INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK OF OCEAN COUNTY
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IHNOC, Inc. Toms River, N.J. 08753
For more information: Please contact our office at 732-736-1550 or email officeihn@aol.com.
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Plan to Attend This Year's CROP Walk! If you would like to help in any way at this year's CROP Walk, or have any ideas on how to make it better, please email Alan at areifenheiser@comcast.net or call Pat at 732-269-8539. Of all the money raised, 25% is allocated to Interfaith. Even if you cannot make the event, you can still support the CROP Walk by going online to www.churchworldservice.org or by sending a check to Rita Kearney at 685 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753. Please plan on joining us so you can share in this special day.
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Interfaith Advocacy Program (IAP)
Homelessness One out of every nine people in the United States lives in poverty. If you consider only children, that figure jumps to one in every six. Families living in poverty face daunting obstacles. Their jobs don't pay a living wage. Their housing is often unsafe, dangerous, or both. Quality childcare, healthcare and education are often out of reach. They live from one paycheck to another if both parents work. Everyday, they have to make choices as agonizing as whether to put food on the table or pay the rent. An illness or a car repair can upset a budget's delicate balance and send a family into homelessness. In fact, families with children are the fastest-growing segment of the nation's homeless. Communities can make a difference. Interfaith Hospitality Network of Ocean County (IHNOC) helps by building bridges between people in need and people who want to help. Services Family Promise (formally known as National Interfaity Hospitality Network) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping homeless and low-income families achieve independence. We are based in Summit, New Jersey, where we began our work in 1988, founded on the belief that Americans are compassionate people who want to make a difference. Today we have 130 Networks in 36 states, with more in development. We are a leader in prompting volunteerism and have served as a model of American volunteerism in the U.S. and abroad. Our programs involve more than 95,000 volunteers. They provide assistance to more than 15,000 family members annually. We were chosen to receive 1 of the 21 Point of Light Awards out of a field of more than 4,500 nominees. The Work We Do As the name suggest, we focus our efforts on assisting homeless and low-income families. In response to the needs of families, we have expanded our commitment to include four programs. Interfaith Hospitality Network Our Network of volunteers provides shelter, meals, and support services to homeless families. Each Network program is a partnership mobilizing community resources, houses of worship for lodging, congregations for volunteers, social service agencies for assessment and referrals, and existing facilities for day programs. Because they rely on existing facilities, Networks are extremely cost effective. With the exception of the paid Director and case manager, volunteers donate all the time, labor and supplies needed to run the network. Volunteers are the heart of the Network program. They are essential to our philosophy of offering dignified and compassionate assistance. They furnish meals, overnight lodging and hope. We help families find jobs, find and furnish housing, and assist them financially with security deposits. Each Network program includes 10 to 12 houses of worship and 800 to 1,000 volunteers. Host congregations provide overnight shelter, meals, and support services to three to five families for one week every two to three months on a rotating schedule. Each Network can serve approximately 175 homeless family members annually. How IHNOC Operates Once the guest has been
referred, he or she is personally interviewed and screened
by our director. The guest is then asked to sign an agreement. The
information that is gathered from the interview is then used to
ascertain what services are needed by that particular guest. The
needs vary from guest to guest. They may include working with the
local social service agency to provide the families with employment
training, childcare, and healthcare.
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