1 Corinthians 4:10-12
10 We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored! 11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. 12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
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Our community will include tiny homes (individual barracks), mess hall, chapel, commissary, field clinic, training/recreational facilities, and HQ. Sheltering Arms Coalition will partner with other organizations, and coalition of like-minded individuals, that will serve our community by striving to end homelessness in East Texas.
What makes Sheltering Arms Coalition unique?
It’s all about relationships. Sheltering Arms Coalition desires to empower the community around us into a lifestyle of service alongside the homeless. We will achieve this vision through taking a relational approach for connecting with our homeless brothers and sisters, instead of a transactional approach. When we bring an individual into a community with others, we truly begin to make a sustainable impact on their lives. Sheltering Arms Coalition believes that the single greatest cause of homelessness is a profound, catastrophic loss of family. That’s why our focus at Sheltering Arms Coalition is to do more than just provide adequate housing. We are developing a community with revolutionary services and attention to an individual’s relational needs at a fraction of the cost of traditional housing initiatives. We seek to empower our residents to build relationships with others, and to experience healing and restoration as part of engaging with a broader community.
What is the difference between housing and community?
Sheltering Arms Coalition has a basic philosophy that housing alone will never solve homelessness, but community will. Most often, the people found on the streets have a regular, albeit dysfunctional, community, even though they have no houses or shelter to live in. So the fundamental component that human beings need is human interaction; and human interaction occurs within community.
Some Tiny Home Designs
Is Sheltering Arms Coalition considered transitional housing?
No, Sheltering Arms Coalition will provide permanent housing. The intent is that any individual who qualifies can live in the Village permanently, providing they pay their rent, abide by civil law and follow the rules of the community. We will however work with all residents with both in-house and outsourced agencies if a resident wants to transition out to something better.
What kinds of rules are there in Sheltering Arms Coalition?
Individuals living in Sheltering Arms Coalition are required to follow three community covenants. Residents must: Pay rent on time Abide by civil law Follow the rules of the community itself (not unlike a homeowners association for a neighborhood)
What services are available to those living in Sheltering Arms Coalition?
There will be a broad range of services available on-site to the residents of Sheltering Arms Coalition, including: Case Management, Healthcare Services, Vocational Training, Micro-enterprise business opportunities through Sheltering Arms Coalition’ Community Works program, Regular farmers market to provide residents with healthy, nutritious and free vegetables harvested from the Community’s many gardens
