Sunday, December 23, 2007

Wayside Ministries

On December 19th, Wayside Christian Ministries' Choir came out to Bethesda Ministries, COGIP for a concert. Click on link above to watch their video. WCM continues to be one of Louisville's main safety nets. Below are some ministries they provide: Programs and Facilities Men’s Emergency Shelter (331 beds) Men’s Day Shelter (Can accommodate up to 75 at any time, Monday – Sunday) Men’s Permanent Supportive Housing (for disabled homeless men, 30 private apts) Family Emergency Shelter (50 bed spaces) Women’s Permanent Supportive Housing (6 apts) Single Women’s Emergency Shelter (106 beds) Single Women’s Transitional Shelter (10 beds) Single Women’s Halfway Houses (11 spaces) Women’s Day Shelter (Can accommodate up to 40 at any time, Monday – Sunday) Safe Haven for mentally ill homeless women (10 beds) Dining Hall (Three hot meals daily/every day of the year; also early breakfast and late supper for workers) Chapel (Seats 91; Chapel services nightly in shelters, and Sunday morning and evening in Chapel) Carl Nussbaum, Jr., Child Development Center (Serves homeless preschoolers staying in any Louisville-area homeless shelter at no charge to parents nor shelter) Two thrift stores (9125 Galene Drive and 4930 Poplar Level Road) Recovery Program (Provides 6 mo-1yr residential recovery program for homeless men and women at no charge) Educational Classes (GED Classes on-site; Computer classes on-site; Literacy) Discipleship Program/Job Training (Kitchen, auto mechanics, print shop, retail)

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