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Advocacy & Referral

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While San Francisco is host to many nonprofits and other community-based agencies, there are still many barriers, whether language-related, cultural, or political, that come between the available services and the people that need them. For this reason, GUM places a high priority on developing relationship and partnership with outside organizations, as well as strengthening the social-service competencies of its staff, and the congregations we serve, in order to effectively advocate for individuals and refer (and often accompany) them to the appropriate agencies or congregation members with specific expertise. Such services and expertise include those related to domestic violence, immigration, land-lord tenant relations, public education, and employment.

From our latest newsletter…

“Connecting with God’s good creation, abundance, and loving provision through gardening brings wonder and joy…A team of us recently had the opportunity to participate in a health and nutrition fair at Sanchez School. The most frequent question was how we…start raised-bed gardens. This got us thinking more about gardening as a way for us to connect with, and serve, our community…”

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