Our mission: to help homeless families achieve and sustain their independence.
IHN of Greater Rochester
The Interfaith Hospitality Network of greater Rochester (Minnesota), IHN for short, is a network of volunteers from 46 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 2007, IHN of Rochester served 26 families (107 individuals - 50 children), most of whom went on to find housing and are still living in the Rochester area. Since IHN of Rochester began in 2001, we have served 190 families.
Benefit Events 2008
- IHN Volunteer Appreciation Picnic Photos
When: June 18, 2008 - It was a GREAT evening. - Cardboard Box City
Pictures from the 2008 Event are posted on the web site. - IHN Choir Benefit Concert
When: November 14,2008 at Bethel Lutheran Church
For more information, click here for the IHN Choir Benefit flyer.
THINGS TO COME for 2009
- I H N House Party - There's No Place Like Home
When: April 25, 2009 - at Edina Realty offices
-- fund raising event --watch for news and information