Room in the Inn

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DateSat, Feb 24 from 7:30pm to Sun, Feb 25, 2018 8:30am (CT)
Address602 Looney Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38107
End Address1738 Galloway Ave, Memphis, TN 38112
We will transport our neighbors back to the Carpenter's House at 7:15 a.m. and then return the van to our parking spot at Trinity UMC.
Number of Registrants2 out of 2
Registration OpensOctober 30, 2017 at 9:14pm
Registration ClosesFebruary 25, 2018 at 8:30am or or when space runs out.
ShiftsNo
Event Description

Some of the responsibilities include:

  • Transporting guests from the downtown center

  • Setting up spaces for guests to sleep and shower

  • Spending the night (2 volunteers)

  • Preparing the morning meal

  • Serving the morning meal

  • Transporting guests to downtown center in the morning

  • Cleaning up after Room in the Inn Memphis  

   
Room in the Inn-Memphis is an ecumenical ministry that serves people experiencing homelessness. Now beginning our eighth year, we provide emergency shelter and meals during the coldest months of the year—November through March. We are modeled after the incredibly successful Room in the Inn program that started in Nashville more than 30 years ago.

Our goal is to share the love of God through hospitality. Shelter is a basic necessity that more than 2,000 people in Memphis are living without each night. Faith communities have large buildings and volunteers who can provide warmth, hospitality, meals and a good helping of kindness and respect.

At least half of Room In The Inn’s participants are temporarily or “first time” homeless. Generally, they are working poor who have suffered setbacks like job loss, illness, loss of transportation and divorce.

The other fifty percent of our participants are chronically homeless. They often face one or more serious issues, including mental illness, addiction and physical disabilities.

Many of Room In The Inn’s participants are military veterans. In the United States, nearly one-third of homeless adults are veterans.

The challenges that most of us face on a daily basis are difficult enough with adequate support and resources. When the poor and homeless lack such assistance, maintaining housing and employment makes their survival overwhelming and financially devastating.

Start Address: 602 Looney Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38107
End Address: 1738 Galloway Ave, Memphis, TN 38112
We will transport our neighbors back to the Carpenter's House at 7:15 a.m. and then return the van to our parking spot at Trinity UMC.

Registrations

1 - 2 of 2 Registrations
Registrant
Joel C.
Bryant L.