womxn's Shelter

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Womxn Experiencing Homelessness 

We are a host site for Heart & Home Collaborative, a shelter for womxm experiencing homelessness. 

Approximately 10 shelter guests sleep in our sanctuary. Congregational members provide volunteer support and provide dinners. 

History

Called to care for the most forgotten members of our community, University Lutheran is happy to have been one of the host sites for Heart & Home Collaborative's temporary shelter.  After initial conversations about the possibility of UniLu hosting a temporary shelter about 5 years ago, both University Lutheran and Heart & Home acknowledged a need to further explore preparedness, feasibility, and organization.  Continuing the conversation, both organizations reviewed policies, assured adequate insurance, and began to think concretely about how UniLu's facilities could be used as temporary, nightly dwelling place for fifteen women. Moved by the Holy Spirit and called to be advocates for justice, the congregation voted to extend a welcome to Heart & Home and host the shelter for six weeks.  

Get Involved
Wondering how you can continue to support Heart + Home Collaborative?  Click here!

Common Questions
Below you will find a document answering some commonly asked questions about University Lutheran's involvement with the shelter.

Questions, comments, concerns?

Heart + Home Collaborative
info@hhcollab.org
www.hhcollab.org

1611  Stanford Avenue,  Palo Alto,  California   94306  |  +1 (650) 857-9660

Our church sits in an ancestral homeland of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. Christian colonizers forced their ancestors into missions and seized their land. We grieve the loss of indigenous lives, the destruction of indigenous culture, and the commodification of indigenous land. God calls us to a right relationship with this land and its past, present, and future caretakers. Muwekma neighbors are a sovereign people. May we live in solidarity with them and repair Creation with all.
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  • Home
    • Welcome
    • Who We Are
    • What We Believe
    • Quadrants
    • Leadership Team
  • Love God
    • Worship >
      • Covid-19
      • Worship FAQ
      • Jazz Vespers (Evening Prayer)
      • Season of Creation
      • Another Year of Grace
      • Christmas
      • Blue Christmas
      • Lent
      • HolyWeek
      • Sunday Service Signup
    • Christian Education >
      • Luther on Revelation
      • Adult Education
      • Children
    • Spiritual Practices
  • Love Our Neighbor
    • Campus Ministry
    • Desks
    • Earthkeeping >
      • Season of Creation
      • Green Practices
    • Womxn's Shelter
    • Sanctuary Church
    • Partners, Friends, and Resources
  • Love Each Other
    • SundayEvenings >
      • Hobby Night
      • Game Night
      • Storytelling Night
      • Travelogue Night
    • Young Adults
  • Love UniLu
    • Time and Talent
    • Treasure
    • 50!
  • Campus Ministry
  • Contact Us