{"id":344020,"date":"2024-10-31T12:01:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T16:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=344020"},"modified":"2024-10-31T12:01:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T16:01:12","slug":"unisocial-in-richmond-virginia-for-caritas-mens-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/unisocial-in-richmond-virginia-for-caritas-mens-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"Unisocial in Richmond, Virginia, for Caritas Men’s Shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"

On October 20th, 2024, at 3 PM, five <\/span>Unisocial<\/a><\/span><\/span> volunteers visited Caritas Men’s Shelter to pray for the men there and distribute hygiene gift bags to those available to receive them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Richmond and Homelessness<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Richmond, Virginia, known for its vibrant culture, was recently ranked the 3rd best place to travel by <\/span>Travel & Leisure<\/span><\/a><\/span>, recognized as the top foodie city by <\/span>National Geographic<\/a><\/span>, and in 2023, it was ranked by the Wall Street Journal as USA’s<\/span> 11th-hottest job market<\/a><\/span>.<\/span> However, behind the accolades, Richmond also faces challenges. According to the <\/span>July 2024 Point-in-Time (PIT)<\/a><\/span> count, 585 people in the city were experiencing homelessness in a given night, with 267 individuals living unsheltered.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Unisocial at Caritas Men’s Shelter<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"On October 20th, 2024, at 3 PM, five <\/span>Unisocial<\/a><\/span><\/span> volunteers visited Caritas Men’s Shelter to pray for the men there and distribute hygiene gift bags to the men available to receive them. The remaining gift bags were left for the staff to distribute.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reflection<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Pastor Edward Buthelezi reflected on the event, saying, “It is always a blessing to help people. This is what the Lord Jesus would do if He were here in our position.”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bible Verse Inspiration<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Then I said, \u2018I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain; Yet surely my just reward\u00a0is<\/i>\u00a0with the LORD, And my work with my God.\u2019 \u201d (Isaiah 49:4)<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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How to Get Involved<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

If you’re interested in participating in the next Unisocial event or would like to join a future project, visit any location of <\/span>The Universal Church<\/a><\/span> and speak with a pastor. For more information, call <\/span>1-888-332-4141.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Universal Church in Richmond, Virginia, is<\/span>\u00a0at <\/span>200 E Belt Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23224<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On October 20th, 2024, at 3 PM, five Unisocial volunteers visited Caritas Men’s Shelter to pray for the men there and distribute hygiene gift bags to those available to receive them.   Richmond and Homelessness Richmond, Virginia, known for its vibrant culture, was recently ranked the 3rd best place to travel by Travel & Leisure, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":344023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"site":[],"class_list":["post-344020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-unisocial"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/248"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344020"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":344306,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344020\/revisions\/344306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344020"},{"taxonomy":"site","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site?post=344020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}