Church Allows Homeless To Sleep Overnight, Gives Them Blankets
Nearly 15 years ago, St. Boniface church in San Francisco began opening their doors for homeless people in need of shelter. The effort was started by Father Louis Vitale of the church, and community activist Shelly Roder, in 2004 and is known as The Gubbio Project. Hundreds of people each day pass through the church, using the pews to sleep on, and getting blankets from the staff. According to the Gubbio Project’s website: “No questions are asked when our guests walk into the churches; in an effort to remove all barriers to entry, there are no sign-in sheets or...
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