Food and gas prices have risen, and so has hunger, both physical and
spiritual in our community. We continue to see an increase in single
mothers with children in extreme poverty, often on the verge of
homelessness. At Redding Loaves and Fishes we believe the world is
not looking for a better sermon on Christian Love, but a better
demonstration of it.

We are against practices and laws that unfairly single out homeless
people and criminalize them for everyday living and life-sustaining
activites.

Sometime in 2007 in Redding and Shasta County, California ...

3,316 total individuals representing 1,986 households were homeless
at some point during the year and
2,332 total individuals representing 939 households were imminently
at-risk of becoming homeless.
1,092 children were homeless and 995 children were imminently at-risk
of becoming homeless.

*The total of homeless and at-risk children was 2,087.

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