ELCA adopts social statement on human sexuality

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), currently the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States with over 4 million members adopts social statement on human sexuality, opening its ministry to...

'Season of Fasting' ends, Church lifts de facto ban on gays

At the General Convention held in Anaheim, California in early July the 'Season of Fasting' at the expense of the vocations of gays and lesbians in the Episcopal Church came to an end. Episcopalians took steps...

Tradition-Based Episcopal Church Moves On :: MAXINE

" A group of conservative bishops met on Wednesday at the Resurrection Anglican Church in West Chicago, Ill. Image Credit: Sally Ryan for The New York TimesTradition-Based Episcopal...

Mother's Day celebration reaches 100th anniversary

Mother's Day is so commercial now. I'm stressing about what to get my mum tomorrow and the item that she wanted is all sold out so now I really am stuck.But what happened to the simplicity of giving your mum a...

SF Shelter Standards of Care Hearing - Investment vs. Class Action Suit

So, we are 'down to the wire'.   Its time for this City of San Francisco to 'come clean' with it.   Either we invest money that should have been put in place 15 years ago,  to make Standards of Care to enable and protect our homeless, as a meager...

SF Shelter Standards of Care Hearing - Investment vs. Class Action Suit

So, we are 'down to the wire'.   Its time for this City of San Francisco to 'come clean' with it.   Either we invest money that should have been put in place 15 years ago,  to make Standards of Care to enable and protect our homeless, as a meager...

Open Letter To: SF City Officials & Non-Profit Providers

An Open Letter to the City Officials and the Homeless & Housing Service Providers.   Why have you abused us for the past 15 years ?   The latest HSA Report to the Board of Supervisors, regarding 'Shelter Policies' is a lie.   The Shelters...

Amanda from the SF Bay Guardian - 'Gimme Shelter' Report - Feb 2008

Amanda and her colleague have done an outstanding job at bringing the truth of today's homeless shelter operations and conditions to all San Franciscans to LEARN FROM.  [ so, we can make better decisions...

$10,000 Reward Fund - Info - Housing/Shelter Staff Drug Dealing, etc.

Pilot program that is looking for volunteer coordinators and funding sources for start-up, short term and long term funding.  Also looking for partners in communities, law enforcement, journalism and legal industries to make sure the program succeeds in placing a very...

San Francisco InterFaith Winter Shelter Said 'No Christmas Breakfast' to home...

Homeless Guests were denied a Christmas breakfast and worse, while staying at San Francisco's Interfaith Winter Shelter, located at St. Mary's Cathedral, 1111 Gough St, being operated by ECS (Episcopal Community...

SFHomeless Yahoo! Group Wiki-Updated- Homeless Health Alert !

The SFHomeless Yahoo! Group's Wiki has been updated with a new Health Alert! news story about homeless San Franciscan residents at a winter shelter that were served 'breakfast' that were actually leftovers that were 36 hours old.   The potentially bacteria laden...

SFHomeless Yahoo Group gets noticed on SFist's web site in San Francisco, Cal...

We are all pleasantly surprised to see locals chatting about the SFHomeless Yahoo! Group...  We work hard to help our homeless residents and related service providers by reporting and monitoring things that impact them every day.  We had a recent example wherein...

Episcopal Church - Working To Stop The Long, Slow Slide To The Bottom Rung ::...

"It has taken eighteen months for a diocese in the Episcopal Church here in North America to change the direction of its "new" tradition.In June of last year, The Episcopal Church elected Bishop Katharine Jefferts...

Demand for Standard of Care Enforcement Powers to be given to the SF Shelter ...

Below, is the link for San Francisco residents to sign an Online Petition to give enforcement powers over tax payer funded Homeless Shelters to the SF Shelter Monitoring Committee [ SMC ], who sponsored a community work group to address the lack of uniform 'Standards of Care'...

First Native American Roundtable Sept. 13: Respect for the Earth, Native Amer...

The new North American Theology: Pastors call for progressive change in environmental and cultural thinking or risk a decline in the health of societyTurtle Island Project: First Native American Roundtable and...

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