BROAD STREET MINISTRY
315 SOUTH BROAD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107 www.broadstreetministry.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: BROAD STREET MINISTRY (BSM) BELIEVES WE TRANSFORM OUR CITY, OUR INSTITUTIONS, AND OURSELVES WHEN WE EMBRACE THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE SISTERS AND BROTHERS.

TO EMBRACE THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE SISTERS AND BROTHERS

HOSPITALITY COLLABORATIVE: HE HOSPITALITY COLLABORATIVE (HC) ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF THESE VULNERABLE PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS. THE MAJORITY OF OUR HC GUESTS ARE CURRENTLY HOMELESS OR HOUSING INSECURE AND LACK EVEN THE MOST BASIC NEEDS: FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER. IN 2019 THE HC SERVED APPROXIMATELY 6,191 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BURDENED BY EXTREME POVERTY. THE HC PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS MEALS, SERVED IN AN INDOOR, FAMILY STYLE SETTING, 5 TIMES PER WEEK TO AN AVERAGE 330 ADULTS PER MEAL. A TRAUMA-INFORMED MODEL OF CARE IS EMPLOYED TO MITIGATE THE TRAUMATIC EFFECTS OF LIVING WITH CHRONIC SCARCITY: THERE ARE FEW LINES (E.G., NO "FIRST COME FIRST SERVED" APPROACH), GUESTS ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, AND THERE IS "ALWAYS ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY".DURING MEALS, GUESTS CAN ACCESS THE CRITICAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS SUCH AS PERSONAL CARE ITEMS, CLOTHING, THERAPEUTIC ARTS, ASSISTANCE WITH ID PROCUREMENT, AND A MAIL SERVICE, CURRENTLY SERVING OVER 3,000 PHILADELPHIANS, WHICH ALLOWS OUR GUESTS TO PROVE RESIDENCY AND OBTAIN PUBLIC BENEFITS. IN ADDITION, OUR CONCIERGES (CASE MANAGERS) WORK TO CONNECT OUR GUESTS TO STABILIZING SERVICES PROVIDED BY OUR TRUSTED COLLABORATING PARTNERS FOR MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, PUBLIC BENEFITS, HOUSING COUNSELING, AND MORE. OUR EMPIRICAL RESEARCH STUDY INDICATES THAT OUR APPROACH IS WORKING: THE LONGER GUESTS PARTICIPATE, THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO ACCESS STABILIZING SERVICES AND BENEFITS; THE MORE FREQUENTLY THEY ATTEND (3 OR MORE DAYS PER WEEK), THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO BE HOUSED THAN HOMELESS.

FAITH PROGRAMMING:BSM'S RESIDENT WORSHIPPING COMMUNITY GATHERS EVERY SUNDAY AT 4:00 PM TO BE CHALLENGED AND COMFORTED BY SONG, SCRIPTURE, PRAYER, AND SMALL GROUP CONNECTION. BSM WORSHIPS IN THE REFORMED TRADITION, BUT THE WORSHIPPING COMMUNITY IS MADE UP OF PEOPLE FROM EVERY IMAGINABLE [NON-]FAITH BACKGROUND. BSM'S RESIDENT WORSHIPPING COMMUNITY, LIKE THE REST OF ITS PROGRAMMING, EMPHASIZES HOSPITABLE OUTREACH TO THOSE LEAST LIKELY TO RECEIVE IT MEANINGFULLY ELSEWHERE. THEREFORE, THE COMMUNITY IS HOME TO MANY LGBTQ PEOPLE, YOUNG ADULTS, PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HUNGER, HOMELESSNESS OR POVERTY, IN RECOVERY FROM DRUG OR ALCOHOL ADDICTIONS, AND RE-ENTERING CHURCH AFTER DESTRUCTIVE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES.BSM PRIDES ITSELF ON STRONG PREACHING, POWERFUL MUSIC (NOT LIMITED TO EXPLICITLY RELIGIOUS/SACRED SELECTIONS), AND THE CHANCE TO BELONG TO A WORSHIPPING COMMUNITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER.

SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT:SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT IS OUR EXPERIENTIAL PUBLIC EDUCATION ARM VIA DAY IMMERSIONS, ALTERNATIVE BREAKS, YOUTH INITIATIVE, AND FIRST FRIDAYS. DAY IMMERSIONS WELCOME GROUPS OF ALL AGES AND TYPES TO ENGAGE RELATIONALLY WITH BSM AND OUR GUESTS THROUGH SERVICE AND DIALOGUE. PROVOCATIVE AND INFORMATIVE DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIVITIES FOSTER CREATIVITY AND LIFELONG LEARNING AROUND THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES. ALTERNATIVE BREAKS AND THE SUMMER YOUTH INITIATIVE WELCOME COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS TO SPEND A FULL WEEK IMMERSED IN BSM AND THE LARGER PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY.PARTICIPANTS VOLUNTEER AT BSM AND ACROSS THE CITY AT VARIOUS OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND CRITICALLY ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING POVERTY AND JUSTICE ISSUES IN PHILADELPHIA. OVER SIX FIRST FRIDAYS IN THE FALL AND SPRING WE WELCOMED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ENJOY POETRY, VISUAL ART, DRAMA, AND LIVE MUSIC.

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