNOWLEDGE
Teach Islam as a form of knowledge rather than as a creed.

TOLERANCE
Encourage students to explore faith in a welcoming, open, and an inquisitive manner.

OBJECTIVITY
Equip students with tools necessary to understand Islam based on evidence from Quran and sunnah.

DIVERSITY
Be open to all truth seekers without gender, age, religion, or any other discriminating factors.

Ghamidi Center Of Islamic Learning

Your Move envisions a world where people recognize that following Jesus will make their lives better & the world a better place. 

Your Move Collective aims to intersect culture with the teaching of Jesus by placing helpful content and practical next steps where people are and where they expect it least.

Based on a research-backed understanding of the Religiously Unaffiliated population, Your Move Collective orchestrates digital journeys designed to guide individuals from apathy to becoming resolute seekers of Jesus.

For over a decade, Your Move with Andy Stanley--a TV program containing practical, Christ-centered content--aired on NBC after Saturday Night Live and CBS after The Late Late Show and currently airs, on TBN and UPtv, in television markets nationwide.  In 2022, over 80 million messages were accessed via our broadcast purchases.  Another 10 million messages were accessed through other online digital placements.  But viewership has never been our end goal.

Our goal is engagement.

Not simply engagement with us.  Ultimately, our goal is for religiously unaffiliated people to engage with a local church.  Not a small task to say the least.  But one we are committed to nonetheless.  And thanks to generous donations and support, we are making progress.

Your Move Collective, Inc.

Jews, Christians, Muslims uniting to serve the poor.

Abrahamic Alliance International unites Jews, Christians, and Muslims for poverty relief and active peacebuilding. We began with a simple dream that compassionate collaboration between Jews, Christians, and Muslims can build lasting bridges of understanding and respect between our communities. By uniting to serve the poor in obedience to divine commands, our grassroots movement is showing the world that peaceful coexistence between Jews, Christians, and Muslims is not a naive and distant dream, but a growing and present reality here and now.

We envision a world where children of Abraham unite to save lives; where Jews, Christians and Muslims enjoy peaceful coexistence and mutual appreciation as our faith is deepened by meaningful encounters with each other; where understanding, humility and respect replace ignorance, arrogance and contempt; where diverse yet faithful worshipers of the God of Abraham move beyond dialogue to cooperative action, loving our neighbor together until the hungry are fed, the naked are clothed, the sick receive care and the orphan is raised with love, compassion and generosity. We envision a world where God's faithfulness to bless all nations through Abraham's offspring is expressed in wonderfully new and creative ways through Jews, Christians and Muslims striving to obey all that the prophets have spoken.

Abrahamic Alliance International

Sharing God’s love with people living on the streets of the mid-peninsula 💛 

Sharing God's love with people living on the streets of the mid-peninsula 💛

We are a community-based, non-profit organization that serves the homeless and at-risk populations of the Mid-Peninsula. We establish environments and build relationships where community volunteers can provide food and clothing, as well as referrals for shelter, addiction recovery, and other personal support.

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Street Life Ministries (or SLM) began in 2001 at the downtown Menlo Park train station. Today, due to the help of many people, it now serves over 35,000 meals a year, five nights a week, in Menlo Park, Palo Alto and Redwood City. For 20 years SLM gatherings have built a reputation as the one consistent place the homeless can count on. Whether it is a holiday, a cloudy or rainy day, SLM never varies from the set schedule, giving the homeless a stable option throughout the year.

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SLM is an established 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a board of directors, and is very different from many “feeding ministries.” It serves a unique role in the way it cares for the homeless and the hungry in San Mateo/Santa Clara Counties. Hot, home cooked meals served in outdoor venues are less threatening for our homeless neighbors, fostering a safe environment for relational connections to develop with the SLM leaders and volunteers. These connections build trust for guiding homeless friends toward healthier decisions, medical assistance, detox, rehab, housing, mentorship and counseling. In addition to food and encouragement, SLM provides clothing, toiletry kits, sleeping bags, medical supplies, temporary shelter, recovery services and job assistance to those in need. 

SLM is also unique because it places its staff and its services “in the streets”, and “in the camps”, where the homeless live. It reaches more homeless people directly in those street locations than traditional professional service agencies. Additionally, no other homeless non-profit in the area provides local residents with the large number (over 6000 hours per year, estimated) of volunteer hours of opportunity to meet directly and be served on a face to face basis as we do. Homeless folks need love, care, trustworthy friends, and reliable, regular support to improve and/or recover. SLM is “in the trenches and on the street” every day, helping our homeless neighbors. SLM’s outreach can be accessed at all hours of the day and night. 

Street Life is working on launching a 12 month all inclusive rehab program, the Homeless to Healthy program. Check our website for more details!

https://streetlifeministries.org/homeless-to-healthy/

Street Life Ministries

Tibetan Buddhist Center promoting Himalayan culture and supporting young monks at Thupsung Dhargye Ling Monastery in India.   

Chokhor Gepel Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist Center founded by Thupten Rinpoche following the inspiration and guidance of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama.

Our mission is to provide an environment for contact with Tibetan Buddhism, to promote awareness about Tibetan and Himalayan culture, and to support young monks at our affiliated temple in India, Thupsung Dhargye Ling.  

Our name means: Place of Flourishing of the Buddha's Teachings

Chokhor Gepel Ling

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We are a nonprofit, so instead of charging fees we rely on the generosity of donors like you.