The University of Southern California hosted a high-level roundtable of local faith leaders to discuss how the faith community could jointly respond to the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles. This post includes a video, resources and joint statement that can be used to help congregations join the effort to eliminate homelessness.

Faith leaders share the resources they bring to the issue of homelessness in this video:

Resources

USC Initiative to Eliminate Homelessness – Find news and resources from the University of Southern California’s efforts to end homelessness.

Days of Compassion – The City of Los Angeles is partnering with faith communities through their Days of Compassion initiative. Find events, and information about how congregations can get involved in solving the homelessness crisis.

County of Los Angeles’ Homelessness Initiative – Find out how to get involved in the County’s homelessness work and sign up for email updates.

Click here to download the County Contracting Guide for Faith Communities.

Joint Statement

Faith leaders signed a joint statement of commitment to address homelessness:

As leaders of the many faith communities in Los Angeles, we feel deep compassion for our homeless neighbors.

We support practical solutions which include the construction of housing to meet citizens’ needs and will treat our homeless neighbors as members of our own communities.

We will lead our congregations to speak out on behalf of the homeless people and attend neighborhood councils to support proposals to build new homes in our neighborhoods.

We will persevere in this commitment until all our neighbors dwell in dignity.

Signatories: 

Religions and Homelessness: A High-Level Roundtable was sponsored by:

USC Initiative to Eliminate Homelessness
USC Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies
USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture
USC Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement
USC Office of Religious Life
USC Caruso Catholic Center

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