Churches unite to help homeless families in south Palm Beach Count
Delray Beach - A coalition of religious congregations has promised to feed and shelter displaced families, filling a gap in Palm Beach County's limited network of assistance to the homeless.
The Family Promise of South Palm Beach County program is set to open Sunday at St. Gregory's Episcopal Church in Boca Raton. It offers housing on its campus for four families or as many as 14 people.
Seven other religious congregations in Boca Raton and Delray Beach will house the families on a weekly rotation, each assembling a cadre of volunteers who will cook, buy supplies and offer friendship.
The homeless families will sleep at the congregations each night and head for the Family Center at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach during the day. The second floor of a former convent there will serve as a place to get counseling and lunch and look for apartments and jobs.
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