Thanks to everyone who came to the FAITH Matters gathering this month at Leo Baeck Temple, and to our guest presenter, David Levinson, who discussed the practical ways in which every individual can make a difference in our communities through a collective effort such as Big Sunday.

We encourage everyone to help mobilize your faith groups to participate in two upcoming community events:

May ‘08

1. Big Sunday: May 3-4, 2008 (www.bigsunday.org)

Big Sunday is the largest annual citywide community service event in America, which mobilizes and empowers volunteers to build community through community service. Its mission is driven by the belief that everyone has some way to help someone else.

June ‘08

2. Project Y!MBY Connect Day: June 26, 2008 (http://www.epath.org/yimby/index.php)

PY! Connect Day is a service-expo that brings local, private and public service providers together with hundreds of community volunteers in one location, for one day of intensive outreach, emergency care, and access to existing programs for housing, counseling, benefits and employment assistance. On Connect Day, people who are homeless will find everything from haircuts and foot care to medical exams and housing.

The co-chairs from our FAITH Matters committees also shared updates on actionable steps to engage the network in areas of Community Engagement, Public Awareness Events, and Policy and Planning.  Please see the attached document with notes from the Committee Updates. 

We would also like to encourage you to consider being more actively involved by signing up to participate in a committee.  Please email me at gracey@epath.org for more information.

Don’t forget to save the date for our next FAITH Matters luncheon at PATH!