This summer has hit us hard with a lot of unusual expenses
From our water heater going out, to having to heat our burritos up in a laughably small convection oven, it just always seems like something doesn’t it?
Well a $50K Challenge Grant just came in!
Typically, summer is a slow giving season for nonprofits, so these additional things on top of that makes it hard. Anything you can do to help us, above what you are already giving will count towards the challenge grant.
Our Biggest Needs
New Clothes Trailer
We are expanding our mobile clothing mobile services. A generous donor already gave $5K toward the purchase. So we just need another $7.5K to build it out and get on the streets.
Water Heater Went Down
We had a commercial water heater go down in our residential rooms an unexpected $27,000 expense! We had a plumbing company do the work and covered $17K leaving us with $10K to go.
New Convection Oven
Right now we are heating our street burritos only 21 at a time in a tiny little electric oven. It takes around 3 hours daily to warm 300 burritos. This new gas convection oven will do the job in 30 minutes.
Renovate New Bedrooms
Our CORE and RISE residential programs are thriving! The men are enjoying our program and want to stay longer. We are currently booked with a waiting list. The city has authorized us to have 12 beds, we need to do some renovations at a cost is $15K per bedroom with 2 beds in each room, or $7.5K per bed for 7 more beds.
Our 3 Key Areas
The focus of this 50K Challenge Grant is simple: We want more people to hear about the love of Jesus Christ!
We will do this by focusing on 3 key areas of ministry at Christ’s Body that need to grow to accommodate the great need we are seeing in the Denver area.
Expanding Generosity @ 850 Lincoln
Almost everyday, we make food in our kitchens and host an influx of homeless people coming to us for personal and spiritual care. We provide food, showers, clothes and laundry services. We spend time with our guests and share the love of Christ to everyone the enters our doors.
Expanding Generosity with our Mobile Outreach
We are already have a shower & laundry trailer that provides needed dignity to those living on the streets. We use the time they are with us to meet their needs and share the love of Jesus. We want to expand our generosity with a added mobile clothes trailer and serve more locations with our “Caravan of Care!”
Expanding Generosity in our CORE & RISE Residential Programs
Our CORE and RISE residential programs are thriving! The men are enjoying our program and want to stay longer. We are currently booked with a waiting list. We currently have 5 beds, but the city has authorized us to have up to 12 beds. With some renovations, we can expand to full amount. This gets us up close and personal with our guests and allows us to daily share the love of Jesus and provide needed rest and recovery to our residents.