October 5th: Save the Date! Leading the Way: Ending Homelessness in Boston

Leading the Way: Ending Homelessness in Boston

Social Action Ministries and the Boston Regional Network to End Homelessness invite you to join religious and lay leaders from across Boston and across faiths for a free half-day retreat as we commit to work together to end homelessness.

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Religious Services and Social Action

In past posts, we have considered the extent to which faith can or should shape action in the public sphere. This week we’ll consider a related issue—the relationship between social action and communal religious practices.

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Finding Common Ground

In past posts, we have considered the question of the extent to which religious differences can or should affect interfaith social action efforts.

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Resource Update: Housing First 101

As Social Action Ministries supporters advocate for policies that end, rather than simply manage, homelessness, one term that we frequently use is “Housing First.” This week, we’ll point to some resources that are helpful in better understanding this revolutionary strategy for ending homelessness.

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Faith in the Public Sphere: Continuing the Conversation

Our May 13th post posed questions about the role of religious perspectives in the public sphere, identifying two models for interfaith social action efforts—either focusing only on common ground or inviting diverse religious perspectives to inform that common ground publically. This week, we’ll continue that conversation about the role of religion in the public sphere.

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MHSA Social Media Project

Social Action Ministries (SAM) is a program of the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance (MHSA), a statewide advocacy organization dedicated to ending homelessness.

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Faith in Public Life

As part of the Social Action Ministries blog, we will periodically post resources about faith, politics and social action. This week, I invite you to take a look at the Faith in Public Life News Reel.

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