The Share the Plate Recipient for Sunday, February 20, will be The Fund for Empowerment and their Houseless Leadership Project. This leadership-building advocacy nonprofit raises the voices of unsheltered people in civic spheres. The people who make most of the decisions at Fund for Empowerment, and who are materially compensated for their work, are or

Reverend Christine uses this fund for needs in our congregation and the community that might not otherwise be met with congregational resources—especially for those who are in crisis or have immediate financial needs. Within our congregation, the fund has been more critical than ever this year. It has paid bills for those who have lost

Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro is a Black, Queer, and Femme led organization, that centers Black people who are the most impacted and marginalized, and envisions a world that achieves Black liberation through global transformation. Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro’s ministries study decoloniality, provide community members with support and resources, foster community engagement, write blueprints

The recipient for the November 21st Share the Plate service is the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC). UUSC advances human rights and social justice around the world, partnering with those who confront unjust power structures and mobilizing to challenge oppressive policies. Their work is grounded in the belief that all people have inherent power and dignity.

INTERFAITH HOMELESS EMERGENCY LODGING PROGRAM (IHELP) The Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program (I-HELP), a program of Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, partners with churches and community groups to shelter people experiencing homelessness while I-HELP case managers transition program participants from crisis to stability. LSS I-HELP shelters 30-40 people every night in the cities of

Hope’s Crossing is an organization dedicated to serving women who are reclaiming their lives from the cycles of physical and emotional abuse, trauma, sexual assault, addiction, incarceration, and homelessness. Hope’s Crossing offers job skills training and a program of emotional support geared toward rebuilding self-confidence, unveiling a sense of self-worth, and promoting whole and healthy