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Our greatest urgency is to help as best we can the large number of homeless children
that are an inevitable consequence of job losses and home foreclosures.
See OurBetterAngels.info. William Laney was interviewed on BBC8-TV on March 9. Here's his interview on YouTube in four parts: Part I , Part II , Part III , Part IV . |
This page is out of date, but it does show how we got started. For more current information, go to Beloved Community Calendar or Family Promise of PBC. Also see: Homeless Coalition notice of upcoming meetings.
Upcoming Calendar Events
The Boca Raton clergy association
will visit Westgate Tabernacle on Tuesday Feb 20 3-5pm to learn about Westgate.
(directions: I-95 to West Palm Beach, exit west on Okeechobee,
after 1/4 mile turn left or south onto Congress,
in 200 yards at the first light turn right or west onto Westgate Avenue,
take the first left onto Suwannee Drive and look left in the second block.
Family Promise of Greater West Palm Beach meets at 7:00 pm on Feb 20 at United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches. (driving instructions: exit west from I-95 at Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., turn right at second light which will be Robbins Road, (Comfort Inn will be on right hand corner). Robbins Road quickly ends, then turn left on Brandywine. The church will be soon on the left.)
Tuesday, March 13, 2007: Family Promise of South Palm Beach County.
Community Meeting to plan how faith communities can collaborate to provide emergency shelter for the homeless.
St. Gregory's Episcopal Church in Boca Raton.
(driving instructions: I-95 north or south to Palmetto Park Road,
east to Mizner Boulevard (first light east of Federal Highway, US #1),
north one block to the church on your right.
click for map )
Past Calendar Events
February 13, 2007: Family Promise of South Palm Beach County.
Community Meeting to plan how faith communities can collaborate to provide emergency shelter for the homeless.
St. Gregory's Episcopal Church in Boca Raton.
November 2, 2006: Community Meeting to plan how faith communities can collaborate to provide emergency shelter for the homeless. St. Gregory's Episcopal Church in Boca Raton.
October 19, 2006:
Meeting at the Jewish Community Center. The address is
3151 North Military Trail
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Take I-95 to Okeechobee and proceed west to Military Trail,
turn right, past the first light, then the first left
into the Jewish Community Center parking lot.
Sept. 26, 2006 (Tue) 10:00 am, Those who wish to think strategically about creating a Family Promise network will meet at St. Gregory's Episcopal Church in Boca Raton. This will include St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church and other faith communities.
Sept. 26, 2006 (Tue) 2:00 pm, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in WPB, regular meeting, including
Sept. 05, 2006 (Tues) 5:00 pm, Fr. Andrew Sherman, Beth Mattfolk and Carl House from St. Gregory's Episcopal Church enjoyed dinner and worship at Westgate Tabernacle. Fr. Andrew reported on our visit to Westgate Tabernacle in his Sunday sermon.
August 11, 2006 (Fri) 2:00 pm, our second meeting, at The Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County
July 17, 2006 (Mon) 10:00 am, first meeting, at The Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County