Poverty Initiative at Circle of Protection Action
The Poverty Initiative, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA), Bread for the World-NY, Sojourners along with other faith-based non-profits, churches and local activists will encircle Friendly Hands Ministries in East Harlem; this organization was started by local pastors and provides direct services to the community and participates in advocacy efforts to bring justice to East Harlem.
Join Faith leaders, parishioners, advocates, community leaders, and their constituents as they come together to join hands and create a human circle around Friendly Hands Ministries to call attention to the needs of the most vulnerable in our society.
Join us in highlighting the importance of low-income programs at risk of severe cuts in the Supercommittee and appropriations budget process.
Friendly Hands Ministries - 225-41 East 118th Street
November 16 at 11:40am
Contact: Onleilove Alston, FPWA at: oalston@fpwa.org or 212-801-1356, More info: www.fpwa.org, Sojourners
A New and Unsettling Force: Reigniting Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign - a Poverty Initiative original publication is 