What is the LAKESHORE INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK OF MANITOWOC COUNTY, (LIHN), and how can I help?
Homelessness can seem like an overwhelming problem, especially in Manitowoc County, where we have no shelter, and where the Sheriff’s Department had 73 evictions and 122 foreclosures to perform in 2004. Many people wonder what one person or one congregation can do to truly make a difference. The Interfaith Hospitality Network of Manitowoc County, (LIHN), provides a way for congregations to work together to help homeless families. Each host congregation participating in the Network provides overnight lodging in some church or school space, and meals for three to five families (up to fourteen people) for one week each two or three months on a rotating basis. Homeless families, or guests, stay at the church site from approximately 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily. Each morning, guests are taken by a LIHN van to a Day Center facility where they meet with the Network Director/Social Worker, care for their own children, look for housing and employment, or go out to school or work. LIHN enables congreg
