Summer 2010 Newsletter available.
2010 Up Coming Calendar Events
- Cardboard Box City 2010
- Friday October 22-23, 2010
- Soldiers Field - Rochester MN
- IHN Music Concert
- Friday – November 19, 2010 – 7:30 pm
- Bethel Lutheran Church - Rochester MN
June 12,2010
IHN of Greater Rochester
The Interfaith Hospitality Network of greater Rochester (Minnesota), IHN for short, is a network of volunteers from 49 faith communities who offer food and shelter to families who find themselves homeless.
IHN offers these families the basic necessities of life – food, shelter and security – while they are going through their personal crisis. We give them a chance to regroup, rejuvenate and then get back on their feet with dignity.
The network operates 365 days a year and has room for 14 people. Host churches host families for a week at a time. Buddy and support churches supply volunteers to help serve the families.
In 2008, IHN of Rochester:
- Served 25 families/87 people/31 adults/56 children/22 under age 5.
- 14 found housing/4 withdrew/6 terminated/1 in program
- 9,240 meals served/3,306 beds provided/771 bed nights
- 14,376.5 volunteer hours/1070 volunteers
- Added 6 faith communities to our network.
Since IHN of Rochester began in 2001, we have served 225 families to date (4/16/09).