The Gathering Inn
The Gathering Inn started as a ministry offering a faith-based response to meet the needs of in the homeless community through nomadic housing. At Adventure we host The Gathering Inn as overnight accommodations on several different dates through the year. As the host site we provide our guest with dinner, a simple breakfast, a place to sleep and a message of hope, letting them see God’s love in action. See www.thegatheringinn.com.
Some ways that you can help in this ministry are:
- Serve a meal to our guest on our host night
- Eat with and fellowship with our guest
- Help set-up the room for our guest and help with clean-up
- Provide the devotion for the evening
- Run the sound/tech board for the evening
- Teach a life skill clinic the night we are the hosting TGI
- Provide a service such as free haircuts, manicures, etc.
- Donate hygiene products (tooth paste, tooth brushes, soap etc)
Gathering Inn dates at Adventure:
| 2012 |
| January 19 |
| February 16 |
| March 15 |
| April 19 |
| May 17 |
| June 21 |
| September 20 |
| October 18 |
| November 15 |
| December 20 |
Home Start
Home Start is a non-profit transitional housing corporation which serves Placer County’s homeless children and their families. It provides accommodations, education, job search and assistance to families coming out of homelessness. We support Home Start through the following volunteer opportunities:
- Help with assembling furniture
- Help with landscaping
- Teaching Life Skills- budgeting, house management, cooking and nutrition, hygiene, etc.
- Saturday morning pancake breakfast
Acres of Hope
A homeless ministry for women and their children, who want to overcome their challenges in a Christ-centered environment. Acres provides a home and a program to ensure positive changes in the lives of the mothers and their children that will transfer through generations.
Some ways that you can help in this ministry are:
- Be a (female) mentor to a mom
- Help with child care
- Tutor
- Maintenance – yard or household repair
- Office – bookkeeping or data entry
If you would like to volunteer please contact Compassion Ministry:
Phone number 771-5683 ext. 1771