San Diego Downtown Fellowship of Churches and Ministries –
Seeking the Spiritual and Social Renewal of Downtown San Diego through Church
and Community Partnerships – Tuesday, 7 January 2013
Monthly Meeting Speaker:
Interim Mayor
Todd Gloria
Noon, January 9
11:30 Lunch
East Village Community Church
1374 Island Ave.
WeAllCount- Point In Time Count
Unsheltered Count: January 24 @ 4am-7am
For More info:
Volunteer Registration
Homeless Connect Day
December 4 with the San Diego Housing Commission and Partners
DF participated at Golden Hall with assistance from John
Townsend, Jeff Rodriguez, Tim Driscoll, Ben Montoya, and Joe and Monica
Holanik. It was a great opportunity for meeting our street neighbors, providing
practical help, and networking among service providers.
The Church at Rancho Bernardo provided 300 hygiene kits. St.
Joseph's Cathedral contributed toward the cost of the kits.
"Doing it Better Together"- Responsible Street
Outreach
DF HOSP Coordination Action Group: Homeless Outreach Service
Providers met again on November 21. 17 attended and 11 HOSPs were represented.
The meeting focused on sharing best practice around holistic relational
outreach, with a special presentation from Gabe Shippam of Dreams for Change.
See DF website Projects tab (Homeless Outreach) for detailed minutes of this
meeting. The next HOSP meeting is January 16 at 6:30 PM at FPC. For more
information please contact Stephanie Renick, Tim Driscoll, and Ben Montoya.
Proposal to PCUSA: DF received good news from PCUSA. A small
grant will help us strengthen this initiative in the coming months.
Upcoming Meetings/Events:
January 9: Interim Mayor Todd Gloria guest speaker DF monthly
meeting at EVCC
January 14: DF Board Meeting FPC 7-9 AM
January 15: DIBT LT Meeting 12 noon FPC
January 16: DP Ending Homelessness Campaign LT Meeting County
Building 10:30-12 noon
January 16: DIBT HOSP Coordination Monthly Meeting FPC 6:30-8:00
PM
January 21: 2014 Goals Planning Meeting FPC 7-9AM
January 24: Point in Time Count
February 12: DIBT LT Meeting FPC 12 noon
February 13: DF Monthly Meeting; Focus: 2014 Goals
February 20: DP Ending Homelessness Campaign LT Meeting County
Building 10:30- 12 noon
February 20: HOSP Coordination Monthly Meeting FPC 6:30-8:00 PM
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See the new Downtown Fellowship Website:
www.sddowntownfellowship.com
Christmas Party at Connections Housing
On Christmas day Downtown Fellowship (DF) members joined with
Connections Housing (CH) residents and friends to celebrate Christmas. Over 100
people attended. It was a great time together, enjoying each other, homemade
baked goods, fresh canapés from Urban Angels, special music, sharing Christmas
traditions, and hearing the Christmas story. Thanks to John and Susan Townsend
and Matthew 25:34-40 Ministries for organizing and leading this special
gathering. Thanks also to Harbor Presbyterian Church Downtown for their
generous support of this event
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DF Planning Meeting
November 23, Saturday, 9 AM to 1 PM
First Presbyterian Church
Approximately 25 people participated in a lively planning
session on 11/23. Results of this group work, online survey responses, and stakeholder
interviews will inform DF goals for 2014. Some recommendations are already
being implemented. The DF February meeting will include feedback and more on
updated goals for 2014.
Connections Housing
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Our DF partnership with PATH, ALPHA, and other social service
providers continues at Connections
Housing (CH). The DF executive director maintains regular office hours at CH
and coordinates collaboration between DF members and the CH team.
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DF members continue to engage at CH with the following specific
activities:
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Wednesday afternoon Bible Study led by John Townsend of Matthew
25:34-40 Ministries
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participation in the bi-monthly integrated street outreach team
meetings with representation by Tim Driscoll of Walk a Mile in Their Shoes and
Joe and Monica Holanik
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Life skills training for ALPHA/PATH case managers and residents,
coordinated by Dick Karlson and Paul Ghizzone from Presbyterian Urban
Ministries (PUM). The 8 session course for ALPHA/PATH case managers was
completed on October 17. DF is working with ALPHA on presentation of this
curriculum for interim residents, beginning January 2014.
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Companionship Model: DF and UPLIFT continue to work with PATH on
a concept paper describing collaborative support for CH interim residents as
they transition into permanent supportive housing. A pilot project is planned
for commencement early in 2014.
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Relationship building: Joe and Monica Holanik are spending
regular hours at CH meeting with residents and building supportive friendships.
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DF Volunteer Contribution at CH: DF currently deploys
approximately 10 volunteers on a regular basis for various activities as
mentioned above. These volunteers serve an estimated 146 hours monthly.
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Celebrate Recovery (CR): the Monday evening CR meeting was
discontinued in November. A new CR meeting will commence on January 13 at 7 PM
with a special movie night. Monday evening CR will be lead in the coming months
by Kevin Graves and Mel and Ruth Ely.
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Practical support for CH residents: in recent weeks DF has
provided transportation assistance for residents on route to job interviews and
reporting to new jobs; one CH resident was provided a move in kit for more
permanent housing in the SD area; a DF member has recently provided art
supplies for the CH Thursday afternoon art group
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Our mailing address is:
SD Downtown Fellowship
964 5th Ave, San Diego, CA
Suite 535
San Diego, Ca 92101
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