October 2019 Supplement

Exciting News: REACH Home 2019-20 will be at 720 West Main Street.

REACH has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Brother Antonios and the members of the Saints Peter and Paul Coptic Christian Church to use the Rectory building on the right of the church. It is a splendid building affording REACH an extraordinary opportunity to welcome our winter guests into a truly hospitable space.  We are so very thankful for this new opportunity to care for the homeless, or as we now say, housing deprived men and women who seek shelter during our cold winter months.  We plan to open this year’s REACH Home around  mid-November 2019. We will be able to house 28 guests, with provision for additional persons during Code Blue days.

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Join the REACH Home Team.    Each year REACH Home has been managed by a team of dedicated volunteers.  Please come to a REACH Home Team meeting,   Monday, October 28 at 4:30 p.m. at 720 West Main Street.   Please use the Brown Street entrance and park in the rear of the building. Entry to the REACH Home is off this parking lot.   With the larger space in our new location, we will have the opportunity to provide more services before and during the season. Come to the meeting and help us brainstorm how we can use your skills and talents. Refreshments will be provided. If you are unable to attend this meeting, drop a note to  reachrochester@gmail.com  and let us know of your interest.

Bring a Meal   – one of the most successful aspects of our program is our evening meal.  Members of the wider community bring in a meal, socialize with our guests, and help us create a truly home-like community for our guests.  Please sign up to help in this important aspect of REACH Home.   Click here to sign up.

Help us prepare the building for our guests.    Workdays will begin on  October 21,   9 – 5 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.  Please contact John Curran at  jecurran@rochester.rr.com .

Give Financial Support –   Each year it costs approximately $100,000 to run this shelter and we need to raise approximately $60,000 in donations to make this emergency housing happen.  Your donations have been central to our past success.   Please consider a gift to the REACH Home.  Checks can be mailed to REACH, PO Box 10845, Rochester NY 14610 and marked for “Shelter Fund”, or you can donate online at  reachadvocacy.org .  All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

REACH Home is now looking for a Shelter Manager. The REACH Board is now ready to hire a Shelter Manager for this year's REACH Home. Please submit your resume to: REACH Advocacy, PO Box 10845, Rochester, NY 14610 or email to reachrochester@gmail.com .

Together we will make REACH Home 2019-20 another success.

Thank you for your interest and support of REACH. For more information please check out our Website at reachadvocacy.org . and please like us on Facebook!

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